Onward Together: Congresswoman Clark’s Volunteer & Advocacy Fair Saturday, March 18, 10am-noon, Lexington High Help Restore the Monument to William Ellery Channing at Mount Auburn Cemetery Songs of Hope and Spirit Saturday, April 8, 8pm, Follen Sanctuary The Halalisa Singers present Music Down in My Soul: Songs of hope and spirit from around the world, … Continued
Saturday, March 25, 5:30-7:30pm, Follen Community Center The annual auction is an evening of food, friendship and fun, all to benefit our beloved church. