We return for regular worship services:
Ingathering Worship Service
Sunday, March 19, 2016
on the Spring Equinox at 10:00 AM in our newly renovated chapel
Sunday, March 26th — Michael Young will present a service of Universal Love service in the Sufi Tradition.
Saturday (morning), April 8 — Looking for people to help at our Coffee Stand at the River Rat Parade and Big Cheese 5K. If interested, please reply to the minister at athol.uu@gmail.com or hit reply on this email.
Saturday, April 22 — UUA’s New England Region’s Annual Meeting in Woburn, MA. The Minister will be attending and anyone who would like to join me is welcome.
Sunday, Easter Basket Blessing & Breakfast — Sunday, April 16th at 9:00 AM
COMMUNITY NOTES:
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Steve Klinke, who died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017 in Worcester. He was 62 years old. Many thanks to Rev. David Farrington for covering this funeral.
Thanks to Bette Martin for her hard work on our Chapel space. We look forward to seeing it on the Spring Equinox Ingathering, March 19th.
PROPOSED NEW MISSION STATEMENT
First Church’s Proposed Mission Statement
please consider and mention any changes that you would like to see to either Chris Coyle or the minister, at athol.uu@gmail.com
IN CLOSING:
With these oddly high temperatures in February.. the season of Spring is on my mind
A Prayer in Spring
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.
Oh. give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
That swarm dilating round the perfect trees.
And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard;
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid-air stands still.
Robert Frost