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Family and Friends Annual Dedications
Our annual Hanging of the Greens service will take place on Sunday, November 30, when we will decorate our Sanctuary with live plants. We are also preparing our annual Family and Friends Dedications list for inclusion in our Advent Sunday bulletins on December 14 and 21.
This Sunday
November 9 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday, Katie Brown-Bright, our Bridge Associate for Children, Youth, and Families, will be leading service while Pastor Megan is away. We will read the story of Samuel together and consider what it means to listen for God’s call in our lives.
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
October 31, 2025
It’s All Saints Sunday this week, and we’ll be singing many favorite hymns about the saints that we usually save for this one Sunday a year. As we bless the children on their way to Sunday School, we’ll sing “When the Saints Go Marching In,” with an extra verse Karen and I came up with based on this Sunday’s scripture readings:
All Saints Sunday
November 2 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday around the Communion table, we will remember and honor the saints who have gone before us: our loved ones, members of this congregation, and all our ancestors in faith.
FamilyAid Update
Members of UCW had a blast painting (and sometimes washing and repainting!) mini pumpkins with some of the kids and parents at the FamilyAid Family Navigation Center on Wednesday. After our successful Popsicle Playground Parties in the summer, the moms specifically asked if we could come back to host something fun for Halloween!
Game Night
Sunday, Nov. 16 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Pizza Provided!)
Join us for a fun night of games! Bring your favorite game or just come ready to play. We’ll meet in the Littlehale room and have pizza and snacks.
This is a great chance for intergenerational connection, and a great way for families to spend time together!
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Thursday, Nov. 20, 7:00 p.m.
Remember, Resist, and Rise Interfaith Service
UCW is gearing up to march in this year’s Pride for the People Parade on June 14! We’re joining fellow Open and Affirming (aka, LGBTQ+ welcoming) UCC-affiliated congregations across Greater Boston to celebrate love, inclusion, and the vibrant spirit of Pride!
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
October 24, 2025
Many of you have heard me quote Julian of Norwich, a mystic nun from the 14th century: “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.” I often repeat this phrase in a lighthearted way, but in truth, I do not mean it flippantly, and Julian of Norwich certainly did not.
Sunday Worship
October 26 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday, we will return to the stories of our ancestors in faith with one reading from the Book of Daniel and one about John the Baptist, both considering a faithful response to corrupt authorities.
Visioning Sign-Up
We have been engaged in a Vision and Strategic Planning initiative and want to invite YOU to join us and help us chart UCW’s journey!
Our facilitators have been trained and are ready to welcome you into small-group listening sessions over the next several weeks, in which all who want to participate can make your voices heard in this process.
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
October 17, 2025
Did you see Wednesday’s Save-the-Date for the All Comers Dinner a week from tonight? All Comers Dinner is one of my favorite UCW traditions: part party, part loaves-and-fishes dinner, all community fun. We’ll share in a potluck meal at the Lynch-Johnson home at 6:00 p.m. on Friday the 24th (thank you for hosting, once again, Linda & Kevin!) and just spend time in fellowship and social fun together.
Sunday Worship & Congregational Meeting
October 19 at 10:00 a.m.
(Video Availavble)
This Sunday, we read the story of Jonah in worship and sang, prayed, and shared together. After worship, our work as the church continued with a special congregational meeting to review and approve a revised budget for the year.
JAVA Gents
Friday Morning
Oct. 24 at 7:00 a.m.
( In-Person)
We will gather in Littlehale meeting room.
JAVA Gents is the informal get-together of the men of the UCW congregation (and community). The group aims to provide friendly fellowship and mutual support. We will enjoy a lively discussion of timely topics as well as personal goings on in our lives.
Wellspring Gathering
Wednesday, October 22 at 6:30 pm
(In-Person)
We will be spending time at this gathering discussing the purpose of Wellspring and what each of us would like to get from this small group ministry. Pastor Megan will be leading this discussion.
Indigenoius People’s Day Weekend
October 12 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday, as we worship together over the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday weekend, we will explore two more stories of God’s faithful people from the Bible who can inspire our own lives: Esther and Paul. Both people who, in different ways, found the courage needed to leave comfort behind in order to forge a better path for their (and God’s) people.
