Gordy McIntosh on 9/12/24 Welcome to another church year! I’m disappointed to have missed the Water Communion Service. I wanted to be together with you all but I got back from vacation late Sunday night. I can’t wait to hear about your summers! Your leaders, however, have been working hard all summer preparing for our … Continue reading A Brief Message from the Chair
Dear Members of the Winchester Unitarian Society, On August 1st, we welcomed our new Interim Minister, Reverend Seth Carrier-Ladd. He will be ministering to us for the next two years helping us in our transition between settled ministers. In the spring of 2025, we will be choosing a Ministerial Search Committee that will carry out … Continue reading Call for an Interim Transition Team
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Hopefully, many of you will remember Maria who we cared for when she was in sanctuary at the First Parish Church in Bedford. Her birthday was May 9th and it’s never too late to send her birthday wishes. Your cards can be mailed to: Maria Macario 269 Chestnut Street, Apt. 1 Lynn, MA 01902 Maria is … Continue reading Update on Maria from Sanctuary Task Force
Quotation by Quotation Recently Massachusetts celebrated being the first state to legalize same-sex marriage 20 years ago in the Goodridge v. Department of Public Health opinion. Our Winchester UU Society is a “radically inclusive” Welcoming Congregation. We publicly express our support with banners, inside and outside our building. Boston columnist Renee Graham noted that a part of … Continue reading Building Beloved Community
This past Sunday, we had a great time discussing lasagna feelings – or those layers of feeling that can lead us to conflict: Anger, Fear, Hurt, and Love. We then enjoyed creating a memorial wreath to lay at the war memorial across the street on Main Street. It contained all sorts of meaningful plants and … Continue reading Highlights for RE 5/30/2024
Our new Interim Minister We are excited to announce that the Rev. Seth Carrier-Ladd will be our Interim Minister beginning August 1. He is currently the Interim Senior Minister at First Parish Church in Concord, MA and previously was the Interim Minister at the UU Church in Marblehead, so he has experience leading congregations through the … Continue reading Announcing Seth Carrier-Ladd
This past Sunday, some RE kids stayed in the service to hear the graduating youth share their WUS journey with everyone. Younger kids spent time together hearing a Spirit Play story on cosmic creation and then made their own solar system bracelets. Then we rejoined the service at the end where the kids gave our … Continue reading Highlights for RE, WUSYG & JUSYG 5/23/2024
Learning by Learning As we come to the end of Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Month, it’s important to be reminded of the Chinese Exclusion Act. This legislation, enacted in 1882, was fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment and originally prohibited Chinese immigration for ten years. The law was renewed many times until it was relaxed in … Continue reading Building Beloved Community 5/23/24
There is evidence that people who vote in the primaries are more likely to vote in the November elections. Here is some information about this campaign and how to Register for it. Time to Vote in VA-02 (Again!) The votes of BIPOC/community of color voters will be critical to protecting democracy in the 2024 elections. … Continue reading Please consider participating in this action to encourage “registered community of color voters in VA Congressional District 2 to vote in the June 18 primary.”
