Rev. Megan
Berkowitz
Rev. Amy
Clark Feldman
Pastor Amy
April 4 2025
Dear Church,
This Sunday is our final Sunday before Palm Sunday and Holy Week. There is one week left before Jesus, with boldness and intention, arrives in Jerusalem to take a stand against forces of corruption, oppression, violence, fear, and hate.
For the last five Sundays we have been wandering in the wilderness with Jesus. For Jesus, his forty days in the wilderness were a clarifying, purifying time of preparation — a time to draw nearer to God, and to get clear about who he stood with and what he stood against. It was a time of wilderness simplicity and spaciousness.
We too have been making space and seeking clarity. Our invitation this Lent has been to let go of that which does not give us life; and to grow and nourish all that does. We have found life and strength in pillars of our faith: Compassion, Discernment, Generosity, Humility, and, this week, Prayerfulness.
I wonder how Jesus spent his last week in the wilderness? What beauty and hope did he see around him? What signs of life and clarity? What were his prayers?
May you take this week as a gift. There is much Holy Week and Easter work ahead of us. May this week be one of hope and clarity for you. Gather with friends at the April 6th Community Dinner; consider your pledge to the life of this beloved community for the year ahead; take time for prayer and spaciousness; sleep well; eat well; notice the flowers – that we might travel with joy and courage together with compassion, humility, discernment, generosity, and prayer in the weeks and months to come.
With Lenten Peace,
Pastor Amy
Past Posts
- From Me to You
Rev. Rich Chrisman
October 2, 2026
An Open Letter Dear Mr. Bible, I thank you for being there In hotel bedside tables, in the prison libraries In beautiful translations and paraphrases and especially in our hymn lyrics. Learn More - From Me to YouRev. Rich Chrisman
September 11, 2026
The genesis of us all.Oh Lord, you made such a good start
Learn More
having deemed Creation very good
But discovered soon
It wasn’t perfect
Not the human part anyway.
We went from a kiss to murder, - From Me to YouRev. Rich Chrisman
September 4, 2026
Hi UCW friends and members, my name is Rick Chrisman, and I am an old friend of yours, once upon a time a member, way back before Covid, when Stacy was still minister here. Way past retirement age, I’m just a preacher who has to have a congregation, so thanks for inviting me to fulfil my vocation with you, even if just for a few months. Learn More - From Pastor MeganRev. Megan Berkowitz
July 24, 2026Big news from our partners at GBIO! The “Not with our money, Citizens!” Campaign has succeeded, and Citizens Bank has committed to severing ties with the private prison companies building and operating ICE detention facilities. Read more about it on the GBIO website: HERE
Learn More - From Pastor Megan: July 17, 2026Rev. Megan Berkowitz
July 10, 2026
Introducing our Bridge Pastor I am delighted to share that Rev. Rick Chrisman will be joining UCW as the parental leave Bridge Pastor this fall, from September 1st until my planned return at the start of Advent. Rev. Rick’s bio is below, though some of you may know him from a period some years ago when he was a member of UCW while serving as an interim pastor elsewhere. Closest to home for UCW, Rev. Rick has twice served as interim at the Eliot Church in Newton. Learn More - From Pastor Megan: July 3, 2026Rev. Megan Berkowitz
July 3, 2026 We had a lovely first summer service this past Sunday! Though we won’t meet this upcoming Sunday, 7/5, summer services resume the following week, 7/12 at 10:00 a.m. Worship Committee Chair Julie Heffernan will lead us in worship that morning. And though Katie Brown-Bright is off from her role as Bridge Associate for Children, Youth, and Families for the summer and there’s no Sunday school, she did put together an amazing activity cart for kids to participate in worship (crafts, streamers for some liturgical dancing, and more!). Learn More - From Pastor Megan: June 19, 2026Rev. Megan Berkowitz
June 19, 2026I want to thank everyone who presented, contributed to, engaged in, and attended last Sunday’s Annual Meeting. You took seriously the invitation to let the Holy Spirit speak through you to others, and to you through others, and our church is better for it. For those who were not present, you can still engage with the Annual Meeting via the Annual Report, which we sent in this email last week, and by looking over the presentation from the Vision Team that was offered during the meeting: view HERE or click on image below.
Learn More - From Pastor Megan: June 12, 2026Rev. Megan Berkowitz
June 12, 2026 My goodness, it has been a busy year at UCW! I hope you take some time to sit with and read the annual report for 2025-2026. Come to the Annual Meeting ready to discuss the budget and nominating slate, yes, but also to thank our committee chairs and members, to connect with someone over something you didn’t even know had happened at church this year, or to learn more about how you can get involved in different projects and programs. Learn More
