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Weekly Update
Friday, May 24, 2024
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This Sunday
May 26 at 10:00 a.m.
First Sunday After Pentecost (Hybrid)
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Our journey through the early church in Acts continues this week with the Apostle Paul’s conversion and call story, plus lots of song and prayer to lift our hearts!
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Meeting ID: 826 8730 1128
Passcode: 386028
Dial in: 1 646 558 8656
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The bulletin is available HERE
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Note: Reception This Sunday
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This holiday weekend Sunday, there's no official host for reception. We've got coffee, seltzer, and juice covered, but feel free to bring along a favorite snack or tidbit to share!
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Loving God, hear the prayers
of your people gathered in this community,
- We pray for all of our graduating high school and college students as they celebrate this threshold moment and discern what comes next for them. We pray for all of our youth and families as they balance the many aspects of school, activities, family life, and spiritual connection.
- We pray for Betty O’Beirne through a season of difficult medical treatments. Uplift and strengthen her, O God, through your healing grace and through all who care for her.
- For all in our UCW community who are ill, or who are caring for loved ones. For all who grieve, God, we ask for the comfort of your presence.
- We pray for peace for your people all throughout the world. Teach us to beat our swords into plowshares, O God, and to sow wisdom and reap peace, justice, and joy.
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If you have other prayers of concern or celebration you
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would like lifted up in community, please email
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Sharing from the Heart
2024 - 25 Pledge Drive
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Stewardship season is still going strong. Our theme is "Sharing from the Heart." When we share from our hearts, freely, the gifts with which we have been blessed become the foundation for life-giving ministry. Your pledging allows this church to boldly claim our covenant and plan for services within this congregation and out into the world in inclusive, mission-minded, and intergenerational activities.
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We ask you to SUBMIT your PLEDGE HERE
or
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by filling out a pledge FORM This Sunday
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All-Church Gatherings & Adult Formation
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Caregiving in the (Multi-Layered) Sandwich
Next gathering, This Sunday, May 26 at 11 a.m.
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More and more members of our community find themselves caring for loved-ones across the generations -- caring for aging parents, as well as for children, adult children, grandchildren, and others. All are invited to gather for guided discussion, mutual support, and prayer.
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Please let Pastor Amy ([email protected]) know if you are interested.
We will gather in-person in Pastor Amy's Office.
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May Book Group
Tuesday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. (Zoom)
Please join us in May for our next book group. Our book will be "On Tyranny -Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder.
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Zoom Link: HERE
Meeting ID: 832 4667 4155
Passcode: 431699
Dial in: 1 646 558 8656
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All-Church Potluck Picnic
Sunday, June 2, gather at 1o:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Celebration of our Exploring Our Faith Students and Graduates with our All-Church Potluck Picnic
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We'll celebrate our Exploring our Faith High Schoolers and graduates on this special day, and then share a fun after-church picnic and field-day-style outdoor games and joy. We look forward to seeing you!
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Please click for the Evite HERE to let us know you can come and if you are able to bring a snack, drinks, or other picnic food to share. Thanks!!
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Boston Pride for the People
Saturday, June 8, gather at 1o:00 a.m.
We will gather in Gordon Chapel at OSC in Boston.
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Out of the church and into the streets!
Old South will be hosting Open and Affirming UCC churches from across the region to march together in Boston’s Pride parade, and Pastor Megan has been helping to coordinate. We will gather in Gordon Chapel at OSC in Boston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. We will travel from there to gather at our designated formation area (TBD), which begins at 11:00 a.m. The parade will finish at Beacon St and Park St, between the Public Garden and the Common.
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Intergenerational Community
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Children, Youth and Families
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Exploring Our Faith Sunday and All-Church Picnic
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Celebrating Our Graduates
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Sunday, June 2
On Sunday, June 2 we will be led in worship by our High School students, and honor our graduates. After worship we will share our year-end All-Church Picnic and Celebration outside. We hope you will join us.
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Puerto Rico Mission Trip Orientation
Sunday, June 2 - 5:00 p.m.-7:30.p.m. (stay tuned for confirmation of time)
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Parents, travelers, and others are asked to attend this orientation to our service trip to Puerto Rico on June 22-29. We'll share important updates and logistics, and have a great time connecting before our trip!
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Junior Youth Group
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The Children’s Ministry Team, with the help of some older youth, lead a schedule of meaningful fun, relationship-building, Christian education, and service-learning events. Pastor Amy will be in touch soon with plans to gather again before the end of the school year!
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UCW Volunteer Opportunities
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Reception This Sunday
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This holiday weekend Sunday, there's no official host for reception. We've got coffee, seltzer, and juice covered, but feel free to bring along a favorite snack or tidbit to share!
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We still need hosts for
Sunday, June 30, if you are available.
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Sign up below to support one of the most impactful ways we build connections and community with each other after worship.
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(Simple guidelines listed here also.)
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Scripture Reader Sign-Up
If you are joining our Sunday worship, please consider signing up as a Scripture Reader for any of our upcoming services.
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Scripture Reader Sign-up: HERE Thank you!
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Pastoral Care Connections
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Please don't hesitate to reach out to Senior Pastor, Rev. Megan Berkowitz, or Associate Pastor for Youth & Families, Rev. Amy Clark Feldman for prayer or pastoral support.
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and her phone is 617-965-3893
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Most weeks, Friday is a day of Sabbath for Pastor Megan; Monday is Pastor Amy's day of Sabbath. With a pastoral emergency, please don't hesitate to reach out to either pastor.
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We, the members of The Union Church in Waban, true to our founding principle of being an inclusive church, covenant together to nourish and to sustain in our common life and practice a fully welcoming and affirming church for all persons. Welcoming all persons who seek to join with us in a commitment to love God and our neighbors, affirming the inclusive love of Jesus, we are open to all, without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, nationality, ability or economic circumstance. We invite all to full participation in our worship, membership, leadership and life of this church.
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