The phrase “Beloved Community” has become part of the congregation’s vocabulary. But how do we understand this idea? And how does our experience change across the time we are an active part of a community? In this service, our Membership Committee, in partnership with three people with varying relationships with WUS, invite you into these … Continue reading Building Beloved Community
We celebrate the ancient story of Jesus’ rebirth and the ways new life continues to astonish us in our own time. This family-friendly service serves as religious education for the morning. Come early to take part in the egg hunt at 9:45 am! The Adult Choir welcomes all who would like to join in singing … Continue reading Rolling Away the Stone: The Surprise of Easter
In preparation for the Throwing of the Colors in honor of Holi after worship, this service will explore a number of Spring festivals, inviting us to consider what our spirits need to bloom Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream Click here for: Order Of Service for 3/24/2024 New Online Visitors Sign-Up Point your smart-phone at the QR … Continue reading Awakening: Celebrations of the Season
Every human group – family, neighborhood, workplace, region…and congregation – has a culture. Culture is not just cuisines and languages but complex agreements about what is valued and what is not, what is permitted and what is inappropriate. Sometimes cultures are life-giving, sometimes they are obstacles to wholeness. This service will reflect on our awareness … Continue reading Grabbing Bananas: The Art of Transforming Culture
How can dreams help us understand ourselves better? How do dreams propel us into the future? What is uncovered in our dreams? Join WUSYG and JUSYG for a youth-led service all about dreams, as we attempt to answer these questions and more! Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream Click here for: Order Of Service for 3/10/2024 New Online … Continue reading Everyone Has Dreams and Dreams are for Everyone
As the saying goes, “The best time to plant a tree is 30 years ago. The second best time is now.” As we consider what commitments we will make to our shared life together, this service will draw from both WUS history and nature to inspire our spirits and to guide our generosity. Click here … Continue reading The Best Time to Plant a Tree
Like a number of other cities in Massachusetts, Woburn has become home for many immigrants, newly arriving from Haiti. As part of our long-standing commitment to refugee settlement, our congregation has played a role in supporting our newest neighbors. In this service, we will hear from leaders from Social Capital Incorporated, an organization that has … Continue reading Yearning to Breathe Free
Cornell West reminds us that “justice is what love looks like in public.” As we continue to explore “liberating love,” this service will draw from Jason Stanley’s “How Fascism Works” and Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” to consider what a public love, countering authoritarianism, looks like. Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream Click here for: Order Of Service … Continue reading How Resistance Works
As we approach Valentine’s Day, a day focused on romantic love, this service will explore a different kind of love, the love we receive from beyond our circles of close connection. We will also celebrate and commission our Pastoral Care Associates, honoring the lay ministry of care between and among community members, sometimes even strangers… … Continue reading Love in the Universe
We begin a month centered on “Liberating Love” by exploring restorative Justice. Restorative Justice is a practice drawn from indigenous cultures, made part of mainstream society through the work of pacifist Christian leaders in the 1970’s and 80’s. In advance of discussing Rabbi Dayna Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World, … Continue reading A Restorative Path Towards Justice