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
October 3, 2025
What a joy it has been to be the bearer of good news where our staff is concerned these last few weeks! And what a joy it is to welcome Katie Brown-Bright, our new Bridge Associate for Children, Youth, and Families on to the staff this week, in particular. Whether you are a parent of a child or youth in the church’s program or not, Katie wants to meet you, so greet her in worship or arrange some time with her for a walk or coffee in the coming weeks.
Welcoming Katie Brown-Bright
Bridge Associate for Children, Youth, and Families
Katie Brown-Bright is a recent graduate of Boston University School of Theology. She spent the last three years working as the Student Minister for Children and Families at Hancock United Church of Christ in Lexington and is very excited to continue doing ministry with children and youth at The Union Church in Waban!
World Communion Sunday
October 5 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday, we welcome Katie Brown-Bright, our new Bridge Associate for Children, Youth, and Families! Be sure to scroll down to our Latest News section to read Katie’s bio, and come to worship Sunday to welcome her well. This also means kids will have Sunday School this week, and parents do not need to stay with children during the service.
This Sunday, Septembet 28, 2025
September 28 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday, we welcome Rev. Dr. Claire Bamberg, who is facilitating our Vision & Strategic Planning process, to lead us in worship and then answer questions for the congregation over lunch afterwards. We hope you’ll join and bring your curiosity about the visioning process with you!
Volunteer Opportunies with FamilyAid in October
Four Dates in October
FamilyAid is looking for volunteers to help transport essential clothing, winter gear, and hygiene kits for children and parents to help them stay warm over the winter. Volunteers will help ensure that kids are warm and have access to new clothing, as well as help FamilyAid serve as many of our clients as possible. All that is needed is a car, the ability to lift 10 pounds, and a big heart!
Sunday, September 21, 2025
September 21 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday, we continue our theme exploring leaders, prophets, and apostles during worship, and offer our gratitude to Mijin and Robert on Mijin’s last day with us as Director of Music.
From Our Pastors: September 12, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
September 12, 2025
Friends and Members alike (really!): we want to hear your thoughts, visions, concerns, and aspirations for UCW. We do not know what the future holds, of course, but we know Who holds the future, and we trust that future is bright with promise. But how do we find our part?
Welcome Back Sunday
September 14 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
Gathering Sunday/It’s Gathering Sunday! We’ll enjoy a communion worship together in the sanctuary and then head outside (weather permitting) for reception.
Please feel free to invite friends and neighbors to share in our joyful return to worship and community together.
Java Gents Kickoff Cookout!
Thursday, Sept. 18 at 5:00 p.m.
(In-Person)
This month, Java Gents will gather on Thursday, September 18 at 5:00 p.m. , at 189 Langley Street in Newton Centre for “Java Gents Kickoff Cookout.” Newcomers and long timers alike are welcome!
From Our Pastors: September 12, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
September 5, 2025
Fall worship begins this Sunday, and we re-gather officially the following one! Much has changed since our last Sanctuary worship service in the summer, and is still changing, as we search for a Bridge Associate for Children, Youth, and Families and a Bridge Music Director. Things in the world around us are ever more tumultuous anduncertain, as well.
Sunday, September 7
Service at 10:00 a.m.
(Video Now Available )
A heartfelt thank you to Jaap van Reijendam, who preached and led worship last week while Pastor Megan was away officiating a wedding. We’re also grateful to Worship Committee Chair Julie Heffernan, who served as our liturgist. Together, we explored the story of Ruth, Boaz, and Naomi and began the process of re-gathering in community after the summer break.
Pray With Your Feet
Watch This Space !
Fall March Date TBA
Leila and I were so uplifted after joining with siblings from faith communities across Massachusetts for the first half of Labor Day Monday’s Prayers for Liberty march!
Plans are in the works for another march this fall, and I will keep the church updated as a date is chosen. I hope you’ll join me!
