Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse
21 Fairground Rd
Springfield, Vermont 05156
Services 10am - 11am
In person and on Zoom
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6130779853
Meeting ID: 613 077 9853
Feb. 8, 2026
Be Kind
with Rev. Tim Munroe
photo created by June Brink/AI
As a minister of the Universal Life Church - I believe "we are all children of the same Universe" (ULC.ORG). In light of that being kind to all those around you is of the utmost importance. One never knows what struggle another is going through. Help make the world better than it was before you acted.
Order of Service
Gathering Music - #327 - Joy, Thou Goddess
Welcome
Bell Sound & Chalice
Opening Words
Hymn - #387 - The Earth, Water, Fire, Air (x3)
Reading
Affirmation
Offering
Hymn - #308 - The Blessings of the Earth and Sky
Reflection
Hymn - #288 - All are Architects
Closing Words
Chalice and bell
Sharing of joys and concerns
Announcements Sharon
Transitional Music - #388 - Dona Nobis Pacem
Coffee Hour/Souper Sunday
Souper Sunday Feb. 8, 2026
Every 2nd Sunday of the month, after Services, we will be having soups, breads and drinks. $5 for members and guests eat for free!
Upcoming Services:
Feb 15th Jo Bregnard “When all the earth (really) begins again” We'll explore the reasoning behind--and importance of--waiting until early spring to make your annual habit-changing plans, and we'll learn a little bit about various traditions that support this way of thinking. That includes the Chinese Lunar New Year, and the coming of the feisty Fire Horse. Then you’ll have the chance to set your own intention for the year ahead.
Feb 22nd Rev. Dr. Nancy Jay Crumbine
March 1st Will Hunter
March 8th Worship Committee "Monks Walk for Peace"
March 15th Bill and June Brink "Peace and Love"
March 22nd Rev. Dr. Nancy Jay Crumbine
March 31st Will Hunter
News and Info
Cristina Guiu Wood, 77, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, from cancer. She died at her home in Weathersfield, Vt., surrounded by family and friends, and was buried, as she wished, on the farm where she had lived for much of her life.
The middle of three sisters, Tina was born on Feb. 22, 1948, in Greenfield, Mass., to Rafael and Elizabeth (Bray) Guiu. She came to Weathersfield, Vt., in 1970, after graduating with a degree in music from Bennington College. As a child, she had always wanted to live on a farm, and that childhood dream became a reality when, at the height of the Vermont Back to the Land movement, she and her husband Willis took over the family farm that had been in his family since the late 1700s. Here they stayed for the next 55 years, raising two children, Joshua and Marina, continuing and expanding the farm’s cider and maple business, while also raising cows, sheep, and chickens. She was a wonderful gardener, spending countless hours raising vegetables and tending the beautiful flower gardens that surrounded her house. She reveled in the fact that, in maybe 25 years of hard work, she managed to turn a patch of Japanese knotweed into a thriving vegetable garden, but never managed to conquer the encroaching gout weed. She was a wonderful cook and entertainer, easily turning a lunch from two to 20 when friends, grandkids, or a sweaty hay crew showed up.
Tina enjoyed traveling, including trips to Cuba (her father’s birthplace) and Guatemala, where her son and daughter-in-law lived for many years. One memorable trip was walking the entire Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile pilgrimage trail running from France to Santiago, Spain.
Music was always central to her life. She spent many years teaching piano to both children and adults, she sang in many local choirs, and she played piano and organ at the Weathersfield Center Church for more than 40 years, as well as at other local churches. Some 20 years ago, Tina and her friend Julie Levy started and led Clear Springs, a hospice choir, where she shared her love of music with sick and dying patients at homes and assisted living centers. After years singing to others on their death beds, her choir sang to and with Tina as she became sicker, and even up to the moment of her death. She was a lifelong believer in the spiritual teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and attended every summer for almost all of her 77 years a Swedenborgian retreat at the Fryeburg New Church Assembly in Maine.
Tina is survived by Willis, her husband of 55 years; her son and daughter-in-law Josh and Gabriella Wood; her daughter and son-in-law Marina Wood-McNaughton and Nathan McNaughton; and grandchildren Zed, Myra, Ada, and Rose. She was predeceased by her sister Cecilia (Guiu) Searle, and survived by her sister Gloria (Guiu) Costello, as well as nieces and nephews. The family plans a celebration of her life in the spring.
https://vermontjournal.com/obituaries/cristina-g-wood-1948-2026
Perkinsville Music Series
Perkinsville Community Church
35 Church St
Perkinsville, VT
Questions? Ask June Brink
Members, friends and visitors who have found meaning in our services and programs are invited to make a one-time or recurring donation to the Meetinghouse.
Please send checks to:
UU Church
PO Box 944
Springfield, VT 05156
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Our Services are each Sunday starting the second Sunday in September until mid-June, with two services in July and two in August.
Services: 10am to 11am
Coffee Hour: 11am - Noon
Given recent events in our country, the Social Action Circle has chosen Migrant Justice, based in Burlington, Vermont, as the recipient of our Share the Plate donations for February. They accompany and support new Americans during court hearings and immigration appointments, and have created a statewide rapid response network of over 1300 allies who are ready to mobilize to the site of immigration detentions.
2nd & 4th Thursdays
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
On Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6130779853
A Zoom group for folks who like to play with color, drawing, reinventing objects, & general creating. There might be laughter, daring & surprises. Have paper, colored pencils or crayons or your favorite medium ready. Interest & questions? Contact; Toni Streeter, Ann Marie &/or Ti Knoepfel. Or email uuspringfieldvt@gmail.com
Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse
21 Fairground Rd
Springfield, VT 05156
Mailing address: P.O.Box 944 Springfield, VT 05156
Email: uuspringfieldvt@gmail.com