Category: Social Outreach

Thanksgiving Baskets 2024

With food prices continuing to soar, many families continue to face food insecurity. We can help! For many years we have provided boxes of holiday foods for Winchester and Woburn families through the Council of Social Concern’s Thanksgiving Basket Program. Last year we donated 61 boxes, and we have the opportunity to participate again this … Continue reading Thanksgiving Baskets 2024

Pie Sunday is November 24th

It’s almost time for the most delicious Sunday of the year! You can help in many different ways. Please bring a homemade pie or your favorite tasting pie or cobbler to share after church on Sunday morning, November 24th. (Pumpkin, Squash, Mincemeat, Apple, Blueberry, Peach Cobbler, Pecan, Key Lime, Chocolate Cream pies, or something else!) Please … Continue reading Pie Sunday is November 24th

Open Studios 2024

Just in time for holiday shopping, be sure to mark your calendars for Winchester Open Studios. We are looking for Volunteers! It is a great way to support a fundraiser for WUS and deepen your ties to the community. To volunteer, sign up HERE

Building Beloved Community

Farm by Farm What does farming have to do with addressing racism? Take a look at Farming While Black by Leah Penniman or (and I highly recommend this) view one or two of her YouTube videos. This inspiring Black woman founded Soul Fire Farm near Albany in New York State to “end racism and injustice in … Continue reading Building Beloved Community

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.”

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.”

Building Beloved Community 4/11/24

Month By Month In 2022 President Joe Biden issued a proclamation designating April as Arab-American Heritage Month, a culmination of many years of work by volunteers in the Arab-American community. It is an opportunity to highlight the numerous contributions to our culture by United States citizens from 22 diverse Arabic-speaking countries. Moreover, it is an occasion to … Continue reading Building Beloved Community 4/11/24