Upcoming Service

Christmas Eve Service & Celebration

Celebration starts at 4:45 pm. Attend any offerings. Great for families. Concert at 4:45pm. Cookie Decorating/Cider at 5:15 pm.
Service from 5:30-6:15 pm.

Messiah Sing-Along

Messiah Sing-Along

55 Annual Community Sing-Along of the Messiah Oratoria by George Frederick Handell.

The Anne-Marie Arnold Memorial Messiah Sing

Sunday, December 22, 4:30pm

Orchestra and professional soloists and You - Directed by Ted Johnson

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Chalica

Chalica

Chalica is a uniquely Universalist Unitarian holiday dreamed up by Darlene Marshall in 2005. It’s not surprising if you have never heard of it, as it’s a grassroots-type of celebration. In Marshall’s words, “I’ve let [Chalica] take on a life of its own. It can either be a serious spiritual exercise or a fun thing to do. All holidays evolve through the people who celebrate them.”

So, what is Chalica and when it is celebrated? Chalica is an invitation to spend a day or a week with each of the principles, reflecting on their meaning and doing a good deed focused on each one.

The celebration starts the first Monday in December. Each day or week of Chalica, an evening chalice is lit and homemade gifts may be given and received. Gifts can be made bought, verbal, written, acts, and the creating of new traditions unique to your family.

Our congregation will be celebrating Chalica for seven weeks to give time to explore in a deeper way, each principle.

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Religious Education Events

Religious Education Events

Continuing our church-wide message of The Power of We, the children and youth will begin the month of December rehearsing for the Mummers play, to be presented Sunday, 12/22.

Other RE Programming -

Holiday Shoe-Box Tree
This year we are donating a shoebox of new gifts to 11 youth/children—immigrants and refugees—who are part of the African Community Education (ACE) program of Worcester. You’ll find notecards describing your child pinned to a small tree in the church foyer. Fill a shoebox with hats, mittens, scarves, warm socks, journals, T- shirts, games, flashlight, art/school supplies, gift cards, etc.; write a note; wrap the box;

Caroling on the Common, Save the Date: Wednesday, 12/18/19, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Traditional songs with preprinted lyrics; bring your voices and a flashlight!

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Bereavement Support

Caring Network

Glean Team Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers! Please contact Bob Benson to learn about how you can help. For more information about the Glean Team.  

Volunteer sign up:

SignUpGenius: Nov through Jan 2020

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Is Facebook Driving Anti-Muslim Hatred World Wide?

In 2015, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook added his voice “... in support of Muslims in our community and around the world” in the face of anti-Muslim hatred. The reality today, however, is different, from Myanmar to Kashmir to the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang province, China. In March 2018, the chairman of the U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, Marzuki Darusman, told reporters that social media companies like Facebook had played a “determining role” in the violence, having “substantively contributed to the level of acrimony and dissension and conflict.” “Everything is done through Facebook in Myanmar,” added Yanghee Lee, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. “I’m afraid that Facebook has now turned into a beast, and not what it originally intended.

The sad story is outlined in The Intercept_ in “Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Is an Engine of Anti-Muslim Hate the World Over. Don’t You Care?” Well worth the read and thinking about!


  -The Social Justice Ministries Council

Vespers Service

Tuesday December 10, 7:00 p.m. Vespers Service

Deepening of the Spirit: In this time of gathering darkness and introspection, HUUC will offer an evening Vespers service of quiet, calm beauty. All are welcome at the 45-minute service in the sanctuary. This contemplative service will offer readings, quiet music, and poetry, as well as time for shared silence. Candles can be lit throughout the service. Please enter and leave in silence.
This service will take place in the HUUC Sanctuary.

Loaves and FIshes – Making the Holidays Special

For Thanksgiving we donated 175lbs, 4 turkeys, and $190 (for more turkeys)! Thanks you so much! For December, let's work on a holiday feast. Most needed items are turkey gravy, pineapple slices, juice, coffee, cocoa, and ham glaze. Pick up date December 22.

Maddy and Hugh Silk

Social Justice

Social Justice Ministries Council will be meeting in early January, date TBD.

We had a busy fall hosting 3 successful events – Carbon Pricing Info Session, 1619 Project Discussion, and the Fair Trade Faire. Please feel free to join us with your thoughts about how to continue the momentum into next year. Questions – please email Ginger Kendall or Colleen Pearce.

Sunday Service Voluntering

Two ways to volunteer: Greeting and Ushering

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Wedding Service
Memorial Service

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Who we are

We are a liberal religious community of people of all ages who hold diverse theological beliefs. We come not only from Harvard, but also from many surrounding towns. We gather together "in the spirit of love," to worship, to learn, and to care for one another. We come together both to be comforted and accepted for who we are, and to be challenged to transform and grow as moral and spiritual persons.

We believe in the value of personal experience and reason, and use both as we explore the wisdom of the world's religious traditions, seeking to find and make meaning for ourselves. We celebrate and honor the prophetic words and deeds of many of those who've come before us, which call us to serve not only one another, but also those outside of our community. We long for a world that is fair and just and filled with compassion, and we work to make it so.

We welcome you! We'd love to have you join us on our journey!

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