Unitarian Universalist Congregational

Society of Westborough

Sunday Morning at UUCSW

Before Service at 9:30 am

Choir Rehearsal

Religious Exploration Classes

Service at 10:30 am

UU Black History

Led by Rev. Laurel Gray

February is Black history month and today’s service will focus on a key part of our own UU history that so often goes untold: the Black Empowerment Controversy. This was a crucial moment in our denomination as we grappled with what it meant to engage in the Civil Rights movement and what to do when our actions fall short of our ideals.

This service will be held in the sanctuary and on Zoom:

Join us online at zoom.us/j/89873989254

Join us by phone at 301-715-8592, meeting ID 89873989254

Masks encouraged in the sanctuary.

UUCSW Calendar & Announcements

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Thurs, Feb 1 , 6:45 pm - Board Meeting
Sun, Feb 4 -
9:30 am - Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am - RE Classes (please have children dress to go outside!)
10:30 am - Sunday Service
3:30 pm - Board Retreat Follow-up
5:30 pm - Youth Group Meeting
Mon, Feb 5 - Knitting Group
Feb 5-11 - Rev. Laurel on Study Leave
Thurs, Feb 8, 6:30 pm - RJC Meeting
Fri, Feb 9, 7:00 pm - Book Club
Sat, Feb 10, 4:30 - 6:30 pm - All-ages family game & pizza night
Sun, Feb 1 -
9:30 am - Choir Rehearsal
10:30 am - Sunday Service
11:30 am - Special Coffee Hour with the Board

Giving Statements for 2023

You may review your giving and pledge history at any time through your Realm account or by contacting Susie Wells, our collector, at [email protected]. Contribution statements for the 2023 tax year were emailed to you (or mailed to your home if we don't have your email address) on 1/31. Click on the "View Your Giving Statement" link in the email to open your document.

From February 1st to April 30th statements are also available through Realm, by clicking on "giving" and then selecting "2023 Contribution Statement" on the right-hand side of the screen. Please note this statement will not include non deductible gifts.

Game Night!

All-ages family game night - Sat, February 10 from 4:30-6:30. We will have Uno, Apples to Apples, and other fun board and card games. We will also incorporate some games with movement for our energetic friends! Pizza and snacks will be provided.

Please join us for this fun winter event!

Book Group

Our next book group meeting will be February 9 at 7pm at Central One Bank, 40 South Street, Westborough. The book this month is Our Missing Hearts, by Celeste Ng.

Please contact Susie Wells with any questions: [email protected]. All are welcome!

MET (Membership Engagement Team) Annual Intergenerational Event

When: Saturday March 2nd*

Time: 5:30-> 7:30 pm

Event: TBD--- (MET is working on the event & details)

Food: Pizza will be provided. Additional potluck items are encouraged.

* Snow date March 9th

UUA and Community News

30 Days of Love 2024

Imagining an Interdependent Future

JANUARY 15 - FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Side With Love is thrilled to announce 30 Days of Love 2024! Our annual month of spiritual nourishment, political grounding, and shared practices of faith and justice, 30 Days of Love will go from Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 15) through Valentine’s Day (February 14). Each week’s resources will be published by 12pm ET every Monday.

This year’s 30 Days of Love is a gift to our whole community: a love letter, a warm hug, a spiritual balm for all of the individuals, families, religious professionals, partners and communities that embody our values and work for justice and liberation year round. Each week will feature a spiritual theme overlapping with one of Side With Love’s intersectional justice priorities, and we'll share an array of offerings to help nourish your spirit and give gratitude and affirmation.

30 Days of Love

Thanks for helping honor Corinne as we boost the lives of those in need of blood products. I'm so grateful for your support. The sign ups for the next drives in February at Tatnuck are already online. For Tuesday 2/20 please use this link and for Saturday 2/24 use this one to make an appointment. These are exactly 8 weeks after the December drives. Your health is important too so please take a break and skip a drive, if you've been deferred recently or don't feel 100%. Please let me know if you aren't well so we can take you off the schedule.

Thanks in advance for your help with this essential cause. If you have any eligibility questions please reach out to the Boston Children's Hospital Blood Donor Center staff at 617-355-6677 or email them at [email protected] and note that they are closed on Mondays.

Thank you!

Resources

Add Pledge

Donate to UUCSW

ChUUrch Talk Podcast

Submit a Question for the Podcast

Soul Matters Packet - Feb

Submit an Article

RE Volunteer Signup

Schedule a Meeting w/Rev. Laurel