Last week, DRE Thea Shapiro, a regular volunteer at Bread and Roses, noticed that many of the dinner guests waiting in line for their evening meal were gloveless. When the wind chill is hovering around zero, bare hands can be painful and even dangerous to your health.
The good news: Thanks to UUCiA members’ many generous Helping Hands, Thea is dropping off 40 pairs of new gloves and mittens of all sizes at the Lawrence soup kitchen. Your generous donations at last Sunday’s service made it posssible.
Sunday, January 29, 10:30 a.m. (“The Animal in Me”)
Have you ever heard of totem animals, or spirit animals (or even power animals)? In some shamanistic traditions, it is believed that each human has a special animal that guides them, or has wisdom for them, or something to teach them.
This Sunday, Rev. Lara Hoke’s reflection (“The Animal in Me”) will describe some of these traditions, and — who knows? — you just might decide that there’s an animal that has something special to add to your spiritual life!
Sunday, February 5, 10:30 a.m.: We are in a time when the old models no longer work, a world rich with choices and possibilities, but full also of chaos, danger, and risk. What are the spiritual truths in our own evolutionary history that can guide us as we navigate a time of great change? Where do we find the beginnings of new growth and depth for our own spirits, for our community, and for our world?
Gail Forsyth-Vail is Adult Programs Director at the UUA. Among her current projects is Cooking Together: Recipes for Immigration Justice Work, a blog and website for collecting and sharing ways in which Unitarian Universalists of all ages are preparing for Justice General Assembly in Phoenix in June.
One of the UUCIA’s favorite traditions is the all ages annual retreat. Reserve your spot today!
Who, what, when and where?
Members and friends of the UUCIA share a fun, relaxed weekend Friday, June 8 through Sunday, June 10 at Cape Cod Sea Camps, on the shore of Cape Cod Bay in Brewster, Massachusetts. Activities include beachcombing, tennis and biking to evening conversation and a talent show. For many, the highlight is an outdoor worship service on Sunday morning.
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For the past two years, Rev. Lara Hoke has held office hours on Wednesday afternoons. She has found that in the 21st century, people rarely “drop in”!
So this year, she will try office hours by appointment. If you would like to meet with Lara, she’d be very happy to meet with you! Please email her at
minister@uuandover.org to set up a time and place for a meeting. (Lara plans to be at 6 Locke Street one afternoon each week this year, but the day will vary week-to-week.)
