Sunday Service
at
Unitarian Church of
Marlborough and Hudson
80 Main St., Hudson
10:30 a.m.
Circle Round
A Multigenerational Service led by the Children and Youth of the Circle RE Congregations
Come learn about – and experience! – the adventures we’ve had in Circle RE this year! Our kids and youth are excited to share their skills and accomplishments as we celebrate our first year of the Circle RE journey.
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Can’t join us in person?
Time: May 15, 2022 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 975 1045 5568
no service at UUCSW this week
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Dear UUCSW,
May always feels nostalgic to me. Perhaps it’s all the graduations, and all the memories this time of year conjures. It’s a liminal space, spring - we can sense the promise of summer, the lush green of treetops and warmer days. But for now, the leaves are nearly yellow, bright and delicate, the blossoms haven’t turned to fruit, the next stage hasn’t yet begun.
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The Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, June 12. Please send your Annual Reports to Colleen in the office by Monday, May 30. Thank you! |
RE Calendar:
5/15 - Youth and RE Sunday at UCMH (Hudson) - AM only, no afternoon YG
TBD - YG trip to Boundless Adventures
5/30 (Monday) - Circle RE Table at the Northboro fair*
6/18 (Saturday) - Circle RE Table at HudsonFest*
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2022-2023
Pledge Campaign
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We are incredibly close!
Please help the pledge committee by getting your pledge in as soon as possible. Don't forget this year's special matching feature - an anonymous donor will match any increase over last year's pledge which means your increased generosity counts for twice as much.
There are three easy ways to pledge:
Thanks so much! Let’s get there – TOGETHER!
Sincerely,
The Annual Pledge Committee
Pete Allen, Bruce Hall, David King, Rev. Laurel, Kathie Metzger, Lisa Shumway, and Juliana Spofford.
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Book Group will meet on 5/13 to discuss Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. |
As you may know, our congregation has been supporting the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) shelter in Worcester with food and clothing donations for several years, and have developed a wonderful relationship with their staff and some clients there. Our donations have been very important to their survival and comfort this winter. We have made a real difference in their lives. Our friends look forward to our continued support through the warmer months, too, since their food and clothing insecurity remain the same. Please consider contributing so that we, as a congregation, can sustain our support year round. Thank you!
SMOC Food & Clothing Collections are on the following Thursdays:
May 26
June 23
July 28
Aug 25
4:30 pm
Ruggles St. Door
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A Message from
Side With Love:
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Our Unitarian Universalist faith affirms that all of our bodies are sacred, and that we are each endowed with the twin gifts of agency and conscience. Each of us should have the power to decide what does and doesn’t happen to our bodies at every moment of our lives because consent and bodily autonomy are holy. And when disparities in resources or freedoms make it more difficult for certain groups of people to exercise autonomy over their own bodies, our faith compels us to take liberatory action.
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Join Side With Love and the National Network of Abortion Funds for our upcoming political education event, Heart-to-Heart: Abortion Conversations & Action for a Post-Roe World, Tuesday, May 17 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. https://bit.ly/FutureOfAbortionAccess
- Support local organizing for abortion access and Reproductive Justice. Form a congregational team, educate yourselves, join with other progressive people of faith, follow the lead of your local Reproductive Justice organization.
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Donate to your local abortion fund to ensure that everyone who needs an abortion can afford one.
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Get involved with SACReD, the Spiritual Alliance of Communities for Reproductive Dignity, which is building a multi-racial, multi-faith movement of congregations across the country that publicly proclaim their support for reproductive dignity. It’s so new that it doesn’t have a full website, but you can sign up for future communications here.
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Get involved with the work of the Liberate Abortion Coalition, and consider participating in the upcoming Abortion Crisis Caravan this June.
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Thursday, May 12
7:00 pm
Racial Justice Committee
Zoom
Friday, May 13
7:00 pm
Book Group
Zoom
Saturday, May 14
10:00 am
Covenant Group
Zoom
Sunday, May 15
10:30 am
Sunday Service
at Unitarian Church of Marlboro & Hudson
80 Main St., Hudson
No service at UUCSW
Sunday, May 15
RE and YG at at Unitarian Church of Marlboro & Hudson
80 Main St., Hudson
Circle RE 10:15 - 11:45 AM
Monday, May 16
6:30 pm
UU Knits
Parlor
Thursday, May 26
4:30 pm
SMOC Food & Clothing Collection
Ruggles St. Door
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