Rev. Wil Darcangelo, M.Div., of Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the 18th settled Minister of the First Church of Christ, Unitarian, in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He writes a weekly column called Hopeful Thinking on optimistic spirituality for the Information Age. Married to his husband Jamie Darcangelo, a Registered Nurse at a local federally-funded health clinic, together they have an adopted daughter named Lavender. Wil is also a carpenter and stained glass artist with a background as a performing arts professional.
Join us on Thursday at 7pm at the Bulfinch Meetinghouse for Tenebrae—a contemplative and moving sunset service of light and shadow where candles are slowly extinguished, ancient words are spoken, and silence deepens into darkness. Experience the story of Holy Week not just as … read more.
Join us this Palm Sunday for a service exploring Jesus’s radical act of mocking tyranny. Palm Sunday is often told as a gentle parade of palms and hosannas. But in the tense atmosphere of Passover under Roman rule, Jesus’ choice to ride into Jerusalem … read more.
Join us next Sunday as we welcome author Carolyn Hochard (The Stars We Could Reach) with Rev. Wil for a thoughtful service exploring grief, forgiveness, and the quiet resilience of the human heart. Through story and reflection, we consider how loss—though painful—can deepen compassion, invite … read more.
Join us next week for a Seedling Sunday service with Rev. Wil. The congregation will ceremonially plant flowering butterfly milkweed seeds in the peat cups we recently blessed, symbolically connecting it with the Sixth Principle of Unitarian Universalism: The goal of world community … read more.
We begin Women’s History Month by exploring Unitarian Universalism’s Second Principle — justice, equity, and compassion in human relations. Through reflection on historic women and their enduring impact, we will renew our commitment to living these values daily and becoming worthy ancestors … read more.
Join us this Sunday as we explore the Omnist view of two not so different thoughts from two not so different traditions. Christianity and Buddhism have a lot to say to one another. One of the more striking among them is the comparison … read more.
Join us this Sunday for a reflective and uplifting service centered on the power of light in uncertain times. We will explore the history of the Unitarian Universalist flaming chalice — a symbol created during World War II as an emblem of courage, refuge, … read more.
Join us for Black History Sunday with Rev. Wil for a service entitled “The Light That Cannot Be Unlearned.” In our own lifetime, we have seen truths once denied now widely acknowledged: that systemic racism exists; that mass incarceration is a moral crisis; that Black lives … read more.
Service will be ZOOM ONLY on Sunday, January 25. Please see full zoom information after the service description.
Join us Sunday for a service with Rev. Wil that explores the range of individual beliefs that exist in our congregation. In any church, … read more.
Join us for a Bread and Wine Communion service that focuses on the deep symbolism and intentionality within The Paper Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh. Paper is, as humans are, created in a single moment. But they are made with ingredients of the eternal. … read more.
