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Weekly Update
Friday, April 3, 2026
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Easter Worship Service
10:00 a.m. (Hybrid)
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We’ll gather in resurrection joy this Sunday, lifting our voices in song, prayer, and praise together as we celebrate the Risen Christ!
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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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Special Easter Collection
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This Sunday, with love for Christ, resurrected and compassion for our most vulnerable neighbors, the UCW Special Easter Collection will be dedicated to LUCE the Immigration Justice Network of Massachusetts. LUCE is a coalition of immigrant led organizations in Massachusetts on the front lines in immigrant communities throughout the State assisting our neighbors impacted by unlawful detention and forced deportation. (Continue reading about the work of LUCE the HERE.)
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Easter Egg Hunt
(In-Person, Following Service)
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Join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt following worship! Children of all ages are invited to participate at the Waban common after the service on Easter Sunday.
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Holy Week blessings to you all! We have a very special service planned for Sunday morning, with guest musicians, an abundance communion table, and, of course, Easter Egg Hunt to follow (including rain plans!). It is such a joy to gather together for Easter each year: to remember the gifts of our faith, the triumph of new life in God over violence and death, the accompaniment of Christ through our greatest sorrows and greatest joys. I hope you will join us, and bring family or friends who could use a little Good News this week.
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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 that all people might be able to experience the resurrection joy that comes with new life, especially all those in places of war and violence, those in need of healing, and those who feel lonely or despairing.
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- We pray for healing for Brita Gill-Austern as she recovers from pneumonia, for Frank Laski, recovering from hand surgery, and 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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Community Blood Drive at UCW
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Book Your Appointment
Be part of a powerful effort to make a difference in our community. Each blood donation can help save up to three lives.
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Everyone is welcome! Check your eligibility to see if you're able to donate.
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Most donations take about an hour from start to finish. Book your appointment for June 6th at UCW and become part of this lifesaving mission. Please share the link with your friends and family to help expand our reach!
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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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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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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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