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The Muses Are Speaking, Rev. Josh Pawelek, May 4, 2025
Calliope the mouse, after speaking with Jaime the baby Our ministry theme for May is imagination . I want to tell a story,...
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May 4, 20259 min read
"The Muses are Speaking" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, May 4, 2025
Gathering Music (Dorothy Bognar) Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude "How Beautiful is Night" by Robert...
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Apr 28, 20252 min read
"Earth Day" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, April 27, 2025
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude Chalice Lighting and Opening Words...
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Apr 21, 20252 min read
In the Morning, Joy: An Easter Homily, Rev. Josh Pawelek, April 20, 2025
The choir sang “In the Morning, Joy,” by the American composer Mark Hayes. This piece is an adaptation of Psalm 30 in the Hebrew...
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Apr 21, 20255 min read
"In the Morning, Joy: A Service for Easter" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, April 20, 2025
Gathering Music "Egg Hunt" "Bunny Burrow" by Lilly Coleman Welcome (Emmy Galbraith) Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Musical...
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Apr 14, 20252 min read
"Unfinished: A Meditation on Amazing Grace," Rev. Josh Pawelek, April 13, 2025
Grace I begin with a heart felt thank you to Mary Bopp and all the musicians who’ve brought us “Amazing Grace” in so many variations...
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Apr 13, 20257 min read
Publicity Form v3.02
Do you have news you want to share with UUSE and/or the wider community? The Communications Committee has created a simple form that you...
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Apr 10, 20251 min read
"Gracefully Amazing" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, April 13, 2025
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude "Amazing Grace" Virginia Harmony, 1831 Eric...
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Apr 8, 20252 min read
"Poetry and Joy as Acts of Resistance" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, April 6, 2025
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements (Gina Campellone) Centering Prelude "Joy Variations" George Frideric Handel and...
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Apr 2, 20252 min read
"The Truth About Trust" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 30, 2025
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome, Announcements and Centering (Martha Larson) Prelude Chalice Lighting and Opening Words (by...
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Mar 26, 20252 min read
Conversation on CT’s Fiscal Roadblocks w/ Speaker Ritter April 8
A Conversation on CT's Fiscal Roadblocks with House Speaker Matt Ritter, joined by members of the Hartford Legislative Delegation A GHIAA...
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Mar 21, 20251 min read
"Love Will Guide Us Through the Hard Night" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 23, 2025
Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Centering Prelude Chalice Lighting and Opening Words “On the Brink” By the Rev. Leslie...
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Mar 18, 20252 min read
How's Your Rhythm Section? Rev. Josh Pawelek, March 16, 2025
Rev. Josh's first drum kit (now collecting dust in the basement) Our March ministry theme is trust. This morning I want to share lessons...
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Mar 16, 20258 min read
"How's Your Rhythm Section?" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 16, 2025
Gathering Music Performer: Meetinghouse Welcome and Announcements Prelude "Find Your People" By Drew Holcomb Performer: Meetinghouse...
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Mar 11, 20251 min read
"Trust in Action" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 9, 2025
Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Centering Prelude "I Know This Rose Will Open" Meditation by Mary Bopp Chalice Lighting and...
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Mar 3, 20252 min read
Strengthen Our Connections: An Annual Appeal Message, Rev. Josh Pawelek, March 2, 2025
There’s a reading in our hymnal by the Rev. Mark Morrison-Reed which tells us “the central task of the religious community is to unveil...
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Mar 2, 20259 min read
"Strengthening Our Connections" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, March 2, 2025
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley and the...
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Feb 25, 20253 min read
"Inclusion and Exclusion" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, February 23, 2025
Gathering Music Welcome and Announcements Prelude “All Are Welcome Here” Improvisation by Mary Bopp Centering Chalice Lighting ...
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Feb 19, 20251 min read
On Inclusivity, Part II, Rev. Josh Pawelek, February 16, 2025
Over the last week of November, a story on social media caught my attention. The Rev. Ben Boswell, the white, senior minister of Myers...
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Feb 16, 20258 min read
"On Inclusion, Part II" -- UUSE Virtual Worship, February 16, 2025
Gathering Music (Mary Bopp) Welcome and Announcements (Rev. Josh Pawelek) Centering Prelude "Swimming to the Other Side" By Pat...
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Feb 11, 20253 min read
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