Sunday Worship Services
Join us every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in our classic New England sanctuary for worship services. Our services engage the mind, body, heart and spirit with beautiful music, spiritual themes, stories for all ages, and time for contemplation and prayer. Children begin in the sanctuary with their families and then are excused for faith development programs which run concurrently. Nursery care is available for the youngest, and babies and children are always welcome to remain in the service with their caregivers.
You can also join us live online, or view any of our past services on our YouTube channel.
Worship Online
During our service, we share prayers from our community. If you have a prayer you wish to share during our service, you can fill out the form below, or complete a prayer card in the sanctuary.
Worship theme: Healing
We come to our spiritual lives for healing and well-being. In ourselves, in our families, and in the wider world, we seek healing for ourselves and others. In this liberal religious community, we welcome an expansive understanding of the holy and the possibility of change.
Sunday mornings 10:30AM
View past services, music, and children's stories on our YouTube channel
Sunday, November 1, 2026 YouTube Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/Gcu6pOHGJTA?feature=share
Of the People, By the People, For the People
On this Sunday before election day, we will recommit ourselves to the practices of democracy. These are not only participation in the electoral process, but also resisting greed and unjust power. We can also create communities that model what our country could be. The Rev. Sarah C. Stewart preaching.
Service Music: Our Adult Choir and our Youth Choir are both in the service this morning, as well as guest musicians from the Worcester Children's Chorus! The Adult Choir and the Worcester Children's Chorus will be sharing two movements from Bonds' "Credo", which they will be performing in full on Nov. 6 at Mechanics Hall. And the Adult Choir and Youth Choir will be joining to sing Rollo Dilworth's "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody," while the Youth Choir will be singing "Circle Round for Freedom" as the a cappella choral benediction. Allegra will be playing "Eastern Daylight Time" by Boston composer Grace Coberly for the prelude, and James Haupt will be playing "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho," arr. Mark Hayes, for the postlude.
Faith Development: This Sunday our Spirit Play class forPre-k-1st grade is hearing the story of The Seven Spools of Thread. Jenny Harrington and Kim Rodriguez are teaching. Our Soul Matters class for 2nd-5th grade will be exploring the theme of healing with teachers Lexi Haley and Lisa Stoddard. The Crossing Paths class for 6th-9th graders is learning about Christianity with Meg Swan and Laura Kirshenbaum in preparation for next week's visit to The Journey Church. Our nursery is staffed and open for toddlers aged 1-4. Our Middle school youth group, BYKOTA is meeting in their lounge from 9-10 AM, and choosing parts for the Thanksgiving skit. YRU2 is not meeting this week.
The Sign Up sheets for the Christmas Pageant will be out during coffee hour. Please stop by. High School youth can sign up to be directors or angel and shepherd guides, or Jingle Bell Choir assistants. Middle school youth can be narrators or lead roles. Children in grades 2-5 can sign up to be angels or shepherds, and preschoolers through 3rd grade can be in the Jingle Bell Choir. Adult helpers are always needed for costuming, guiding and leading rehearsal down time activities.
Sunday, November 8, 2026
Healing the Harms
Some people are hurt in the homes they grow up in, and some of those adults choose to end contact with their families as a form of healing. Yet people may find that their parents' spirits are still with them, as wounds they carry or unexamined habits. Freedom comes from learning to accept and heal those wounds ourselves. The Rev. Sarah C. Stewart preaching.
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Created in Our Image
The Bible says that God created humans; "male and female He created them." Yet throughout human history, we have been aware of a diversity of gender expressions beyond that simple dichotomy. In a way, we imagine God in our image. Ahead of Trans Day of Remembrance, we'll explore understandings of the Holy as male, female, fluid and beyond gender. The Rev. Sarah C. Stewart preaching.
Sunday, November 22, 2026 YouTube Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/Gcu6pOHGJTA?feature=share
Stone Soup
Today our children and youth, especially our Middle School Youth Group, BYKOTA, welcome you to enjoy a service all about the importance of community and the warmth it brings. Led by members of the Faith Development program and staff.
This Sunday, Please remember to bring in non-perishable food items for the Thanksgiving Food Drive, led by the children and youth of First U! All donations will be given to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester. The food collection will be taken during the worship service.
Faith Development: Today's service is intended for all ages. Please join us in the sanctuary!
Sunday, November 29, 2026