Sunday Service:
"Embodied Wisdom"
March 8th at 10:30 am
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For the month of March we’ll be thinking about different types of wisdom, beginning with the wisdom of our bodies. We’ll look at what it means to know something in our bodies and focus on connecting with that wisdom. Led by Rev. Laurel Gray.
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This Week in Religious Education
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This week is a Sanctuary start with regular RE classes.
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Attention teachers: We have had to make a change to the VISTA information that said we would celebrate our teacher appreciation on March 29th. Since we will be very busy and focused on the Kindness Week preparations
we will be moving our Teacher Appreciation to THIS Sunday, March 8th. We hope that you can attend for this small token of recognition for all the amazing hard work you have done this year. We couldn't have RE without you! Thank you!
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Coming of Age: Our students and mentors have been working very hard and will meet for our last session this Sunday, March 8th from 3-5. It has been such a pleasure to work with them and see them grow into the amazing young men and women they are becoming and we hope you can all make it to the Ceremony on March 22nd to support them!
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Building on Our Foundation:
The 2020-2021 Annual Pledge Campaign for UUCSW
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We Are 2/3 of the Way Towards Our Annual Pledge Goal!
We are showing great progress towards our pledge goal of $120,000! Your annual pledges help us Expand our Ministry, Share our Principles, and Plan for the Future.
To those that have pledged – THANK YOU! You are automatically entered in a drawing for one of two $50 gift cards, with the winners to be announced this Sunday, March 8th.
If you haven’t pledged yet – THERE’S STILL TIME! Just get your pledge in by this Saturday, March 7th and you will be entered in the drawing to win one of the two $50 gift cards!
Remember you can pledge via
REALM, by contacting our treasurer Lisa Shumway at
treasurer@uucsw.org, or by mailing or dropping off a pledge form at the church.
Let’s come together and push it over the top!
THANK YOU!
The UUCSW Pledge Committee
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For those attending the UUA General Assembly in Providence this June, please note that housing reservations are now open. To reserve housing, and for other useful General Assembly information, please visit
uua.org/ga.
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We are pleased to share the news that local author and UUCSW member Meredith O'Brien is launching her new book, "Uncomfortably Numb," with a book signing at Tatnuck Booksellers in Westborough on March 7th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. More information is available
here. Congratulations Meredith!
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Staying close to home for the winter months, we will meet for lunch at
Arturo's on Wednesday, March 11th. We will meet at 11:30 as usual, and we hope to see many of you there to chase away the winter blues. Please let Mary Tribe (
marytribe5@gmail.com) know by Saturday, March 7th if you will be joining us, so she can make reservations.
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For March, we are reading
"The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food" by Dan Barber. Please join us. The group is open to all. We usually meet in members’ homes and enjoy small groups of seven to ten people. We enjoy some light refreshments, lively discussion, and wonderful company. You are welcome to attend. If you are planning to attend for the first time, please email:
Judithteacake@gmail.com
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Speakeasy Auction March 14th!
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Tickets for UUCSW's Speakeasy Auction (
Saturday, March 14th at
Christina’s Cafe) will be on sale this Sunday during coffee hour. Tickets are $20 and include food and a live band! We have an exciting hybrid event planned this year, mixing a live auction with the past few years’ buy-it-now format.
Keep an eye out for an email later this week with more details about this year's auction items!
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Save the Date! All are Welcome!
Social Justice Discussion April 24th
at Kim Hall’s House, 19 Wayside Road, Westborough
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The idea for this discussion came out of a church service in the fall on bailing people out of prison; and how the number of Black and Hispanic people who are incarcerated is greatly over-represented compared to the population at large.
The title is “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo. The book “everyone is talking about” from Beacon Press. In a nutshell, DiAngelo coined the term "white fragility"; it is a reaction in which white people feel attacked or offended when the topic of racism arises. The book discusses many different aspects and manifestations of white fragility.
You can of course order the book from your favorite bookseller. Below are several references that will give you a shorter and more time-constrained version of the concepts underlying “White Fragility.”
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Kala Farnham & The Lunar Strings
with Heather Pierson
Sunday, May 3rd at 6:00 pm at UUCSW
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On May 3rd, Kala Farnham will once again grace the stage at UUCSW. This year, she will be accompanied by Alex Korolov and Dan Grip on strings. We are thrilled to welcome yet another talented singer-songwriter, Heather Pierson, to open the show. You do not want to miss this – get your tickets now!
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Each week we publish a “Green Sheet” containing social justice related events, ideas, and volunteer opportunities at UUCSW and in the broader community. Please
click here to view this week's edition.
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