Director of Music Vivian Montgomery’s Music Notes are published in the weekly order of service and here at follen.org. Notes for September 15: Today, the Adult Choir shares Alex Rowley’s lush setting of Campion’s “Tune Thy Music to Thy Heart”, an invitation to: “…sing thy joy with thanks, and so thy sorrow. Though Devotion needs … Continued
While I am your sabbatical minister I plan to preach a series of five sermons about the history of liberal religion in the USA since the end of World War 2. While many Unitarian Universalists have explored the riches of Unitarian history in the 19th Century, we have not talked about our more recent history … Continued
From Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education What is it that we want for our children?? As parents, that discernment is a driving force in the choices we make every day. And as a religious community, we are asking the same question. After all, it’s a tough world out there… but it is also a … Continued
A small team of library-loving Follenites has been working for over a year designing a newly-invigorated non-fiction circulating library for Follen. We are planning for a collection that supports the work of our Action Teams and aligns with the interests and concerns of our members. A year ago, we partially weeded the former collection and … Continued
“The great end in religious instruction… is not to stamp our minds irresistibly on the young, but to stir up their own.” ~William Ellery Channing Religious Education for children and youth is returning to Follen beginning on Sunday, September 8 with our “Ingathering Service”, a time when we are all called back together from our … Continued
Our partner church in Alsofelsozenmihaly, Romania, generously offered to send a master carver to carve an object of our choosing as a gift for the new addition. However, since our new addition will be furnished in a more modern style, a la Ikea, it was decided that we should ask for a carved table for … Continued
Rev. Tom pledges his best efforts at leading worship at Follen Community Church under the terms of his contract. He will provide suitable pastoral care within the time limits set by his contract. You should contact him through the Lay Ministry team. He will not be providing institutional leadership for Follen, except as needed in … Continued
August 5, 2019 To the Follen Community, Here it is, early August, and as you have no doubt observed, the construction project is moving a little slower than we had hoped. As we say in project management, there are three factors in a project: time, money and quality, and usually one gets two of the … Continued
Laura Maltby, a long-time Follen member, will be leading a Habitat for Humanity team to Paraguay this September 14 – 22. This will be her 8th build in Paraguay (12th in all). Anyone with a desire to help is genuinely welcome to join the team – the Habitat mission is to build relationships as well … Continued
A yearning within reach Sabbath is, quite simply, a day of rest, when you put down “duty” and pick up “joy.” Give yourself at least one—if not many—sabbath days this month. What if you started each day saying yes to the yearning of your heart? Would you spend more time outside? Would you rest in … Continued
