The UUCW Message
December 1, 2020
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Photos of the Week for December 1, 2020
Photo of the Week #1 The Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence hosted UUCW on November 29, 2020 for a joint worship service over Zoom. This composite photo shows, top, a welcome extended to UUCW. At bottom, the Rev. Janet Bush, minister...
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Worship & Religious Exploration
December 6, 2020
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Illumined by Kindness - Rev. Aaron Payson, Preaching
As we enter the season of Winter holidays, we are invited this Sunday to consider the dynamic of kindness as it relates to the central themes of Hanukah and the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe. What role has kindness played in your own...
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All Church Read 2020- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Themes:
Social Justice- reading/literacy, classism, hunger, women’s rights
Racial Justice
Role of animals in human lives
Historical exploration opportunity- Appalachia, Kentucky Blue Fugate people and methemoglobinemia. Pack Horse Library Project.
There are 3 books available about the subject of the Pack Horse LIbrary Project: We will give away 10 books. 5 on 12/6 and 5 on 12/13. Winners can pick which book they’d like. I will order books on Amazon Smile (to give buying credit to the church) and will have them mailed to the winners. Interested participants will put their name into the chat on the church service or email their name to Robin uucwre@gmail.com and we will draw 5 names on those two dates.
We will have a discussion board up on Google Classroom.
Book Group Discussions: Do you want to host one over Zoom? Please let Robin know: uucwre@gmail.com
THE BOOKS TO CHOOSE FROM
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek- by Kim Michele Richardsom- High School and older- or read by parent to younger teen and editing a few challenging (but respectfully written) excerpts that deal with violence against women and detailed descriptions of medical procedures, and death.
Down Cut Shin Creek- by Kathy Appelt- All ages- Good non-fiction reading for all- great to offer to middle school or younger readers
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Worship Assistants Needed!
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...
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Office News for December 1, 2020
Office Hours and COVID Policy: · The church office will be operating on a work-from-home basis starting Monday, November 30, until further notice. The best way to get in touch with the office with Jen working from home is via email at...
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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 ...
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Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry News - December 1, 2020
We hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving! With your help we were able to help 84 families have one as well. We really appreciate all your donations, gift cards, etc. My heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers for helping to make it happen. If you ......
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2020 Greendale Ecumenical Advent Devotional Now Available
As has been the tradition for the past few years, the Greendale Ecumenical Group has once again published a devotional of readings for each day of Advent. This year UUCW contributors include Dianne Mann and Rev. Aaron Payson. Please CLICK HERE to ...
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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...
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Women’s Social Circle – Next Meeting on December 12
The UUCW Women's Social Circle continues to meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month via Zoom. Upcoming date is December 12 (2021 dates to be determined). We meet from 9 to 10:30 but you do not have to join ... read more.
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Faith In Action - Side With Love & Get Out The Vote News ...
The next Get Out the Vote Team meeting is Thursday, Dec 3rd, 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Email Beth Posner-Waldron for more information: gotv@uucworcester.org Visit the Make a Difference Table-Next Steps for information on how you can take action! Through...
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UUCW Facebook Groups - Join Us! |
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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December 2020 Touchstones Readings From the Common Bowl
December 1: "Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." ~ Mother Teresa December 2: "Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." ~ Mark Twain December 3: "Our lives are not our own....
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"Believing in a community that unites all people" |
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester
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Phone: 508-853-1942 | Fax: 508-853-2065 | Emergencies: 508-853-1942 ext. 6
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