Summer Services at UUCSW

Sunday Mornings at 9:30 am

“Finding Community and Connection In Your Own Front Yard”

Sunday, August 4 at 9:30 am

Garden Tour

Led by Jane Gates

Take a little tour of the newly created UU garden with its designer, Jane Gates. The garden is small, but has a lot to show and to tell! It speaks for the principles to of UU, embraces space for relaxing, healing, and centering, and offers us ways to reach out to each other in these times of stress and change.

Summer Services are a great time for all congregations to get to know each other and to engage in self exploration. Each Sundays’ gathering will consist of open discussion conducted by co-leaders of the UUCSW. These discussion suggestions are from Kristin Schell The Turquoise Table and have been modified to fit this Unitarian Universalist setting. This year's Summer Services are intended to introduce the New Turquoise Table to the congregation, the community and to welcome other churches.

BYO lawn chair or beach blanket!

UUCSW Calendar & Announcements

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Thurs, Aug 1, 6:45 pm - Board Meeting
Sunday, Aug 4, 9:30 am - Summer Service
Monday, Aug 5, 6:30 pm - UU Knits
Weds, Aug 7, 7:30 pm - MET Meeting
Fri, Aug 9, 7:00 pm - Book Group

Colleen's Summer Schedule

Colleen will be on vacation from Sun, July 28-Fri, Aug 9 and will not be checking email. If you have any situations that need immediate attention during this time, please contact Nancy Siegel at nsiegal185@msn.com

Book Group

Our next book group meeting will be Fri, August 9 at 7pm at Central One Bank, 40 South Street, Westborough. The book this month is The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese.

Abraham Verghese's The Covenant of Water is an expansive, multi-generational tale of an Indian family whose members all suffer from what is termed the “Condition.” From the story's opening in 1900 to its close in 1977, this Condition leads to the death by drowning of many members of the family, usually male.

Please contact Susie Wells with any questions: susie48winnip@gmail.com.

All are welcome!

Garden Committee

The Garden Committee will meet on August 15 on Zoom and get caught up. We will debrief the Garden Event, summertime needs of the garden, fund raising and Fall plan of actions.

Two upcoming letter writing parties are scheduled. Come to one or all; stay for all or part of any:

Tues, Aug 27, 1 pm hosted by Kim Hall at her home
Tues, Sept 10, 10am - 12pm Hosted by Kris Allen at 8 Edward Dunn Way

More details to come.....

And if you prefer to work independently, I can supply you with new bundles and pick up your completed ones...contact me at 860.304.4668 sheilamcp@gmail.com

Thanks for your enthusiastic support of this endeavor!

Sheila

Vandalism at First Parish, Kingston

We at UUCSW stand in support of First Parish Kingston MA, and against the acts of hate and violence carried out against them on July 4, 2024. Please click the button below for the article to learn more about the vandalism that occurred on their property on July 4, and a link to support them, should you wish to donate.

Press Release and Link to Donate

SMOC Food and Clothing Drives

SMOC food and clothing donations may be dropped off in the box in the Sanctuary every Sunday. Bologna may be stored in the upstairs refrigerator in the parlor. Other requested items are chewy granola bars and juice boxes.

August SMOC collections will be delivered to the Worcester shelter on Friday August 23rd. Donations may also be dropped off on the Thursday evening before, on August 22nd. (Ruggles Street door from 4:30 - 5:45) If you need alternate arrangements for drop-off, please contact Pauline Sciarappa at psciarappa@gmail.com. Thanks to all who help UUCSW support SMOC, your generosity is greatly appreciated.

Stay tuned for more information soon about the ministerial transition team sponsoring coffee hour on Sept 8!

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