Our guest speaker, Lisa Brennan, Executive Director of the Genesis Club in Worcester, will speak about the challenges that many in recovery face and how the organization is able to assist them. Genesis staff work side by side Genesis members on tasks that keep the Clubhouse running such as meal preparation, cleaning, and building maintenance. In addition, there is assistance for members to find housing, employment, vocational programs, and to complete high school or attend college. Please join us.

On behalf of the membership caring team, join us in helping Richard and Tanya Trainor provide a special Christmas for their five young children. They are looking for gift certificates for local experiences such as Sky Zone, Altitude, Urban Air, movie tickets, restaurants (Bertuccis, McDonalds, etc.), roller skating, bowling, Tower Hill, Claytime, Board and Brush, museums, etc. If you prefer that we do the shopping for you, contributions are welcome by mail, in the form of check (mailed to the UUCSW at Box 544) or in the weekly collection by check or cash in a small gift envelope with the note “Trainor family” on the memo line or envelope. Lisa Shumway will be collecting unwrapped gifts at church or by arrangement until December 22nd. Thank you in advance for your generosity. If you have questions, please contact Lisa Shumway at Membership@uucsw.org.

As is our tradition, we will once again decorate the Sanctuary with beautiful poinsettias from December 15th through Christmas Eve. We have ordered a dozen single red poinsettias wrapped in gold foil from Danielson Flowers. You can help us by purchasing one or two plants for $12.50 each. Click this link to sign-up to purchase a plant: Poinsettia Sign-Up. Please make checks payable to UUCSW with "Poinsettia" in the memo. You can put your check in the collection plate, or hand it to Sharon Barrett.

Don't forget to take your plant(s) home after the service on Christmas Eve! Thank you!

When you purchase a gift card through ShopwithScrip, a percentage of the face value of the card goes to UUCSW. These small but significant rebates really add up - we are hoping to raise $1,000 through the holidays with this program. If you’ve set up a Scrip account, you can continue to place your order online as usual. If you don’t have an account, we have created a paper order form you can use to purchase physical gift cards by check through the holiday season. Order forms are available in the Chapel or from the PDF linked here. Checks made out to UUCSW and your completed order form should be returned to Lisa Shumway. We will place orders weekly through December 9th. Expect a one-week turnaround.