The UUCW Message
June 7, 2022
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Photos of the Week for June 7, 2022
Photo of the Week #1 From left, Michelle Hernandez, Sherri Linn, Kate Bejune, Melissa McKeon, Sue Neaz and the Rev. Aaron Payson recite the Litany of Installation with the congregation at the end of the Annual Meeting on June 5, 2022. (photo by...
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Worship, Religious Exploration, & Sunday News |
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Religious Exploration Sunday Service - Remember These Days
Please join us on Sunday, June 12th at 10am for our annual RE Sunday Service. At this service we will look back on our Religious Exploration year, and thank our helpers and teachers and honor our graduating seniors. Following the service will be...
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Visit the UUCW Worship Archive
If you missed last week's service or want to revisit a service from this year or last? Visit the UUCW Worship Archive! Each week we post the service from the previous Sunday to grow our archive of service experiences. These services are also ......
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Click the video link above to view last week's Worship Service! |
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Please join us on Sunday, June 12th at 10am for our annual RE Sunday Service. At this service we will look back on our Religious Exploration year, and thank our helpers and teachers and honor our graduating seniors. Following the service will be our church picnic!
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All Church Picnic! Sunday, June 12, 2022 Following Worship
Please mark your calendar and plan to join us for our ANNUAL ALL CHURCH PICNIC, Sunday, June 12 following the Sunday morning Worship Service. Cost is $5 per adult and a dish to share if you can. We will provide the entrée (burgers, veggie...
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Coffee Hour News - Fellowship Hour is Back!
Please join us in Fellowship Hall following Sunday services. You are always welcome to bring something (nut free, please) to share. The remaining post-service fellowship hours will be held outside under the tent and will all be potluck...
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Worship Assistants Needed!
Worship at UUCW is the product of many voices, hands and hearts. Each Sunday we look forward to hearing from each other about the important happenings in our lives and the world, and our worship experience is made rich and meaningful because of...
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REMINDER: Please make sure emails to the church office are sent to office@uucworcester.org, as the office@uucworcester.net address no longer works! |
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The Yard Sale Is Coming Soon! - Baked Goods Needed!!- Jun...
Click on the flyer to go to Signup Genius and volunteer at the Yard Sale! We hope you are looking forward to participating in the yard sale this week and weekend – bringing us your treasures and buying up a storm on Saturday. Please help us sprea...
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Please CLICK HERE to volunteer at this year's Yard Sale!!
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UUCW Pastoral Care Team Survey
There are times in our lives when we need to know that someone will be there to walk beside us in life's journey. The Pastoral Care Team (aka Parish Service Team) reaches out to members and friends of the congregation who may desire personal...
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Garden On Team News - Pots Wanted! - June 7, 2022
We have 14,000 seedlings in our nursery! While we'll be planting many of them, we'll also be selling some to raise money for the costs we've incurred in developing our gardens. We're making plans now to pot these seedlings and get them ready for...
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Ferry Beach is a Go This Year. Woo Hoo!! September...
Ferry Beach is a go this year. Woo hoo!! September 16-18, 2022. As we have done the past few years, Ferry Beach will be happy to help you register. Please call 1-207-282-4489 ext. 1, M-F 9-4. Costs: 2-day retreat (4 meals) Dorm - $220 (Includes 4 ...
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Pledging
To make a payment toward your FY2022 Pledge (July 2021 - June 2022) CLICK HERE . Remember to select the "Pledges for FY2022" in the Fund drop-down menu. Thank you! The Stewardship Team welcomes you to plant a seed with your pledge to fund the...
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Worcester Community Fridges Looking For Help!
Join our friends and neighbors to assist those who face food insecurity in our community. Worcester Community Fridges is looking for volunteers to assist in cleaning out fridges in our neighborhood throughout the week. Volunteers can offer to do...
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In The Hour of Need Family Shelter News - Tidy Up Tuesdays!
Bring your cleaning tools and grab a friend to help keep 91 June Street looking good! Join us on the second and fourth Tuesdays from 10am until 2pm to lend a hand in tasks to be done. Light lunch w...