From Our Pastors: August 29, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
August 29, 2025
I want to direct your attention to the Prayers for Liberty announcement, posted in on the Upcoming Events section above. Many of you heard me speak about the earlier version of this march, when I joined with other clergy from across Massachusetts to raise our voices regarding upholding the constitution and the rule of law in our country, and our moral imperative to love our neighbors.
Pray With Your Feet
Mon., September 1
Labor Day
You are invited to pray with your feet and march with us from Lexington to Boston this Labor Day – Monday, September 1st, 9:00-5:00 – to sound the alarm for American democracy and to demand a more just and humane democracy that honors our shared sacred values.
Summer Worship Service
Sundays at 10:00 a.m.
(In Memorial Chapel)
Join us this Sunday morning as we continue our informal lay-led summer worship services. Our summer services are in-person and will be held in the Memorial Chapel in the sanctuary.
All-Newton UCC Summer Service!
Sunday, August 3 at 10:00 a.m.
Newton Highlands
Congregational Church,
54 Lincoln Street,
Newton Highlands.
Don’t miss this Sunday’s annual All-Newton UCC summer service! Guest preacher Rabbi Allison Berry will share a word from her tradition, a joint choir featuring some of our UCW choir members will sing for us, and pastors from throughout the city will lead us in worship.
There will be no Sunday worship at UCW this week!
Hola from Nicaragua
An Update from David Spertner
July 25, 2025
Some of our congregation members set out in July for a 3 week summer immersion, volunteering, learning and fun adventure in Nicaragua. They are working every morning at the bilingual day school Escuela Adelante and then attending Spanish school every afternoon. Click through for some addition photos!
Puerto Rico Stories & Photos
Weds., August 6,
from 6:30-8:00 pm
Join Puerto Rico Passionaries (travelers) as they share stories and photos from our transformative trip to Puerto Rico! We’ll have Puerto Rico-inspired snacks and dessert.
From Our Pastors
Rev. Amy Clark Feldman
July 4, 2025
What an amazing mission trip we had to Puerto Rico! God’s light shone so brightly in and through our teens, college kids, and adult chaperones on the trip; and we made many new friends and connections on the island. We can’t wait to share more with you about it.
This Sunday, July 6
Please note that there will be no worship serive this holiday weekend.
Summer Worship Services at UCW
Please join us again on July 13 for the first of our informal lay-led summer worship services. Our summer services will be held in the Memorial Chapel in the sanctuary
Volunteer Opportunies with FamilyAid
Tues., July 22, 10:00-1:00 pm
Thurs., Aug. 14, 5:00-7:00 pm
If you’d like to meet our new neighbors in a fun, relaxed setting, you can. UCW will be hosting some opportunities over the next few weeks to volunteer and meet our new neighbors at the Family Navigation Center in West Newton.
Breakfast Church and Farewell
Sunday, Aug. 17 at 10:00 a.m.
We’ll share a final worship service with Pastor Amy, and celebrate our shared ministry with her on this Sunday morning. Per her request, we’ll have Breakfast Church, so bring your appetites!
From Our Pastors
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
June 27, 2025
As our regular church year draws to a close, we look towards the summer, when we are usually one Body scattered to many locations. Whether we are traveling, visiting with family, focused on different schedules with children, or simply living at the slower pace of the summer months, we see less of one another. It can seem like church is “off” for the summer as well.
Third Sunday after Pentecost
June 29 at 10:00 a.m.
(Hybrid)View Video
This Sunday: New members joining, a celebration of graduates*, and preaching from Member-in-Discernment Soo Laski will make our last Sunday service of the regular church year one of joyful, grateful worship.
Second Sunday after Pentecost
June 22 at 10:00 a.m.
(Hybrid)
We welcome a guest preacher this Sunday, as Pastor Amy is in Puerto Rico and Pastor Megan (along with David Spertner!) is racing in a local triathlon. Please join, offering your prayers and singing, and help to make our guest feel welcome!
First Sunday after Pentecost
June 15 at 10:00 a.m.
(Hybrid)
Join us in worship this Sunday as we read the story of Saul’s conversion, bless our Puerto Rico travelers, and honor and pray for the fathers in our lives – and those who stepped in if and when those fathers could not.
