Meet Tom Schade The Worship and Music Action Team and staff are delighted to announce that Rev. Tom Schade will serve as our sabbatical minister while Rev. Claire takes her leave this summer and fall. Tom comes with a lot of experience in UU ministry. He served as a minister at First Unitarian … Continued
What excites you about the 2019-20 Follen music season? A beautiful new rehearsal and performance space? The residency of vocal activist Melanie Demore in February and March 2020? A baroque music service for advent with period instrumentalists? The “Bridges” Concert Series in the new space? Our services featuring Klezmer music? Follen’s traditional Christmas Eve … Continued
by Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education One of the many facets of Unitarian Universalism that I appreciate is that we have such a great deal of theological diversity, and yet we are called together in love and support as we figure out our ways of being present in the world. That said, I have … Continued
Reflect and come to your group ready to share: what was something that was scandalous and shocking in your youth but now just…isn’t? When it comes to things like appearance, gender expression, sexual orientation, divorce, relationship choices, job choices, and many other things—what scandals do you remember from your earlier life that you have a … Continued
Hello all you dear folks who are leading Follen this year, I wanted you to know that I have recently decided to give $6,000 to Follen Church to underwrite Vivian Montgomery’s Urban Church Music Friendships Initiative. I’ve been following the budget belt-tightening worries and – because I care so much about helping all of our … Continued
I’ve been thinking about Kindness a lot lately. Quite frankly, I believe our world could use a lot more of it. We are living in a time when our political differences often result in behavior that is not just cruel, but often dangerous. Perhaps acts of kindness are the antithesis of a practice that can … Continued
Stephen Ervin Helps Us Dream Big FOLLEN 2019: The painted backdrop now in the chancel arch is a midwinter offering to the community, to try to share some of the vision of the epochal transformation of Follen Church now underway, and that will unfold in the next weeks, months, and years. The depiction of new spaces/activities … Continued
Humble Practices Identify one way this month to be “uniquely humble.” The options are endless: · Spend an hour one evening looking up at the stars and contemplate how small—and how lucky—you are; · Rather than giving your coworkers advice, humbly ask your coworkers for advice, for a change; · Take a risk and humbly … Continued
Calling all Follenites! The Operetta Volunteer Crew needs you. Whether you like to build, paint, sew, cook, write, draw, proofread, organize, take photos, make props, sell tickets . . . the list goes on and on. Producing the operetta is a true community effort, and a great way to connect with fellow Follenites of all … Continued
The FUUY Mission Trip to NOLA is coming up in April. Want to donate to the Youth Mission Trip fund? You can contribute electronically through our “Go Fund Me” Account!
