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Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 5th:
View Service Recording
We’ll gather in resurrection joy this Sunday, lifting our voices in song, prayer, and praise together as we celebrate the Risen Christ!
Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 5 at 11:30 a.m.
(In-Person)
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!
Community Blood Drive at UCW
Sat., June 6
from 9:00 – 2:00 p.m.
(In-Person)
Be part of a powerful effort to make a difference in our community. Each blood donation can help save up to three lives.
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
April 3, 2026
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.
Easter Special Collection
This Easter with the love for Christ, resurrected and compassion for our most vulnerable neighbors, the UCW Easter Collection will be dedicated to LUCE the Immigration Justice Network of assachusetts. LUCE is on the front lines in immigrant communities throughout the State assisting our neighbors impacted by unlawful detention and forced deportation.
Palm Sunday
March 29, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person & Online
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.
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.
From Pastor Megan: Marce 27. 2026
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
March 27, 2026
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.
This Sunday: March 22, 2026
March 22, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person & Online
This Sunday is the last in our series exploring tools for surviving in the wilderness this Lent, as we look towards Palm Sunday and Holy Week. Join us for scripture, prayer, song, and community.
Easter Blooms & Dedications
We continue our Easter Sunday tradition of including a dedication list in the bulletin to honor, celebrate, and remember loved ones. We’ll also be decorating the Sanctuary with live plants.
You may order and submit
your dedication details HERE
Sunday: March 15, 2026
March 15, at 10:00 a.m.
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We’re pleased to welcome FamilyAid CEO Larry Seamans (rescheduled from an earlier snow day) into worship this Sunday. Fittingly, the theme for this week in Lent is “navigation,” and Larry will share more with us about the impact of our partnership with FamilyAid’s Family Navigation Center in West Newton.
Lunch Bunch
Tuesday, March.17 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!
Lunch Bunch is focused on gathering the seniors and retirees in the congregation, though is open to all.
From Pastor Megan: March 6, 2026
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
March 6, 2026
Alongside its themes of wilderness journeys, Lent is traditionally a season of repentance – of turning from harms and returning to God and to God’s call on our lives. As winter (finally, hopefully) turns into spring, so too are we given a chance for renewal, for new growth, for new life.
This Sunday: March 8, 2026
March 8, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person & Online
This Sunday is “repair” week in our journey through the tools for survival in the Lenten wilderness, when we will explore themes of healing our relationships, our world, and ourselves.
This Sunday: March 1, 2026
March 1, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person & Online
We will gather around the communion table this Sunday, and continue our Lenten journey through the wilderness, exploring the tools that offer us protection along the way and continuing our travels through John’s Gospel.
This Sunday: February 22, 2026
February 22, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person & Online
This Sunday we begin our Lenten journey through the wilderness, exploring the tools that offer us protection along the way and continuing our travels through John’s Gospel.
Game Night
Sunday, March 8 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.
All ages are welcome! This is a great chance for intergenerational connection, and a great way for families to spend time together!
Living with Loss
New Supportive Group for Adults beginning at UCW this Spring
All of us live with loss in our lives in so many ways: the death of spouses, children, parents, and other loved ones; the loss of our own or loved ones’ capacity due to illness and aging; the loss of work or other roles that give us a sense of meaning and purpose; and so many more losses. If you are in a season of living with loss and would like to be in supportive spiritual community with others, please join us.
From Pastor Megan: February 13, 2026
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
February 13, 2025
Have you been following the Olympics? This year, a dear friend of mine is in Milan covering the Games as a journalist for the Associated Press, so I’ve been following the news and also her reports from being present there. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to go see the Olympics in person and having a close friend there is almost (almost…) as good.
This Sunday: February 15, 2026
February 15, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person & Online
This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday, the last in the season between Epiphany and Lent, and though John’s Gospel doesn’t include a version of the transfiguration, we’ll explore God’s light, made known to us in Jesus and transforming us all the time.
