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
“Bridges” is a monthly series of performances by a wide range of familiar and treasured musicians, mostly taking place in the new Sonin Music Center of Follen Church. Unless indicated otherwise, admission is Pay What You Decide – no advance tickets. Further details for each program will be posted one month prior, or can be … 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
I love Question Box Sunday. Below is the list of questions, some from adults, some from kids! To see my answers to the first ten questions, watch the video here! Answered: What about Follen keeps you up at night? Before you were a minister, why did you go to church? How do you define “prayer”? … Continued
Rev. Claire Feingold Thoryn In the first books of the Bible, God spends six jam-packed days in the throes of creation, and then on the seventh day, God rests. That rest must have felt pretty good, because later, God includes rest in the 10 commandments, created to help humans live good lives. The commandments tell … Continued
