Westminster Unitarian Church: Home Page Notes

May 18

Bo Pickard — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:09:45 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 a.m.
Religious Education at 9:00 a.m.
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Bee Wisdom
Barbara Fast
Swift wrote: Instead of dirt and poison we have chosen to fill our hives with honey and wax, thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light. Bees have a great deal to teach us.

May 11

Bo Pickard — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:39:54 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 a.m.
Religious Education at 9:00 a.m.
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Mother’s Day Sunday
Barbara Fast

May 4

Bo Pickard — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:23:06 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 a.m.
Religious Education at 9:00 a.m.
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

MAY DAY INTERGENERATIONAL SUNDAY
Barbara Fast & Lauren Kalian
A May Day Celebration of the creative joy of Spring. We found the May Pole!

April 27

Bo Pickard — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:41:20 GMT

10 AM SERVICE
Religious Education
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

APRIL MORNINGS
Rev. Barbara Fast

It was April 30, 2006 that you chose me and I chose you and we began our shared journey. This April Morning you will make another important choice. You will vote on the ‘home’ you want to create for the future of Westminster!

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING 11:15

April 20

Bo Pickard — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:18:19 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

MIRIAM: A STORY FOR PASSOVER

Rev. Barbara Fast

We know some of the story of Moses, the prophet who led his people to freedom. This is a story about his sister Miriam and her love for her brother.

5:30 PM POT LUCK SEDER

ALL ARE INVITED

April 13

Bo Pickard — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:34:43 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Earth Day Service
Benefits of locally grown food. Children start in Sanctuary then return to Fellowship Hall to start tomato and marigold plants.

April 6

Bo Pickard — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:40:00 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

"Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing,"
Rev. Debra W. Haffner
Rev. Haffner is a UU clergyperson and Director of the Religious Institute for Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing. Rev. Haffner eloquently illuminates the connection between sexuality, religion, and spirituality, and the need for sexual justice in our faith communities and society. Most recently Rev. Haffner testified at a congressional briefing in the U.S. House of Representatives on religious support for sexuality education.
Rev. Barbara will be leading worship with Rev.Haffner, is delighted to have her dear friend in our pulpit and encourages you to attend.

March 30

Bo Pickard — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:14:05 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

The Women of Westminster Annual Worship Service

March 23

Bo Pickard — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:35:18 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Lo the Earth Awakes Again!
Rev. Barbara Fast
The Promised Hope of Easter in our lives oday.

March 16

Bo Pickard — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:20:48 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

The Empty Room: Making Space for Whoever Shows Up
Rev. Barbara Fast
A service about pastoral ministry.
We will also covenant with our Pastoral Caregivers.

March 9

Bo Pickard — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:29:42 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Old Turtle and the Broken Truth
Rev. Barbara Fast and Friends

Don’t forget to set your clocks to
SPRING AHEAD!

12:15-2 p.m. New Members Meeting
For those interested in Westminster or considering membership. Sign up in Fellowship hall or call the office 884 -5933

March 2

Bo Pickard — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:38:36 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Love & Justice
Rev Barbara Fast
What does social action and advocacy have to do with faith?

2 p.m. Joy Veaudry poetry reading

Feb. 24

Bo Pickard — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:24:11 GMT

SERVICES AT 10:00 AM
Religious Education at 10:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

10 AM ONE SERVICE
DOES THE DOG HAVE THE BUDDHA NATURE?
Rev Barbara Fast
You are invited to share a poem or brief story and/or bring in a photo.
9:30 AM Memorial Garden
Service of Anniversary to remember Jean Tisser.

11:30 AM Congregational Vote on Vision/Mission

4-6 PM Keeping Faith With Creation Interfaith Panel and refreshments

Feb. 17

Bo Pickard — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:19:22 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

The Evolution Of Morality
Rev. Barbara Fast
Reflections on the nature of human nature.

Feb. 10

Bo Pickard — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:32:32 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

100,000 Welcomes
Rev. Barbara Fast
Hospitality is a spiritual practice that grows mutual reverence and creates sacred space.