From Our Pastors: June 6, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
June 6, 2025
It’s very fitting that our Annual Meeting falls on Pentecost this year. As we remember the Holy Spirit filling the early church and moving them into meaningful action, following in the Way of Jesus, we, too, experience the movement of the Spirit in our own church community.
Boston Pride for the People 2025
Saturday, June 14 at 9:00 a.m.
UCW is gearing up to march in this year’s Pride for the People Parade on June 14! We’re joining fellow Open and Affirming (aka, LGBTQ+ welcoming) UCC-affiliated congregations across Greater Boston to celebrate love, inclusion, and the vibrant spirit of Pride!
Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025
June 9 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-Person & Zoom)
It’s Pentecost! We’ll celebrate the “birthday of the Church” in worship this Sunday, remembering how the Holy Spirit inspired the early Church. Note that we’ve postponed this spring’s new members joining liturgy to June 29 due to travel schedules.
From Our Pastors : May 30, 2025
Rev. Clark Feldman
May 30, 2025
The Psalmist wrote so many centuries ago (or maybe just yesterday), “As the deer pants for water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” It’s such a vivid image – this poor deer panting in thirst and exhaustion. How far has it run over dry and scorched land? What a relief to dip its head towards a cool stream; its thirst quenched.
Easter VII
June 1 at 10:00 a.m.
(Hybrid)
Join us for a special worship service this Sunday as we celebrate the baptism of Maggie Bluestein, remembering the life-giving waters of our faith and sharing in Communion.
From Our Pastors
Rev. Megan
Berkowitz
May 23, 2025
We’re heading into a season of joy, celebration, community, and preparation for the future over the next several weeks, and I wanted to be sure to lay it all out in one place so you can plan and save the dates. This weekend, we’ll celebrate and dedicate our new accessible pews in worship and have the second meeting of the spring New Members class immediately following.
Mapping Your Spiritual Journey
Sat, May 31, 9:00 AM – noon
In-Person
Ever wanted to write about your spiritual journey? Or perhaps create a map of your own story?
Join us Saturday morning May 31 for a simple and fun way to do this. We will use a combination of easy drawing exercises and short paragraphs to convey our spiritual development over time, and end with some writing and a timeline for you to take home.
Urban Gardens for Eco Justice
Sat. May 31,10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Carpooling from UCW at 9:45 a.m.
On Saturday, May 31 we will go to The Ellington Community Food Forest Garden at 103 Ellington Street in Dorchester, where we will be volunteering with the women of the Ellington Garden for a workday from 10:00-2:00 p.m. Drinks and snacks will be provided from 10:00 a.m. to noon and then work in garden begins at 12:00 p.m.)
All-Comers Dinner is Back!
Friday, May 30, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
(In-Person)
All are welcome to this night of food, fellowship, and fun. Bring a friend if you’d like! We’ll be enjoying a potluck meal during the evening, so, if possible, please sign up with something you can bring to share (enough for 3-4 people).
Easter VI
May 25 at 10:00 a.m.
(Hybrid)
Join us for worship this Sunday as we celebrate the hard work of soon-to-be-Eagle Scout Luka Smith, dedicate our new accessible pews, and seek to understand one of the stories of Jesus’ healing power.
Boston City Singers
Saturday, May 17th | 7:00 PM
Union Church
14 Collins Road
Waban, MA
Join the Boston City Singers Tour Choir for a fundraiser performance at the Union Church in Waban. From the Sea is a performance of pieces exploring our relationship with the waters that sustain us.
Easter V
May 18 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-Person & Online)
A Shared Service with the
Boston Taiwanese Christian Church
We are blessed to gather with the Boston Taiwanese Christian Church for worship this Sunday at 10 a.m., when we will gather around the communion table and raise our voices in song together.
From Our Pastors: May 16, 2025
Rev. Amy
Clark Feldman
May 16, 2025
As some of you know, I was away for part of this week at a program for clergy and spiritual directors. Each morning began at 7:45 a.m. with worship; and ended around 9:00 p.m. with worship. Spiritual leaders from around the country each led one of the first five services; with each service focusing on one of the five senses – taste, touch, smell, hearing, sight – knowing that Jesus engaged and experienced all the senses in his very human, embodied, incarnate ministry.
