Follen Youth and Children’s Choir Members! You are an essential part of the Urban Church Music Friendships Initiative. In our collaboration with Roxbury’s Hamilton-Garrett Music & Arts Academy Choir, we’ll be singing songs that highlight racial injustice, civil rights protest, the African-American spiritual tradition, and the universal quest for freedom. For this inspiring undertaking, you’ll … Continued
Do you have a friend who would like to be in the chorus for Follen’s production of Iolanthe? We’re inviting members of the extended community to participate! Kids 7-18 can be a fairy or a peer in this year’s operetta – they need to be able to attend our Monday 4:45-5:15 rehearsals (starting … Continued
Do you know about Follen’s exciting Urban Church Music Friendships initiative? Under the leadership of Director of Music Vivian Montgomery, with support from all corners of the community, we are forging collaborations with Charles Street AME Church in Roxbury, Hamilton-Garrett Music and Arts Academy, Bethel AME Church in Jamaica Plain, and other institutions, in order … Continued
Follen Youth Participate in Homelessness Awareness/Service through Boston’s City Reach Program On the second weekend of March 2019, 14 youth members of the Follen UU Youth (FUUY) Group, along with their Youth Program Coordinators and the Director of Religious Education, made their way to Boston to participate in the City Reach program, sponsored by … Continued
You have the power The instructions for this exercise in willpower—the power of your will!—come from the spiritual teacher, Ram Dass. In his book, Paths to God: Living The Bhagavad Gita, he writes: “If you want to play a little bit with a renunciation practice, pick some desire that you encounter every day. … Continued
TIPS FOR TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT RACE AND RACISM From Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education One of the things that attracted me to Follen Church was the commitment to become an “intentionally and proactively antiracist congregation.” Years of living in Milwaukee, WI- named the most segregated city in the United States- has convinced … Continued
RE-flections by Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education We can tell our values by looking at our checkbook stubs. ~ Gloria Steinem Children realize very early in life that money has value. They understand that getting a toy means that someone (often a parent) must spend money, or that they need to save … Continued
The Artist is Present Resource: “The Artist is Present” by Marina Abramovic. Read more about Marina Abramovic’s career as an artist here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Abramović. Marina Abramovic and Ulay started an intense love story in the 70s, performing art out of the van they lived in. When they felt the relationship had run its course, they decided … Continued
Our Partner Church in Szentmihaly, Romania, proudly dedicated a totally refurbished Community Center on November 18, 2018 in honor of the 450th anniversary of the founding of the Hungarian Unitiarian Church. All the work was done by members of the congregation. View the beautiful meeting room and library as well as the center itself here. Dedication … Continued
The Follen Anti-Racism Book group has been reading and discussing books on the theme of race since the fall of 2015. Their reading list is an excellent resource for anyone ready to delve into this topic. There are some films mixed in as well. If you would like to learn more, you can contact Follen … Continued