4 P.M. Intergen
Youth Group led service with a potluck to follow.

Feb. 3

Bo Pickard — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:15:01 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Latin America: Righting The Wrongs
Susan Letendre, Story Teller & Founder of "Seven Story Market"

Susan will be telling stories of Guatemala and Mexico that illustrate the current socio-economic situation there and the movements for reform.

Jan. 27, 2008

Bo Pickard — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:00:26 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 8th Grade
Nursery Care Available

The Permanent and Transient, or “What Really Matters?”
Rev. Barbara Fast
What is of the essence for our faith lives and what will just blow away soon? We will look at Rev. Theodore Parker’s famous Unitarian sermon of the 19th century and our own process in the 21st.

Children start in the Sanctuary at 9 a.m.

Jan 20

Bo Pickard — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:53:39 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

We’ll Build A World
Rev. Barbara Fast
This is the Holiday dedicated to the memory and values of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. We will look at what needs building up in our selves and in this world.
Children start in the Sanctuary at 9 a.m.

Jan. 13

Bo Pickard — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:26:40 GMT

SERVICE AT 10 AM
Religious Education at 10 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Craig Lentz
Executive Director of Ferry Beach

Congregational Budget Meeting at 11:30

Jan. 6, 2008

Bo Pickard — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:14:57 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Dec. 30

Bo Pickard — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:00:58 GMT

10 a.m. Service

Fire Communion
Lay Lead

No Religious Education Classes

Dec 24 Christmas Eve

Bo Pickard — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:52:32 GMT

Dec. 24-Christmas Eve
4:30 p.m. - Family Worship A CHRISTMAS PAGEANT

7:00 p.m.- Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Reverend Barbara’s Christmas Message & Music

9:00 p.m. - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Reverend Barbara’s Christmas Message & Choir

Dec. 16

Bo Pickard — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:59:37 GMT

NO CHURCH SERVICES

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

100,000 Welcomes

Rev. Barbara Fast

The story says that there was ‘no room at the inn’. Is that still true? Is there room in our hearts for the newcomer? For the new?

Dec. 9

Bo Pickard — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:29:07 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

9 a.m. “Watch for the Light” Rev. Barbara Fast
Our intergenerational celebration of the season: Hannukah, Solstice and Advent

11 a.m. “Farewell, Fran” Rev. Barbara Fast
A worshipful fond farewell to beloved member and friend, Frances Holbrook Armstrong, followed by a lunch.

12:15 p.m. Meeting with the minister and others for those interested in membership or just curious about Wesminster.

3 p.m. Holiday Sing for All Ages
We sing in the Sanctuary, then go to the Fellowship Hall for a pot luck supper and other festivities. Come for all or some of the fun.

Dec. 2

Bo Pickard — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:52:26 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

What Gifts Can We Bring?
Rev. Barbara Fast
What gifts are coming to you this holiday season?

Nov. 25

Bo Pickard — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:49:21 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Dancing on the Head of a Pin
Engaged Buddhist practices for maintaining our joy and balance in a topsy-turvy world.
Joanne Friday

Joanne is a Dharma teacher in The Tiep Hien Order. She received authority to teach from Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Master. She is a co-founder of The Clear Heart Sangha in Wakefield, RI.

Nov. 18

Bo Pickard — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:12:18 GMT

Religious Education at 10:00 a.m.
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

10:00 a.m. One service only

INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE
Our service of joyful thanksgiving, with story for all ages, cornbread communion and children’s choir.

11:15 a.m. Congregational Meeting

Nov. 11

Bo Pickard — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:59:53 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Forgiveness
Rev. Barbara Fast
Finding ourselves in the Christian Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Nov. 4

Bo Pickard — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:04:55 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Coming to Our Senses
Rev. Barbara Fast
How do we come to understand the joy, challenge and reality of our incarnational lives.

Remember to set your clocks back!

Oct. 28

Bo Pickard — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:05:23 GMT

One service only--10 a.m.
Nursery Care Available

Commitment Sunday

Oct. 21

Bo Pickard — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:06:12 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

The Time of Our Life

Rev. Barbara Fast

A Buddhist monk said, “Do not think for a moment that you are not going to die.” What a kind thing to say! We will explore that invitation. Children will start in the sanctuary.