From Our Pastors: May 9, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
May 9, 2025
I had a lot of interest in the prayer structure I shared during last Sunday’s worship, so I wanted to write it out for you here. If you’re feeling like you’re not sure how to pray or what to say, sometimes a little scaffolding can help get you started. Don’t think that this is the ‘right’ way to pray though — any way to pray that leads you to open your heart to God is the right way!
Easter IV
May 11 at 10:00 a.m.
(Recoding Now Available)
We’ll read another story of the early Church and honor and prayed for our mothers – and those who cared for us if and when our mothers could not.
Easter III
May 4 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-Person & Zoom)
We’ll celebrate Eastertide communion around the table together and share stories of our ancestors in faith claiming their boldness in God’s name.
From Our Pastors: May 2, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
May 2, 2025
There is very little in the Gospels that tells of Jesus after his resurrection and before his ascension. This period gets 5 weeks in the liturgical calendar, but only one or two stories in each Gospel at most. As Pastor Amy shared in her sermon last Sunday, after the Resurrection, Jesus spends some time eating with his disciples, even sharing a grilled fish breakfast on the beach with them one morning.
From Our Pastors: April 25, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
April 25, 2025
On Easter morning, we sang the hymn “Now the Green Blade Rises,” with its refrain: “Love is come again like wheat that rises green.” While it raises questions for me every year about how much pronunciation has changed in the last hundred years (did been/green and again/lain really rhyme?), it so beautifully captures the confluence of Easter and the coming of Spring in the Northern hemisphere.
Easter II
April 27 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-Person & Zoom)
Eastertide worship continues with the story of the disciples who meet Jesus on the road to Emmaus. Come, and see the Risen One revealed to us anew this season.
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 20th:
Sunrise Service (6:30 a.m.)
Worship Service (10:00 a.m.)
Easter Egg Hunt (11:00 a.m.)
Join us for joyful Easter worship this Sunday morning! We’ll let our alleluias ring out as we celebrate resurrection joy together. After worship, join for reception and for a super fun Easter Egg hunt for kids!
From Our Pastors: April 18, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
April 18, 2025
Throughout Lent, we have been Making Space: for compassion, humility, discernment, generosity, and prayer. As we move from yesterday evening’s Maundy Thursday Tenebrae service, sharing around the table and recognizing the coming darkness, to Sunday morning’s joyful worship, we are given one last, sacred opportunity to reflect in this year’s Lenten season.
Easter Special Collection
This Eastertide, out of love for Christ resurrected and compassion for our most vulnerable neighbors, the Sunday Easter collection will be dedicated to the Massachusetts Baptist Multicultural Ministries (MBMM). MBMM has been on the front lines supporting and empowering newly arrived refugees and immigrants in our Commonwealth. (Read more about the work of the MBMM organization in this Sunday’s bulletin HERE.)
Maundy Thursday
April 17, 7:00 p.m. (Hybrid)
Please join us for our Maundy services this Easter. We also offer a virtual livestream option for those who can’t participate in person. All are welcome.
From Our Pastors: April 11, 2025
Rev. Amy Clark Feldman
April 11, 2025
This coming Sunday begins our walk through Holy Week. The story of this week is at the very core of our faith. We’ll travel with Jesus to confront the powers of this world that still cause so much suffering – injustice, hubris, abuse of power, scarcity, violence, and fear.
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 13th at 10:00 a.m.
(Recoding Now Available)
We shared the special story of Holy Week as we prepared our hearts for the hope of Easter.
Holy Week at the Union Church in Waban
The Union Church in Waban invites the community to join it in celebrating the Easter season. We will gather in-person and online.
Wellspring Women’s Ministry
Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 pm
(In-Person)
Our next Wellspring will be on Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Little Hayle. Our theme will be discussing how “what is old is new again”.
Wellspring is our women’s ministry at UCW. We come together to support each other as we journey together in these times.
From Our Pastors: April 4, 2025
Rev. Amy Clark Feldman
April 4, 2025
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.