From Pastor Megan: February 6, 2026
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
February 6, 2025
It is time to begin turning our hearts and minds to Lent — and what a year to return to the themes of repentance and repair, of wandering the wilderness, of death and new life. Our theme for worship and community life in Lent this year will be “Tools for Survival in the Wilderness,” and we’ll reflect on how the ways we learn to survive in the literal wildernesses (and I know there are some hiking, camping, backcountry skiing, and other outdoor enthusiasts in this congregation!) teach us about how to survive the metaphorical wildernesses of our time. More to come in worship, of course.
This Sunday: February 8, 2026
February 8, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person & Online
This Sunday’s scripture, the version of the Feeding of the Multitudes from the Gospel of John, will remind us how we are more together in God than we could ever be apart.
From Pastor Megan: January 30, 2026
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
January 30, 2025
As violence has escalated from ICE and other institutions, and as protests have intensified in response, I have heard from a number of you wondering what to do now, especially for those of us who cannot travel to where witness is most needed. I don’t have all the answers, but I have some suggestions of what you might do if you’re feeling helpless and hopeless, as so many of us are.
Sunday, February 1, 2026
February 1, at 10:00 a.m.
(Recording Now Availabe)
We will gather around the communion table this Sunday, and read from the Psalms and John’s Gospel about water and the Spirit. Then, after worship, we’ll get our coffee and snacks to fortify us for our re-scheduled service project opportunity! Staff from FamilyAid will be on site to lead us through packing up clothes and toiletries for our unhoused neighbors.
From Pastor Megan: January 23, 2026
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
January 23, 2025
Happy January, with over a foot of snow headed our way this weekend! Given the weather predictions, Newton Mayor Mark Laredo has asked people to refrain from driving and parking in the city on Sunday and Monday whenever possible. With the uncertainty of when the storm will begin, and predictions that when it does, it will snow as much as an inch an hour, we will move our worship service on to Zoom for the day.
This Sunday: Jan. 25, 2026
January 25, at 10:00 a.m.
Online Only
We will move our worship to Zoom this Sunday, and have a short prayer service together in the midst of the storm.
Stand Out
Wednesday, February,11 Departing at 10:45 a.m. Join us!
Join us to pray, sing, and stand in solidarity with those detained by ICE at the Burlington Detention Center. We will be carpooling from UCW, departing at 10:45 AM on Wednesday, February 11.
JAVA Gents
Friday Morning
March 20 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). We will enjoy a lively discussion of timely topics as well as personal goings on in our lives.
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
January 16, 2025
I have exciting news to share about next Sunday, 1/25, when we will welcome two special guests from FamilyAid into our worship service to share about the good work continuing at the Family Navigation Center in West Newton.
MLK Day Weekend
January 18, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person and Online
John’s Gospel begins “In the beginning,” but rapidly brings us to some of the highest-tension moments of Jesus’ ministry. This Sunday, we’ll read the story of Jesus turning over the tables in the temple and consider it in the context of MLK Day Weekend and the news from the world all around us.
Third Sunday of Christmas
January 11, at 10:00 a.m.
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Even in the midst of difficult news from around the world, our scripture this week reminds us that there is joy in the life of faith. Join together to pray through it all.
Colgate Resolutions
This Sunday
January 11th | 7:00 PM
Union Church
14 Collins Road
Waban, MA
Join us for a community concert!
UCW’s own Gavin Coull and The Colgate Resolutions will offer a free concert on Sunday, January 11th at 7:00 p.m.
A free will offering being taken up to support youth service opportunities through UCW. Invite friends and neighbors to join!
Second Sunday of Christmas
January 4, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person and Online
We’ll observe Epiphany a few days early this Sunday, re-telling the story of the Wise Ones who were drawn by a star to witness the world-changing event of Jesus’ birth. We’ll also celebrate communion together around the table.
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
December 24, 2025
Warmest Christmas wishes to you and all your loved ones. As we celebrate the Light of Christ coming into the world, may your life be filled with that light and all of the peace, joy, love, and hope it brings. It is no small thing to celebrate God’s presence in a world in need, or to remember God’s faithfulness in accompanying us in all things. Let us dwell in that grace and goodness together this week.
