It is with deep sadness that we share the death of Roberta "Bobbi" Mawdsley in the early hours of Monday, July 27 at the Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, MA.  Bobbi had been attended to by many friends and family during her illness over the past few months and especially in the last few weeks. 

A celebration of Bobbi's life is planned for Saturday, August 1, 2015 at 11 am here at UUCW. The Parish Service Committee requestes that attendees who are willing and able please bring a dessert dish for the reception following the memorial.

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Iris Lanyon is recuperating from open heart surgery to repair one of her heart valves.  She will be moving from St. V's to rehab later this week.  Cards can be sent to her home:
101 Barry Rd.  #1214

Worcester, MA  01609

A few housekeeping notes before summer:

Summer office hours, starting June 29, will generally be on Tuesday from 9 am - 1 pm. There will be exceptions though, as I will be doing a bit of traveling this summer (and therefore working from the road), so I suggest calling 508-853-1942 before you come if you will need something from the office, or even scheduling an appointment by email or phone. Phone messages will be checked daily, email more frequently. Regular office hours will resume on August 31.

Gmail Users - Please note that if you stop receiving the Message, Nugget, and Weekend Reminder, check your Promotions tab in Gmail. Often, you will find that church emails are in there! Please click HERE for more information. Please share this information with your fellow congregants if they mention they aren't getting the Message!

PLEASE NOTE: Our trash and recycling is generally picked up once a month. Please be sure to break down all cardboard boxes before putting them in the recycling dumpster so it doesn't fill up too fast!

Have a safe and happy summer everyone!

Summer's here but we are still busy here at the Pantry and could use your help with several items:

If Your Garden is Overflowing:

We will be distributing food on Saturday, August 15.  If you already have too much zucchini we would love to have it, and any other veggies, to distribute to our clients.  Since the Church is closed, we ask you to deposit it in the box on the BACK Church Steps on Friday afternoon, August 14.  Please DO NOT DROP it before!  Thank you!

School Supplies:

For many years the Pantry has distributed donated school supplies (backpacks, pencils, pens, notebooks, crayons, etc.) to our clients in need.  We will be distributing these at the Pantry distribution on August 15th.  It takes donations from many folks to fill this need.  Please take advantage of all of the Back To School sales that will be taking place and pick up these items for our clients.  Last year we served more than 70 clients from Kindergarden through High School age!

Thanks for helping out those in need in our area.  If you'd like to volunteer over the summer we could use your help as well.

Any questions, please contact:  Dianne Mann at djmann@charter.net or at (508) 963-0183.

Some of us have been talking with Solar companies about the possibility of putting solar panels (photovoltaic - electricity producing) on the roof of our church. The roof of Fellowship Hall is sloped towards the south, and has enough space to make almost all the electricity we use at the church. 

Some Solar companies will put the panels up for free, but then we don't get to use all the electricity they generate. Some Solar companies will sell the panels to us and then we get all the electricity but they're expensive.

We could put up more panels on the flat roof over the classrooms, mounted at an angle, but we might need to repair that roof first. There are lots of things to consider.

If you're interested in hearing about the progress, helping with the progress, or voicing your opinion about the project, etc, send me an email, or call me at 508-963-8683. We will have an informational meeting later this summer.