Sunday, April 6
Service at 10:00 a.m.
(View Video)
In worship this Sunday, we’ll Make Space for prayer, with a word of guidance and testimony from the UCW Prayer Team and continued wisdom from Luke’s Gospel.
From Our Pastors: March 28, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
March 28, 2025
We’re drawing to the close of our Stewardship season for this year, and we’ll mark Stewardship Sunday in worship this week with a testimony and a focus in scripture and sermon on generosity.
Easter Blooms & Dedications
This year we continue our tradition of decorating our Sanctuary with live plants and listing the names of loved ones we wish to celebrate in our Easter bulletin.
You may order and submit
your dedication details HERE
Community Game Night
Friday, April 11 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.(Pizza Provided!)
Come relax and have fun with food and friends. Bring your favorite game, or just come ready to join in the fun! We’ll gather in the Littlehale room for some friendly competition . All-Ages welcome!
From Our Pastors: March 21 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
March 21, 2025
I gave up social media for Lent this year. I’ve tried it in past years, and it never quite stuck. I always found reasons to log back in: an urgent question for a group of colleagues, a video of Rosey that was too good not to share, or even just an accidental slip. It’s sticking this year, though.
Sunday, March 30
Service at 10:00 a.m.
(Video Now Available )
Our Lenten season worship continues this Stewardship Sunday with a testimony from Jay O’Beirne about making space for generosity, and a lesson from Luke’s Gospel about generosity as well.
Sunday, March 23
Service at 10:00 a.m.
(Video Now Avaialbe)
Our Lenten season worship continued with a lesson from Luke’s Gospel about discernment and a Stewardship testimony from Stewardship Chair Kent Wittler.
Carwash
Price: $10 per car
Donations Welcome
Saturday 29th of March
10am to 2pm
Fundraiser for a scout’s eagle project to create accessible pews for mobility device users at the Union Church in Waban
From Our Pastors: March 14, 2025
Amy Clark Feldman
March 14, 2025
We are almost beginning the second week of our Lenten journey, walking in the wilderness together. It is always amazing to me how the liturgical seasons map onto the events and seasons in our world and lives. What wisdom and support we have in these deep traditions of our faith! This year it does indeed feel like Lenten wilderness times – each day with new revelations, challenges, news, and worries.
Sunday, March 16
Service at 10:00 a.m.
(Video Now Avaialble)
Our Lenten season worship, making space for the gifts of our faith, continues this Sunday with a lesson from Luke’s Gospel about humility.
From Our Pastors: March 7, 2025
Megan Berkowitz
March 7, 2025
It was a gift to pray with so many of you throughout the day on Ash Wednesday and at our ecumenical evening service. I appreciated how thoughtful and open everyone I spoke with was about the intentions they were setting for Lent.
Sunday, March 9
Service at 10:00 a.m.
(Rcording Now Available!)
Our Lenten season worship begins this Sunday with the story of the Good Samaritan and an exploration of how we can make space for compassion in our own lives and hearts.
Congregational Meeting
Sunday, March 16 at 11:30 p.m.
In-Person and on Zoom
Please mark your calendars for our next Congregational gathering on Sunday, March 16th immediately following worship. Lunch will be served, and we’ll share in a conversation about how our gifts power our community led by the Co-Moderators, Finance Team, Stewardship, and Nominating.
Youth Bake Sale
Sunday, March 16
– 9:30 a.m. in Waban Center
– 11:00 a.m. at UCW Reception!
The Youth Mission Bake Sale has been rescheduled to Sunday, March 16 with preparation on the 15th from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 2
Service at 10:00 a.m.
(Video Now Available)
We will conclude our worship series on Spiritual Resilience this Sunday, led by our Nicaragua team to learn about Going Forth, changed by our experiences and ready to make change in the world.
Ash Wednesday Service
Eliot Church in Newton
We’ll begin our Lenten observances this year with an ecumenical Ash Wednesday worship service held at Eliot Church in Newton and co-sponsored by our church, Eliot Church, United Parish of Auburndale, the Newton Presbyterian Church, Newton Highlands Congregational Church, and Second Church in Newton.
