As the saying goes, “The best time to plant a tree is 30 years ago. The second best time is now.” As we consider what commitments we will make to our shared life together, this service will draw from both WUS history and nature to inspire our spirits and to guide our generosity. Click here … Continue reading The Best Time to Plant a Tree
Like a number of other cities in Massachusetts, Woburn has become home for many immigrants, newly arriving from Haiti. As part of our long-standing commitment to refugee settlement, our congregation has played a role in supporting our newest neighbors. In this service, we will hear from leaders from Social Capital Incorporated, an organization that has … Continue reading Yearning to Breathe Free
Cornell West reminds us that “justice is what love looks like in public.” As we continue to explore “liberating love,” this service will draw from Jason Stanley’s “How Fascism Works” and Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” to consider what a public love, countering authoritarianism, looks like. Click here for: Sunday Worship Livestream Click here for: Order Of Service … Continue reading How Resistance Works
As we approach Valentine’s Day, a day focused on romantic love, this service will explore a different kind of love, the love we receive from beyond our circles of close connection. We will also celebrate and commission our Pastoral Care Associates, honoring the lay ministry of care between and among community members, sometimes even strangers… … Continue reading Love in the Universe
The Sixth Principle of Unitarian Universalism is “the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all” So it is no surprise that UUs have been long part of the work of the United Nations. On Sunday, we will gather on the threshold of the UN beginning its 77th year and, at the … Continue reading Courage Beyond Borders – UUs and the UN
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MeToo and the Radical Notion Food for Thought Carol Cashion How common is the experience of sexual harassment? Here is some Food for Thought, the results of a new online survey launched in January by the nonprofit, Stop Street Harassment. 81% of women and 43% of men have experienced some form of sexual harassment during … Continue reading #MeToo and the Radical Notion
Leadership as a Spiritual Practice “’Doing Right Things’: Leadership as a Spiritual Practice” March 4, 2018 The Rev. Heather Janules This morning, Rebecca told us a story about a boy named Bobby. I want to tell you a story about my friend Zach. Zach and I met when we were both teenagers. Over time, … Continue reading “Doing Right Things”: Leadership as a Spiritual Practice
Poverty and Proximity – Oct 15th, 2017 There is someone you may have noticed here, visiting from time to time. I will call him “Joe.” He is a lanky, middle-aged man, often dressed in clothes that suggests he performs some kind of manual labor. Joe doesn’t attend worship but he comes early to … Continue reading Poverty and Proximity
