Spiritual Growth and Community Center

The Spiritual Growth and Community Center

A Heart-Centered Space

Changing the World with Love Since 2008!

About Us 

The Spiritual Growth and Community Center (SGCC) is the outreach program arm of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in the Assabet Valley, located in Stow, MA. Founded at the Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson (UCMH) in 2008, the SGCC moved to its new home in Stow, following UCMH’s merger with the First Parish Church of Stow and Acton in 2026. 

 

For over seventeen years, the SGCC has been living its mission, providing the Assabet Valley region with high-quality, inspirational programs, classes, and events to awaken curiosity, joy, compassion, and personal growth for the mind, body, and spirit.  

You Are Invited…

Join us in growing a welcoming, heart-centered community by fostering connection and spiritual exploration to transform individual lives and our interconnected world.

[Links coming soon]
  • Click here to see info on our regular programs and/or to register for our regular & ongoing events.
  • Click here for our list of one-time, seasonal, and special events. 
  • Click here to see the full calendar of events at UUCAV.

What We Offer

All programs are open to the community. Our programs are welcoming to all, and inclusive of all perspectives, including oppressed, mainstream, and non-religious views.* 

We offer regular weekly and monthly programs - see our list of drop-in classes below - as well as seasonal and annual larger events.  (link text to our general registration form)

You can register for any of our ongoing events here: SGCC Event Registration -- For more information on registration, cancellation, accessibility, facilities & parking, click here. 

Recurring Programs:

Click here for more information and the registration form for our recurring programs. 

Special SGCC Programs & Events

Clicking on one of these events will take you to a page with more information and registration form if required.  Some upcoming events are listed before further information is available, so if the event is not linked, stay tuned!

For additional Communtity Events (not hosted by the SGCC but by other congregational programs) see our Upcoming Events (News) page, Community Activities page, Calendar, and Newsletter.   

  • No Moon Shamanic Ceremony
  • Intermediate Zentangling Workshop (October 24, 2pm)
  • Introduction to Zentangle Workshop (October 3, 2pm)
  • Samhain Circle (late October)

  • Winter Solstice Service (Mid-December) 

Non-SGCC Recurring Programs at UUCAV:

We also have the following weekly and monthly social and spiritual groups at UUCAV that are not part of the SGCC, but hosted by other congregational departments. For more information on them, see our Community Activities page and our church calendar:

  • Coffee and Chat (weekly, in-person, at the town park next door's gazebo)
  • Online Book Group (monthly, online)
  • Meditation and Reading Group (weekly, in-person at UUCAV & online)*
  • Bridge Group (bridge the card game, that is!) (location varies)
  • Tabletop Games Night (monthly, at UUCAV)

Coming Soon:

We're still working on setting up our Gender/ed Exploration Groups, but we are looking forward to hosting:

  • Women’s Red Tent 
  • Men’s Circle,
  • Queer/Agender Group meetings

Our Gender definitions:

We believe that trans women are women, without exception. 

We believe that trans men are men, without exception. 

Gender-expansive, nonbinary, IndigiQueer, or two-spirit people who feel comfortable in/identify with women’s spaces and men's spaces are welcomed and included in our gendered spaces. 

When we say "women" and "men" in our programming descriptions, we include all these people. 

(This definition adapted from the UU Women's Federation.)

For More Information

Contact the SGCC:

Cynthia Menard, SGCC Director: sgcc@uucav.org

Contact UUCAV: 

Phone: (978) 897-8149
Meg Rivers-Wright, Parish Administrator: office@uucav.org 

 

* No harmful speech or actions will be tolerated in our community space.