AS CHRISTMAS EVE FALLS ON A SUNDAY THIS YEAR, THERE WILL BE NO MORNING SERVICE. We hope all will attend one of our evening services. Bring your friends and family! This family-friendly service celebrates the Nativity story with stories, carols, music and the ritual lighting of candles in the dark. Click here for: Order of Service for … Continue reading Christmas Eve – Service for All Ages 4:00 pm
We gather in a dimly-lit Metcalf Hall to recognize the longest night of the year and welcome the lengthening of the light with poetry, candlelight and song. This ceremony is welcoming to children, elders and everyone in-between! Once we Jump the Wreath, we will take our joy to Downtown Winchester where we will serenade our … Continue reading Solstice Ceremony and Caroling, Metcalf Hall
It is our annual tradition, retelling the mysterious story of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The whole community is the cast for this production. Who will you be this year? A shepherd? An angel? A star? Come prepared to help tell the story or cheer on our impromptu actors. This is an all-ages service … Continue reading Paper Bag Pageant
WUS celebrates Hanukkah with a special Music Sunday. The combined choirs will be joined by a string quartet for a wonderful morning of music including David Ludwig’s exquisite Four Hanukkah Songs. Click here for: Order of Service for 12/10/23 Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream New Online Visitors Sign-Up Point your smart-phone at the QR to view … Continue reading Music Sunday
As we approach “the holidays,” many commemorating mysterious experiences in religious stories, this service will explore a modern, urban story of mystery, worthy of its own songs and carols. Even though we don’t live in biblical times, magic is still possible! And stay after the service to help hang the greens around the building. Click … Continue reading A Mysterious Appearance
This month’s theme is Generosity, and there are many ways to be generous toward others. You might think of a generous act as a kind of “blessing” you offer for someone you wish well. In this service, we’ll consider in what ways we bless each other and how our blessings support the fabric out of … Continue reading Blessing Each Other
As we approach Thanksgiving, this service will celebrate the many gifts we receive in life and our place in the interdependent web. This is an all ages service so it will serve as our religious education for the day. After worship, we will practice our annual beloved tradition of Pie Sunday so please bring a … Continue reading On Living in a Generous World
We will gather on Diwali, a Hindu festival celebrated around the world, celebrating the triumph of good over evil and centered on kindling lights in the dark… Co-led by WUS members, Drs. Swati and Suman Mukherjee and Rev. Heather, we will explore what this means for us in our own time of lengthening night. Click … Continue reading Diwali: The Festival of Lights
This will be a good introduction to the nuts and bolts involved, as well as the relational and logistical dynamics to consider, for houses of worship to implement ambitious plans successfully. Pre-registration suggested at bit.ly/NetZeroHOW For more details click: Net Zero discussion info To view the Livestream of the meeting, go to: Net Zero Livestream
Once a year we gather to remember all our loved ones who have gone before. This reflective service will honor our friends and family members who have died and will bear witness to the tremendous losses felt the world over through violence. We will sing, pray and reflect together as we remember the named and … Continue reading Poems and Prayers of Remembrance
