First Part: Interdependence as a Fact of Life Our ministry theme for April is interdependence. This term has been capturing the spiritual...

Thank you choir! It's o good to have you singing on this Easter morning. “Shine on me!” This is a beautiful, bluesy, uplifting piece from...

In the Christian liturgical year, today is Palm Sunday, the celebration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as a humble king, five days before...

Earlier I shared words from the late Rev. Elizabeth Tarbox, one of my favorite Unitarian Universalist spiritual writers. She says, “Here...

“Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law. This is our great covenant: To dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in...

During my sabbatical I twice had the opportunity to visit Hanover, PA, my mother’s birthplace, the town where she grew up—about 40 minutes s

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By Madeliene Cahill From: “Protecting our Women and Girls” October 15, 2023, Sunday Service Here’s what I want you to know: Irrational...

Rev. Josh Pawelek Unitarian Universalist Society East Manchester, CT October 1, 2023 During our offering Mary played ‘Adagio Cantabile’...

Rev. Josh M. Pawelek Unitarian Universalist Society: East Manchester, CT September 17, 2023 Our ministry theme for September is welcome,...

the Rev. Josh Pawelek Unitarian Universalist Society East Manchester, CT July 23, 2023 I’m going to share my reflections on the Unitarian...

05/14/23 by Joshua Pawelek I call this sermon “Spiraling.” Spirals are common in nature—the DNA double helix, the fiddlehead fern, the...

04/30/23 “How precious it is to be together in spiritual community. How precious it is to learn what is on each other’s hearts and minds;...

04/16/23 Rev. Josh Pawelek Our ministry theme for April is resistance. I recognized early on in the planning for this morning’s service...

03/26/23 Rev. Josh Pawelek I want to say a few words about something most children do exceedingly well: asking for help. It makes sense....

03/19/23 Rev. Josh Pawelek Om Namah Shivaya, shivaya namah om. Salutations benevolent one. Or salutations Lord Shiva. Ancient words....

02/19/23 I am slightly embarrassed. My intention this morning was—and still is—to continue reflecting on the proposed changes to Article...

02/05/23 Calling The Quarters excerpts from “Quarterdance” by Mary Bopp and Josh Pawelek Spirit of the East, we invite your presence....

01/22/23 by Joshua Pawelek Note: Rev. Josh offered this sermon in response to UUA Article 2 Commission’s rough draft report released in...

01/08/23 Our ministry theme for this first month of 2023 is Finding Our Center. It has always been abundantly clear to me that the...