Most of us want community of some kind in our lives, and yet we don’t often talk about what it means, what it takes, to form deep, genuine, meaningful, connected community. Join us this morning as we extend the invitation to one another to join in the kind of community that makes our hearts sing. … Continue reading Invitation to Community
Change is often hard, change is often scary, change often evokes feelings of loss, sadness, and grief. And, without change, everything would stay the same. Which sounds lovely in some ways. And would be awful in others. In this morning’s invitation to change, we will reflect on how we might embrace some of the goodness … Continue reading Invitation to Change
As we begin a month centered on Pluralism, this service will explore the disability justice movement, the needs of disabled people and the ways in which inclusion of disabled people serves…anyone and everyone with a body. How can we reimagine expectations of our physical selves and the world bodies have to navigate? Click here for: Order … Continue reading “Limitation is the Place We Connect”: Disability Justice
The phrase “Beloved Community” has become part of the congregation’s vocabulary. But how do we understand this idea? And how does our experience change across the time we are an active part of a community? In this service, our Membership Committee, in partnership with three people with varying relationships with WUS, invite you into these … Continue reading Building Beloved Community
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
Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSlivestream Order of Service for Sunday Worship: 01.16.2022 OOS In honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, September 17th, four members of the WUS community, Claire McNeill, Gloria Legvold, Liz Scott, and Patty Shepard, have prepared a special worship service with guidance from both Rev. Heather Janules and … Continue reading Working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions
Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship “Y’all means ALL: An 8th UU Principle?” Our UU faith rests on 7 core principles – or does it? Years ago, an 8th principle was suggested, focusing on creating accountable and anti-opressive community. Do we need an 8th Principle to help us fully live the first 7? Our final service this … Continue reading “Y’all means ALL: An 8th UU Principle?”
Link for Sunday Worship: https://tinyurl.com/WUSworship The “sweet spot” in tennis where the player is almost unaware that an impact has occurred on the racket. What is the “sweet spot” of a spiritual community? Think about a community where the unexpected curve balls that life throws at you are absorbed and we emerge as better individuals; … Continue reading The “Sweet Spot” in a Spiritual Community
This Sunday is Youth Sunday, our special annual service that includes our beloved graduating seniors’ statements, and a bridging ritual that will mark their transition to Young Adulthood in the UU faith. The rest of the youth group will be contributing with readings, musical performances, and more. The service will focus on the ways love … Continue reading Youth Sunday