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Unitarian Universalist Responses
to the Invasion of Ukraine
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News of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces has been a call for alarm and outrage worldwide. The Ministers and Staff at UUCW continue to monitor news of local, regional and denominational efforts to support those whose life and well-being are threatened by this horrific act of aggression. Please continue to monitor upcoming weekly communications for more information as ways of responding to this situation are made known. Please know that we are also available to you for emotional and spiritual support during this very difficult time. Please reach out to minister@uucworcester.org or call 508-853-1942 to connect to pastoral resources.
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UU Nations: Ukraine and Our Commitment to Peace
The ideal that war should be outlawed and that no annexation of territory by conquest should be allowed is crystallized in the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928. This pact didn't prevent the Second World War but it provided a basis to bring war...
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"We Demand An End to the Bloodshed": UUSC Responds to...
Cambridge, MA- In response to Russian president Vladimir Putin's declaration of war against Ukraine on February 23, UUSC's president Rev. Mary Katherine Morn issued the following response: "The world is united in outrage at this act of aggression ...
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Faith In Action - Side With Love Task Force News - June...
UUMassAction describes its mission as working on social justice "grounded in democracy, powered by hope to overcome injustice". Hope and justice are sorely needed this month after the horrendous and heartbreaking mass shootings, fueled by racism...
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Office News
Office Hours Change: Jen works from home on Tuesdays from 9 am - 3 pm beginning November 2, to accommodate office access needs for other staff. She will still be available by phone (508-853-1942 ext 102) and email (office@uucworcester.org) as ...
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Top Ten Ways to Make an Announcement at UUCW - Reminder!!
"This paper will be published weekly, reaching its readers every Saturday. It has been started because it is believed the needs of the First Universalist Church of Worcester demand it.These are some of the ends which it is hoped ...
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Ongoing Meetings and Events |
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Evening Book Club - June 15, 7 -8:30 PM
The UU Book will meet next on June 15th at 7PM, rather than June 8, due to the Yard Sale setup taking place this week. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall in the library corner. Our books include f...
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Women's Social Circle - Zoom & In Person Meetings...
The UUCW Women's Social Circle continues to meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. We meet from 9 to 10:30 but you do not have to join for the full time. Pop in say hi and let us see...
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Monday Morning Meditation
Meditation Group - Mondays from 9:30-10:45 VIA ZOOM! Please reach out to Wendy for the link. A drop in group where we meet to practice and discuss meditation and how the practice can be of support...
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UUCW Facebook Groups - Join Us! |
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Join UUCW’s Newest Facebook Group – Open Space Forum...
During this challenging time of pandemic response members and friends of UUCW are finding creative ways to join together online or in small personally-distanced activities together. Open Space Forum & Activities is a private Facebook Group for...
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Join Us For "Daily Moments" on Facebook
UUCW has a new Facebook Group "Daily Moments" which was inspired by Rev. Aaron Payson's daily posting of reflections, meditations and prayers this spring. This group will continue to host daily inspiration and invites all those interested to join ...
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Join Us For "Touchstones" Facebook Group
UUCW has a new Facebook Group "Touchstones" which features daily inspiration exploring the monthly and annual Touchstones Ministry theme. For 2020-2021 our Touchstones Theme is "Deepening Connections". To join the group and begin sharing CLICK...
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June 2022 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
June 2022 Touchstones Ministry Theme: Prophetic Imperative June 1: "How does our faith hold brokenness, injustice, and suffering? Clumsily. Gingerly. Tenderly. Bravely. Lovingly. Reverently. Humbly and deliberately. Imperfectly." ~ Victoria...
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Greater Worcester Humanists Annual Picnic -Sunday, June...
The annual Greater Worcester Humanists picnic will be on Sunday, June 26th from 1:00-4:00 at the home of Linda and David Miller. Bring your own picnic lunch. Desserts and cold drinks will be provided. Please bring a lawn chair. If you are...
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"Believing in a community that unites all people" |
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester
90 Holden Street, Worcester MA 01606
Phone: 508-853-1942 | Fax: 508-853-2065 | Emergencies: 508-853-1942 ext. 6
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