Christmas Eve Service
Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 6:00 p. m.
In-Person and Online
We hope everyone will join us for this special service for all ages of lessons and carols, with a candle-lit singing of Silent Night.
Pajama Church
December 28, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person and Online
It’s Christmas week! We’ll keep Christmas festivities going with Pajama Church this Sunday — all ages worshipping together in the sanctuary, (church-appropriate) pajamas welcome (but not required)!
All-Ages Nativity Story
December 21, at 10:00 a.m.
All-Ages Nativity Story Worship Service
In-Person and Online
This Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Advent and a very special worship service! Our choir has prepared special music, with guest musicians, and members of all ages will lead us in our Intergenerational Christmas Play!
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
December 12, 2025
I attended the “fall” meeting of the Metropolitan Boston Association of the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ (say that three times fast) on Sunday afternoon. Interestingly, the Association is engaged in a very similar kind of vision and strategic planning work as we are.
The Third Sunday of Advent
December 14, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person and Online
This Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent, where we celebrate this period of waiting with joy.
Christmas Pageant
December 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Pageant and Special Music Service
Join with the many generations of UCW as together we express our LOVE for Jesus and one another by telling the story of Jesus’ birth.
Hanging of the Greens
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
December 5, 2025
What a joy it was to gather for the annual Hanging of the Greens service last Sunday! That’s a tradition that has been stewarded by first the Deacons and now the Worship Team over many years in this church, and it is always such a beautiful way to welcome in the Advent season.
The Second Sunday of Advent
December 7, at 10:00 a.m.
Video Available
This Sunday is the second Sunday of Advent and a Communion Sunday, when we’ll join together around the table in memory and hope.
From Pastor Megan: Novemeber 30, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
November 30, 2025
“‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?’ And he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.’”
Matthew 25
I pray that you all have had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones, and that those who are traveling return home with ease and in safety.
The Hanging of the Greens Sunday
November 30, at 10:00 a.m.
In-Person and Online
This Sunday, Advent begins with our annual Hanging of the Greens Service! We’ll join together in story and song as we prepare our sanctuary for this season of worship and waiting.
Thanksgiving Sunday
November 23 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday, we’ll close our worship series on leaders, prophets, and apostles from our faith tradition by celebrating Reign of Christ Sunday and reflecting on Jesus as the head of the church. We’ll also dwell in gratitude as we approach Thanksgiving.
Stand Out
Wednesday, Dec.,10
from 11:30-1:00 p.m. (Join us!
Recently, Brita Gill-Austern, Alison McCarty and Nancy Zollers joined almost 500 Faith leaders and concerned citizens for a Stand Out in front of the Burlington Ice Detention Center. The purpose of the Stand Out is to support the disappeared and detained incarcerated there and to decry the ICE actions in our communities.
From Pastor Megan
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
November 21, 2025
In the professional development training where I spent the last week, the core curriculum for my cohort this year was about faith-based, relational community organizing for congregations. This congregation has plenty of experience with this community organizing model thanks to GBIO,
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 Pastor Megan: November 14, 2025
Rev. Megan Berkowitz
November 14, 2025
There’s a lot going on behind the scenes at UCW these days! I wanted to be sure everyone is up-to-date, even on processes that are in quieter phases right now.
This Sunday
November 16 at 10:00 a.m.
(In-person & Online)
This Sunday, Brita Gill-Austern will preach on the story of Mary and Martha from Luke’s Gospel and continue our theme of learning from the leaders, prophets, and apostles from the Bible and Christian History.
Christmas Poinsettias
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.
Sunday
November 9 at 10:00 a.m.
(VIdeo Now Available)
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.
Friday Updates
The Union Church distributes a newsletter every Friday by e-mail. This is an easy way to to stay up to date with church news and events. If you would like to be added to our mailing list please sign up HERE.
All are welcome to sign up and unsubscribing at anytime is a simple mouse click! Click “Continue Reading” for this week’s issue.
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.
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.
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.