My Gratitude for Unitarianism
The foundation for being generous “is being aware of and grateful for all we have received, all we have now, and all we will encounter every day.” –Unitarian Universalist author Mark Ewert
Archives: Services
Showing of UU General Assembly Sunday Service
General Assembly Worship, Streamed from Kansas City WUS Symmes Room UUA President (and former WUS Intern Minister) the Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray will preach a sermon titled “No Time for Casual Faith” in the GA Sunday Service. Gather at WUS to worship across distance with a larger circle of Unitarian Universalists!
No Subject, No Object, No Separation — True Love (from Zen Master Joshu Sasaki Roshi)
To learn the Buddhist way is to learn about yourself. To learn about yourself is to forget yourself. To forget yourself is to perceive yourself as all things. –Dogen Zeji, 13th-century Buddhist priest
Garden Gospels: Flower Communion
Garden Gospels PDF “Garden Gospels” June 10, 2018 The Rev. Heather Janules This past Friday, I began my day of writing in a place I visit many times a week, Horn Pond. It was a gorgeous morning, sunny but cool, with many people and their dogs enjoying the weather. All around us was … Continue reading Garden Gospels: Flower Communion
Blessings Between Us: Celebrating Pastoral Ministry
Blessings Between Us (PDF) “When in Need” Dennis Brett June 3, 2018 I am a Pastoral Care Associate, but I am speaking today as a recipient of pastoral care. A year ago, I had surgery on my shoulder. It was not serious but because of my physical difficulties on my left side, recovery … Continue reading Blessings Between Us: Celebrating Pastoral Ministry
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (PDF) “Where Three Trails Meet on Boston Common: ROBERT GOULD SHAW and 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment Memorial” Nancy Scott The ROBERT GOULD SHAW and 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment Memorial is the one singular site in Boston where the Freedom Trail, the Black Heritage Trail, and the UUA … Continue reading Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Youth Sunday
This Sunday is “Youth Sunday.” Organized and run by Winchester Unitarian Society Youth Group (WUSYG) teens, the service will feature live musical performances from our youth, as well as the famed “Senior Statements,” when our seniors offer reflections on their time spent with the youth group and talk about their ideas and hopes for the … Continue reading Youth Sunday
Reason and Reverence – The Fifth Source
The Fifth Source of Unitarian Universalism is “Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit.” Along with celebrating the nurturing spirit among us on Mother’s Day, this service explores spirituality grounded in a belief in human beings, … Continue reading Reason and Reverence – The Fifth Source
To Create From Our Hearts
To Create from Our Hearts [PDF] “To Create from Our Hearts” May 6, 2018 The Rev. Janet Parsons What a joy it is to be back here among you today! The last time I participated in a service here in this sanctuary it was for Reverend Heather’s installation. I am full of warm and … Continue reading To Create From Our Hearts
To Live in the Layers: The Spirituality of Aging
April 29, 2018 The Rev. Heather Janules “You are God’s beloved dust, and to dust you shall return.” At a recent clergy retreat, my colleague, Robin Bartlett, shared her experience of leading the Ash Wednesday ritual in her congregation, First Parish Sterling, a federated church affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association and the United Church … Continue reading To Live in the Layers: The Spirituality of Aging