We all have something to offer this world, something the world needs. Sharing our gifts with others is part of what it means to be a leader. What is your gift? This service invites us to consider our unique contribution to community and how we benefit from the gifts of others. As it is an … Continue reading The Gifts of Leadership
Brittany Packnett affirms that “Too often, the idea that marginalized people…should not expect to be fully…included in the fabric of our communities is reinforced by each of us. By what we say. By what we don’t say…By who we defend. By who we punish…By the changes we make room for and by the evolutions we … Continue reading The Culture of Gender
As we prepare for International Women’s Day, this service has at its center selections from an anthology of prayers and meditations by Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist women from around the world. Created by UNOSZ, the Women’s Alliance of the Transylvanian Unitarian Church, this anthology commemorates the 450th anniversary of the Edict of Toleration. Together, these … Continue reading “Written on an Endless Ribbon:” Prayers of UU Women
by Marianne DiBlasi My precious niece is getting married in April. I am delighted and honored that she and her soon-to-be husband asked me to officiate their wedding. We recently met to plan the ceremony. As you would expect, the ceremony is filled with many references to love – falling in love, being in love, … Continue reading The Courage to Be Compassionate
February 17, 2019 The Rev. Heather Janules “We believe in God, a just, helpful and caring community. We affirm to promote the welfare of the environment and support for a just economic, social and spiritual connection that will lead to build an open mind for a holistic life. We affirm to uphold an equal and … Continue reading Not Hell But Hope and Courage: Universalism
As we approach Valentines Day and celebrate LOVE, this service invites us to consider how our bodies – all our bodies! – are worthy of love and appreciation. (This service will be religious education for the morning so there will be no Family Worship service or religious education activities.) “Our Real Bodies” February 10, 2019 … Continue reading Loving Our Bodies
The Rev. Heather Janules Here we are again. Longtime members of the Winchester Unitarian Society know this annual tradition, the beginning of the pledge drive and – the joke that was funny the first time – the “sermon on the amount.” Every day is a day to celebrate the amazing things that happen here. I … Continue reading Moral Documents
Winchester Youth Group (WUSYG) and Director of Youth Ministries Sam Wilson will lead this service on hope and possibility in a world seemingly filled with despair. Bombarded with dark and heavy news, we often find ourselves pushing back on, and resisting, so much these days. But what are the good things that we are cultivating? … Continue reading Do You See What I See?
Stay off the roads and be safe in the storm!
Sometimes the news of the day is so hard to hear we have to take a break. Sometimes all we want to do is to soothe the mind with what is amusing or comforting. While these approaches help get us through, they only reveal part of the story. This service will invite us to seek … Continue reading Good News
