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Weekly Update
Friday, March 27, 2026
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March 29, 10:00 a.m.
Palm Sunday
(In-Person and Online)
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This Sunday is Palm Sunday: we’ll shout and sing our hosannas, wave palm branches to welcome Jesus to Jerusalem, and begin the journey of Holy Week together.
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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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This Sunday is this last day to submit dedications
for inclusion in our Easter Bulletin.
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Easter Egg Hunt - Help Needed
Sunday, April 5 at 11:30 am
Children of all ages are invited to participate in an Easter Egg hunt at the Waban common after the service on Easter Sunday. All are welcome, so invite a friend!
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If you would like to help fill eggs, please join Katie after the service on Sunday, March 29. Donations of candy and stickers are welcome. For more information email Katie at [email protected].
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It’s fitting that the next round of No Kings protests is happening tomorrow, with Palm Sunday following just after; Palm Sunday, after all, was a protest against the ways of Roman kings and a triumphal presentation of another way of leading the community, in the path of God’s promise. If you are attending a gathering tomorrow, shout “Hosanna!” (“Save us, Lord!”) and think about what it would be to see a model of true servant leadership in these days — and then come to church Sunday and Thursday to be reminded of what Jesus’ true servant leadership looks like and calls us to this Holy Week.
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Current Year Giving Update
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Thank you to everyone who pledges and donates their time and treasure to support our wonderful community. Your support makes possible our mission work, our care for members of our congregation, our youth programs and ministry, music and worship services.
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As of this date we have received $85,716 in pledges and donations from the congregation, in comparison to our budget of $187,000 for this fiscal year. This means we received only 46% of what was budgeted, as we near the 75% point in the year. Please consider making your pledge payments and any other donations to help us catch up to where we should be for the year. If you have any questions about your giving so far this year, please contact Aidan at [email protected] and remember you can make pledge payments and donations online HERE.
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Thank you again for your generous support of our church and its community.unity.
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Loving God, hear the prayers
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of your people gathered in this community.
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- We pray for healing for Brita Gill-Austern as she recovers from pneumonia in the hospital. God, may your healing grace and all our love as a community surround her.
- We pray for Frank Laski, recovering from hand surgery this week, and continue to pray for John Weisz as he heals following a car accident.
- We pray for an end to war, an end to violence, an end to the harms of Empire that we see in our scriptures and in our world.
- 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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We pray to you, grateful for your accompaniment with us in all things. Amen.
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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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Download our Family guide with at home activities to explore our Lent theme as a family. This guide has weekly guided conversations that are designed to help you talk as a family about injustice in the world and start to show your kids some of the tools they will need to navigate the wilderness.
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Download the Lent Guide HERE
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Reading Scripture in Worship
Sharing the Stories of Our Faith
Scripture Reader Sign-up: HERE
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For generations the stories and wisdom of our faith were only shared orally, and reading scripture out loud is still a central part of our worship and community. Please consider sharing your voice in worship this fall.
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Coffee Host Needed
Please consider volunteering!
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Hosting a reception is a thoughtful expression of our hospitality, and it’s easier than you think! If you’re new to hosting, help is always available. Please consider volunteering for two dates this year.
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Pastoral Care Connections
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Please don't hesitate to reach out to Senior Pastor, Rev. Megan Berkowitz for prayer or pastoral support.
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and her office phone is 617-965-3893
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Most weeks, Friday is a day of Sabbath for Pastor Megan. With a pastoral emergency, please don't hesitate to reach out.
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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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