In honor of Winchester’s 175th anniversary of incorporation, we will look at our town through historic artwork and photographs of places and people. We will discover farms, mills, factories, boarding houses, and the immigrants who transformed a village into a suburb. How can the past help us understand our community today as we continue to … Continue reading A Town in Flux
Communicating important facts and feelings is one of the greatest challenges we face. We have all made the mistake of remaining quiet when we should have spoken up. We have also made the mistake of speaking up too soon or too loudly. Let us explore the balance of honesty and diplomacy, of sincerity and restraint, … Continue reading The Wisdom of Graceful Honesty
When confronting both ordinary and extraordinary challenges in life, we can often feel deflated and unsure of ourselves. In these moments, what might be the benefit of a well-timed and encouraging “pep talk”? Connecting to the Unitarian values of love, generosity, interdependence, and transformation, this service will explore the power of the pep talk to … Continue reading Power of the Pep Talk
The Reverend Thomas Bayes came from a prominent Protestant family in the 18th century to develop a way of thinking about evidence and uncertainty. Through his work, the framework for updating one’s beliefs in the face of evidence was introduced. Centuries later, this framework is still used to quantify findings from studies in neuroimaging to … Continue reading Spiritual Uncertainty
With love at the center of Unitarian Universalist values and love a guiding ethic in our moral and spiritual lives, this can leave us with a deeply conflicted relationship to the emotion of anger. This service will be a deeply personal exploration of our complex relationship to anger. We will explore how anger can be … Continue reading Anger is Love
In his poem Opinion, Baron Wormser asks: What would happen if I heeded the admonitions of beauty? This Sunday let us reflect on how we could answer Wormser’s question, and on the dire consequences of ignoring beauty’s admonitions. Let us reflect also on the several ways we can benefit from bringing beauty to our lives. … Continue reading Beauty. Healer and Nourishment for the Soul
We are delighted to present once again our annual Poetry Service, in which members and friends read poems of their own choosing. If you have a poem that is of special importance to you that you would like to share, please send it to Martin Newhouse at the email address below by Friday, July 11 … Continue reading Poetry Service
In this quieter weekend service following the Independence Day holiday, we’ll gather in the spirit of community and reflection for a Chalice Circle—a common practice in many Unitarian Universalist congregations. Through guided questions and deep listening, we’ll explore the theme of freedom: What does it mean to each of us? What does it mean to … Continue reading Chalice Circle
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Join us for our annual Summer Hymn Sing! Come ready to lift your voice in community and sing out your favorite hymns from our UU hymnals. Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream Click here for: Order Of Service for 6/22/2025