Sunday, February 23
Service at 10:00 a.m.
Recording Now Available!
We continue our worship series on Spiritual Resilience this Sunday, engaging in practices of seeing our power with new eyes, as we continue to read the stories of Jesus’ ministry from the Gospel of Luke.
From Our Pastors: February 14 2025
Megan Berkowitz
February 14, 2025
I had the great privilege of visiting the new FamilyAid Family Navigation Center on Washington Street for the first time this week. Speeches were made, a ribbon was cut with many giant scissors, and people from throughout the Commonwealth who care about supporting homeless families gathered to celebrate and network together. The most inspiring part of the day for me, though, was the tour.
Sunday, February 16
Service at 10:00 a.m.
(Sorry, No Video Available)
We continue our worship series on Spiritual Resilience this Sunday, engaging in practices of compassion and honoring our own pain for the world, as we continue to read the stories of Jesus’ ministry from the Gospel of Luke.
From Our Pastors: February 7, 2025
Amy Clark Feldman
February 7, 2025
I’ve been especially grateful this week for our eight-week series on Spiritual Resiliency. Truth-be-told, I’ve had moments of doubting my resiliency in the face of the on-slaught of news this week, with a desire to pull the covers over my head.
Sunday, February 9
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
Service at 10:00 a.m.
Recording Now Available
We will continue our worship series on Spiritual Resilience this Sunday, beginning again by rooting ourselves in gratitude. We will also commission our Nicaragua Travelers, as they prepare to leave for their mission next week.
From Our Pastors: January 31, 2025
Pastor Megan
January 31, 2025
We’ll read in this Sunday’s scripture passage about conflicts between Jesus and other Jewish religious leaders at the time over the observance of Sabbath restrictions. This, and other similar passages, have given rise to generations of interpretation that sets Jesus against religious authority, against Judaism, and against the Law.
Sunday, February 2
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Service at 10:00 a.m.
Recording Now Available
We continue our worship series on Spiritual Resilience this Sunday with a reading of the Gospel stories of Jesus healing on the Sabbath and choosing his 12 apostles.
From Our Pastors: January 24 2025
Pastor Megan
January 24, 2025
Staying Grounded
Given the tremendous outpouring of news this week, beginning with TikTok and the Presidential inauguration and continuing through executive orders and new wildfires, I have been feeling overwhelmed. I’m working to take it all in a little bit at a time, to stay open and stay grounded.
Sunday, January 26
Third Sunday after Epiphany
Service at 10:00 a.m.
View Recording!
We continue our worship series on Spiritual Resilience this Sunday with a reading of the Gospel story of Jesus calling the disciples to fish for people, and exploring how to see the challenges in our world from a new perspective.
From Our Pastors: January 17, 2025
Pastor Megan
January 17, 2025
Spiritual Resilience
Last Sunday was the first in an 8-week worship series on Spiritual Resilience, where we will together explore how tools from Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects and from Christian scripture and tradition can help us all to foster spiritual resilience through challenging times.
Sunday, January 19
Second Sunday after Epiphany
Service at 10:00 a.m.
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Join for worship this MLK Day weekend as we continue our worship series on Spiritual
MOSAIC
Pastor Amy
January 10, 2025
Last week, nearly 40 youth came from all around Newton and Boston, almost exactly one-third from the Muslim Al-Huda Society in Chelsea; one-third from the Jewish community; and one-third from Christian churches.
Sunday, January 12
Baptism of Jesus
Service at 10:00 a.m.
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We turn to the stories of Jesus’ life and ministry from Luke’s Gospel, beginning this week with the story of Jesus’ baptism by John. Join for worship to remember your baptism or dream of what it could be to hear yourself called “beloved!”
Lunch Bunch
Tuesday, Feb.18 at 12:00 p.m.
(In-Person)
Lunch Bunch is gathering this week for a shared meal and lots of joyful conversation sharing about our lives!
From Our Pastors
Pastor Megan
January 3, 2025
The new year is a time when many of us choose to reflect on what is behind us and what is ahead. I have a few traditions at the new year: