Great Turning Worship Service

Great Turning Worship Service

Join Trek & friends at First Church in Leominster (Unitarian Universalist) for a ritual for the Great Turning! Worship begins at 10:00AM.

By Alliance for Wilderness Engagement

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First Church in Leominster, Unitarian Universalist

15 West Street Leominster, MA 01453

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes

Great Turning Worship Service @ First Church in Leominster with the Alliance for Wilderness Engagement (AWE)🗓️ Sunday, October 19th, 2025 @ 11:00 AM

📍 First Church in Leominster, 15 West Street, Leominster, MA

First Church in Leominster welcomes back Yaakov Trek Reef, wilderness spirituality guide and co-founder of the Alliance for Wilderness Engagement, for a special worship service and ritual rooted in The Great Turning.

Together, we’ll reflect on what we each love about the Earth and celebrate our parts in the Great Turning.

All are welcome. No prior experience or religious affiliation is needed.

Stay for Fellowship & Conversation after the service in the Fellowship Room.

About Yaakov Trek Reef

Trek walks in the world a student and teacher of wilderness spirituality. An avid backpacker, they hiked all 2189.1 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in 2016 in order to find a deeper connection to our more-than-human world.

He is the founder of and lead guide for the Alliance for Wilderness Engagement, a non-profit whose mission is to rekindle our relationship with our more-than-human world; a Master of Divinity student at Meadville Lombard Theological School; and is currently serving as Intern Minister at First Parish Church of Stow & Acton in Stow, Massachusetts.

Trek lives in Billerica, Massachusetts along with his partner, Justin.

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Alliance for Wilderness Engagement

The Alliance for Wilderness Engagement (AWE) believes that rekindling the deep connection between humanity and our more-than-human world will give us a profound sense of place for our own stories within the unfolding story of our planet at this time of the Great Turning.

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Founded in 2022 as a community ministry grounded in Unitarian Universalist values, we provide opportunities for transformative experiences through guided outdoor immersion programs, including:

  • Guided Forest Therapy Circles and Guided Night Sky / Stargazing Circles;
  • Seasonal Celebration Circles to honor the Turning of the Year, and
  • Speaking engagements, pulpit supply, and worship services themed around the Universe Story, Nature & Forest Therapy, and Wilderness Spirituality.

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Our vision is for our work to help write a story of renewal into our future. Explore your nature, immerse in our more-than-human world, and discover your place in our unfolding cosmic story at one of our upcoming public events. Learn more at www.wildawe.org.

Free
Nov 16 · 10:00 AM EST