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
We begin a month centered on “Liberating Love” by exploring restorative Justice. Restorative Justice is a practice drawn from indigenous cultures, made part of mainstream society through the work of pacifist Christian leaders in the 1970’s and 80’s. In advance of discussing Rabbi Dayna Ruttenberg’s On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World, … Continue reading A Restorative Path Towards Justice
Lewis Fisher once observed that Universalists “are often asked to tell where they stand. The only true answer to give to this question is that we do not stand at all, we move.” The Unitarian Universalist Association bylaws require that member congregations and their delegates revisit Article II – the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism … Continue reading “We Don’t Stand, We Move”: Revisiting the Principles
