Join us to view the Ware Lecture from the UUA General Assembly. This year’s Ware Lecture is by Richard Blanco. Selected by President Obama as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history, Richard Blanco is the youngest and the first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in such a role.
Moments and fleeting events in the poetry of Mary Oliver.
Norbert Čapek created the Flower Communion ritual as a way to celebrate both the unity and diversity in community. In this concluding spring service, we will practice Flower Communion and also consider the bigger story it tells about the cycle of birth, blossoming and enduring found in all of life. We will also celebrate Alison … Continue reading Branches, Blossoms and Leaves: A Flower Communion in Three Acts
For too long, faith institutions have been experienced as sources of shame and misinformation when it comes to human sexuality. The Our Whole Lives lifespan curriculum, created by the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist Association, challenges this understanding of the relationship between faith and sexuality. What is a positive theology of sexuality? … Continue reading Birds, Bees and Owls: The Gospel According to Our Whole Lives
Marianne DiBlasi May 26, 2019 For many American’s, the Memorial Day 3-day weekend signifies the unofficial start of summer. The holiday is marked by the appearance of outdoor grilles, summer clothes, pools opening, and gardens being planted. These activities make it too easy to forget that the origins and sacred meaning of Memorial Day – … Continue reading We Remember Them
This Sunday is “Youth Sunday.” Led by the Winchester Unitarian Society Youth Group, WUSYG, the service will feature live musical performances from our youth and the Youth Choir, as well as the famed “Senior Statements,” where our seniors offer reflections on their time spent with the youth group and talk about their ideas and hopes for the future. The theme for this year’s Youth Sunday is Blooming, and … Continue reading Youth Sunday / New Member Signing
Ram Mohan Roy and Debendranath Tagore founded the Brahmo Samaj, a philosophical movement grounded in belief in the unity of the divine and absolute equality between all people. As the “Fathers of the Indian Renaissance,” their ideas led to radical reforms, challenging the caste system, child marriage and violence against women. This service reflects on … Continue reading A Faith that Changed the World: The Brahmo Samaj
The current enthusiasm for Marie Kondo’s approach to “tidying up” invites us to think about our relationships with the objects we own – our stuff – and how this connection reveals our truest selves. (And thinking about tidying up invites us to prepare for the WUS Rummage Sale on June 1st!) “Spark Joy! The Spirituality … Continue reading Spark Joy! The Spirituality of Stuff
This Sunday we celebrate the Earth with new music for choir and jazz quartet by music director John Kramer. This suite both celebrates the wonder of nature while addressing some of the serious issues that lie ahead. Texts include poetry by Emily Dickinson, Wendell Berry, and the summary of the October, 2018 IPCC report on … Continue reading Music Sunday: A Jazz Suite for Earth Day
We will gather again to hear the familiar story of Jesus’ ministry, death and rebirth. This service will also include a true modern story about how the mystery surrounding these themes appears in our own time. And we will also celebrate new life by welcoming Ryan and Neil Mukherjee in a ceremony of Dedication! As … Continue reading An Ancient Story of New Life: Easter
