UU Westborough - Minister & Staff

Minister & Staff

Minister: The Rev. Cynthia A. Frado

The granddaughter of Portuguese immigrants, Rev. Frado grew up on a farm in southeastern Massachusetts. She holds a BA degree in Theology from Boston College, studied at Schiller College in Germany, the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland, and did an academic internship at the Vatican. Her Master of Divinity degree is from Harvard University’s Divinity School. Cindy has received training in Reiki and has also earned national certification in Clinical Hypnotherapy. She was ordained to the Unitarian Universalist ministry in 1991 and has held positions as a hospital chaplain, pastoral counselor, and parish minister. She is also the mother of two adult children and the grandmother of two very active toddlers!

Her ministry in Westborough includes preaching, pastoral care and counseling, teaching, administrative responsibilities, committee work, social justice projects, chairing the area interfaith clergy association, participation in cluster, district, and continental UUA organizations, and is the facilitator of a world religions program at the middle school. The focus of her ministry is living an integrated spirituality, in which everyday life becomes an expression of those beliefs that inspire both the mind and the heart.

Cindy is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for pastoral emergencies. Her office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Afternoons are devoted to study groups, meetings, pastoral visits, scheduled appointments, reading, and research. She will arrange to meet with folks over breakfast or lunch. Evenings are reserved for committee meetings, classes, and scheduled counseling appointments. Fridays and Saturdays are for reading, worship preparation and sermon writing; Sundays are for worship, meetings, and programs. Mondays are for leisure, laundry, literary devotions, and playing with grandchildren!

If you would like to speak with her or arrange for an appointment, please call the church office at 508-366-2635 and leave a message on her private voice mail.

Office Assistant & Newsletter Editor: Lori Zarrilli

Lori Zarrilli grew up in Natick and moved to Westborough in 1998. After earning her Computer Science Degree, she worked 13 years as a QA Engineer at Prime Computer, Leading Edge, and Kronos and then took a hiatus from high tech to start a family with her husband, Joe. She also was a staff writer for the Westborough News for one year and volunteered as a Girl Scout leader for four years. And, she also has a Seinfeld sense of humor and loves scary movies.

Lori also publishes the VISTA newsletter and articles for it may be left at the church in the VISTA in-box, mailed to Lori at the church, or e-mailed to her at UUWestboro@Yahoo.com. Deadline for the following month's issue is the 3rd Sunday of the preceding month.

Lori's office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Director of Religious Education: Janet Davis

Janet holds a BS in Historic Preservation from Roger Williams University. In addition to her formal education, she has attended several workshops and trainings administered through the UUA. She is a mother of two who finds Unitarian Universalism a welcoming, thought-provoking, and a spiritual home for herself and her family. It is her objective to make Sunday School stimulating, informative, and fun for children and teachers, while providing support for parents. She also guides the Youth Group. She can be reached at church on Sunday mornings from 9 am to 1 pm and on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm. You can also leave a voice mail message for her at church, 508-366-2635, or email her at MJLJDavis@aol.com.

Music Director: Warren Olsen

Born and raised on Staten Island, New York, Warren graduated from Vanderbilt University with a BA in sociology. He describes his musical education as “formally self-taught.” His early classical piano (and accordion!) lessons gave him the skills he needed to master the upright bass and bass guitar. Warren has since played bass and keyboards with many rock, pop, folk, and jazz groups around New England. He also lived in Germany for four years and toured northern Europe, playing original music in a five-piece band that included his former wife, singer/songwriter Luanne Crosby. Warren also plays the trombone in a local Big Band and served as musical director for the Westborough Players Club 2001 production of “I Do! I Do!” and the 2003 production of "Mother Goose, Inc.” Still active in local theatre "pit bands", jazz and rock groups, he has been the organist and choir director for our church since 1996. You can reach Warren at WarrenOlsen@charter.net.

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