The UUCW Message November 17, 2020 Welcome to the redesigned UUCW Message! Due to changes with Constant Contact, our previous template is no longer supported, and with the advent of our new Website, it was time for a change! Please let the office know if you have any trouble reading the new Message, so we can make adjustments as we are able. -- Jennifer Landry, Office Administrator

This Week at UUCW

Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester Photo of the Week #1 UUCW's Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry held a drive-through food donation event on Sunday, November 15, 2020. Shown here waiting for donors to arrive with gift cards and/or Thanksgiving food items are two of the Food Pantry... Read more www.uucworcester.org

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Worship & Religious Exploration November 22, 2020

On the Application of Appreciation - Rev. Aaron Payson,... Well-known theologian Walter Brueggemann writes about Thanksgiving: "Thanksgiving is a contradiction of the values of a market economy that imagines we are self-made and can be self-sufficient. When we give thanks, we commit an act of defiance... Read more www.uucworcester.org

Greendale Ecumenical Group Community Thanksgiving Service Once again UUCW will join with other congregations in the Greendale-area for a Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 22 @ 7 pm online. The offering this year will go in support of Holiday Gifts for Teens and Tweens through Worcester... Read more www.uucworcester.org

UUCW News

Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester Office Hours and COVID Policy: · Office hours are Mon-Wed, 9 am - 3 pm, Thur 9 am - 2 pm, but are subject to change without notice based on COVID response and construction needs. If you come to the office, please observe the new sign ... read more. Read more www.uucworcester.org

2020 Holiday Shoe Box Project to benefit African... It's holiday shoe-box time. Each year around the holidays, UUCW participates in gift giving to the ACE (African Community Education) children of Worcester. ACE assists these refugee and immigrant children of poor circumstances through academic... Read more www.uucworcester.org

Fall 2020 UUCW Pie Fundraiser Back by popular demand! This year our Fall Pie Fundraiser will feature COVID-19 Safe products. Every pie will be made by pre-order in a COVID-19-safe home kitchen (masks, gloves, sanitized, and protected). They will then be frozen- pre-cooked or... Read more www.uucworcester.org

Women’s Social Circle (Zoom) – Next Meetings on Nov. 14 ... The UUCW Women's Social Circle continues to meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month via Zoom. Upcoming dates are November 14 & 28 and December 12 (2021 dates to be determined). We meet from 9 to 10:30 but you do not have ... read more. Read more www.uucworcester.org

UUCW Thanksgiving Friendsgiving - Thanksgiving Day,... Join Robin and Aaron for an hour or so on Thanksgiving Day. Bring your dinner to the zoom screen, or a dessert and beverage. We'll take a moment to connect and be with each other during this very different holiday. CLICK HERE to ... read more. Read more www.uucworcester.org

UUCW Community Christmas Carols & Candles Event -... Join us and help bring in the Holiday Season with Holiday Songs and a Candlelighting. We'll gather in front of Fellowship Hall to sing in the season. This will be a socially distanced, mask-wearing carol sing. We'll provide the candles. Given the ... Read more www.uucworcester.org

Faith In Action - Side With Love & Get Out The Vote News ... This month's anti-racism community conversation will include discussion and action focused on Native American representations in the MA state flag, seal, and sports mascots. Our monthly conversations are a time and place for learning and... Read more www.uucworcester.org

Social Threads Quilting and Sewing Community - Quilt... Read more www.uucworcester.org

UUCW Facebook Groups - Join Us!

Join UUCW’s Newest Facebook Group – Open Space Forum... During this challenging time of pandemic response members and friends of UUCW are finding creative ways to join together online or in small personally-distanced activities together. Open Space Forum & Activities is a private Facebook Group for... Read more www.uucworcester.org

Join Us For "Daily Moments" on Facebook UUCW has a new Facebook Group "Daily Moments" which was inspired by Rev. Aaron Payson's daily posting of reflections, meditations and prayers this spring. This group will continue to host daily inspiration and invites all those interested to join ... Read more www.uucworcester.org

Join Us For "Touchstones" Facebook Group UUCW has a new Facebook Group "Touchstones" which features daily inspiration exploring the monthly and annual Touchstones Ministry theme. For 2020-2021 our Touchstones Theme is "Deepening Connections". To join the group and begin sharing CLICK... Read more www.uucworcester.org

November 2020 Moments of Meditation From UUCW Please join the UUCW Daily Moments Group on Facebook! Tuesday, November 17, 2020 November 17 moment of meditation, reflection, and prayer. On this day in 1918 Influenza deaths reported in the United States far exceed World War I casualties. May... Read more www.uucworcester.org

November 2020 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl November 1: "The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter." ~ Paulo Coelho November 2: "Science is not only compatible with spirituality;... Read more www.uucworcester.org

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