The Women's Social Circle is pleased to announce meetings for the 2024-2025 Church Year! It's a great way to get to know the other wonderful women in this congregation and community. You are welcome to bring your child/children if you need to.

Come join us on Saturday, November 9, 2024 here at church for Seeds and Cider. The Garden-On team and Worcester Native Plant Initiative will clean out seeds to give to the community and to grow plants in our nursery.

"Here we have gathered, gathered side by side. Circle of kinship, come and step inside." These words from a favorite thanksgiving hymn reflect the invitation that is a the heart of our community. This Sunday we will reflect on the way this invitation is carried within and beyond our sanctuary and community.

Join us in RE this Sunday, November 24th as we continue our discussion on how kindness can be used as a tool to repair the world around us. We will read "Each Kindness" by Jaqueline Woodson and engage in discussion and activities together. Hope to see you there! Robin Mitzcavitch, UUCW Dir.

How would you like to make some kids happy? Okay! It's holiday shoe-box time. Each year, around the holidays, UUCW participates in gift giving. This year, for the first time, we will be focusing on some of Worcester's high-risk inner-city children ranging from two 9-month-old baby boys to 14-years-olds.

It's that time of the year again - the annual sale of Poinsettias will begin on Sunday, November 24 in Fellowship Hall during Coffee Hour! Remember a loved one and decorate our Sanctuary with a lovely Poinsettia.

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 the variety of voices included in it.

GREENDALE ECUMENICAL GROUP - ADULT FORUM SERIES - Tuesdays @ 7 PM ONLINE Beginning October 1, 2024. We continue our ongoing study of Archeology and the Bible. This part of the series takes us from Persian captivity through the early ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.

Join us for our Annual Holiday Lunch with the Minister on Wednesday, December 4 at noon. Savory meatballs and beverages will be provided, so bring a veggie offering or dessert to share and enjoy a good time with church friends.

In solidarity with the mission and ministry of Worcester Fellowship's Thursday Cafe, we are looking for people who are willing to assist in the creation of 60 bagged lunches a month, to be packed on Wednesday evening (dates/time to be determined). Volunteers would gather in the UUCW kitchen for about 1 hour to pack the lunches.

Auction 2024! We are excited to get rolling and begin to populate the auction site. Can you donate a gift card, service, experience or a basket raffle item? Please scan the QR code and fill out the form or talk to Ana Gregory Thank You!!Robin Mitzcavitch

Please save the date for our UUCW Holiday Craft Fair. Saturday, December 7th, 2024 from 10-3 pm. If you are interested in securing a table at the fair, please apply here. The spaces are filling fast. Thank You!!Robin Mitzcavitch

The book group will meet next on Wednesday, December 11that 7 PM in Classroom 3. We will discuss Kristin Hannah's "The Women." A young nurse follows her brother to war in Vietnam in 1965.

If you knit, crochet, cross-stitch, embroidery, hand sew, etc. we invite you to join the Fiber Arts Group. We meet every Wednesday evening, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in Fellowship Hall. So bring the fibers that make you happy and come join us. For more information, contact: Dianne Mann at djmann at charter dot net.

A UUCW group has recently formed to discuss issues of racism within our community, our country and abroad. We would love to have you join us on this journey. This group meets, live or online, at 10:00 AM every other Tuesday unless noted below (see church calendar HERE for exact dates).