Oct. 14

Bo Pickard — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:19:18 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Tripping the Dark Fantastic
Bill Pett
What can we learn about our problems from Harry potter and other fantasies?

Oct. 7

Bo Pickard — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:18:49 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Gathered Knitted Given
Rev. Barbara Fast
Reflections on living.

Sept. 30

Bo Pickard — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:39:26 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

"Stand By This Faith"
Rev. Barbara Fast
A look at our Universalist ideals though the lens of the life of Olympia Brown, first woman to be ordained in the United States.

Sept. 23

Bo Pickard — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:06:47 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Postcards

Rev. Barbara Fast

September 1907 marked the dedication of Wesminster Unitarian Church at its home on Adelaide Ave., Providence. What were Unitarians like then? There will be a dedication of children and parents at the 9am service. Some RE classes will start in the sanctuary

Sept. 16

Bo Pickard — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:46:48 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

The Great Separation

Rev. Barbara Fast

Sept. 12 begins Ramadan and Rosh Hashanah. Sept. 21 is Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. Some reflections on religion, reason, and reasons for the separation of church and state.

Sept. 2

Bo Pickard — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:41:33 GMT

No Services

September 9
Service at 10:00AM
Rev. Barbara Fast

ALL CONGREGATION HOMECOMING SUNDAY SERVICE & PICNIC Come gather together on our great lawn for the traditional welcome home Water Ceremony. Then we will process into the sanctuary where we will rededicate ourselves to this coming year with song and a brief sermon as we begin again together. Bring your water.
All Congregation Picnic to follow the service.

Summer Services

Bo Pickard — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 19:39:44 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:30 AM

August 26 Bo Lozoff
Founder of the Human Kindness Foundation
Question and Answer Session to follow service

September 2 No Services

July 1

Bo Pickard — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:39:10 GMT

9:30 Summer Service
Nursery Care Available

Mary Haney
Come Sing a Gripe With Me

June 24

Bo Pickard — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:17:14 GMT

9:30 Summer Service
Poetry by Julie Hassett and Joy Veaudry
Fellowship Hall

June 17

Bo Pickard — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:53:35 GMT

10 AM Service Only
Flower Communion and Music Sunday

Nursery Care Available

June 10

Bo Pickard — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:47:16 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

9 am Service: RE Sunday Celebration:"It's a Miracle"

10 am Coffee Hour:RE Sunday Sundaes for everyone!

11 am Service: Coming of Age Service: Celebrate this milestone with our 8th graders and their families.

12 noon Coffee Hour: Come One, Come All:
The RE Committee is hosting a send-off Potluck Party for the Pierre Family as they prepare for their upcoming cross-country family adventure AND a celebration for the Coming of Age class and their families with cake and ice cream!! This is an all-church Potluck Party so bring a dish to share. Hope to see you there!

June 3

Bo Pickard — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:27:04 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

“What If The Hokey Pokey Is What It’s All About”
Rev. Barbara Fast
When you put ‘your whole self in,’ what do you ‘take out’ from your life?

May 27

Bo Pickard — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:22:16 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Remembering Well
Rev. Barbara Fast
A sermon for Memorial Day 2007

May 20

Bo Pickard — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:11:53 GMT

SERVICES AT 10 AM ONLY
Religious Education at 10:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

10 a.m. One Service Only Annual Meeting at 11:30 AM

May 13

Bo Pickard — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:32:48 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

A Mother's Day Sermon
Rev Barbara Fast

May 6

Bo Pickard — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:25:19 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Carolyn Marshall, Steve Jorgensen & Rev Barbara Fast

April 29

Bo Pickard — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 15:08:21 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Tales From a Stranger in a Strange Land
Tony Dibella

April 22

Bo Pickard — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:46:32 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Earth Day 2007

Intergenerational Worship

April 15

Bo Pickard — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:31:10 GMT

SERVICES AT 9:00 AND 11:00 AM
Religious Education at 9:00 AM
Preschool through 7th Grade
Nursery Care Available

Justice Sunday
Rev. Barbara Fast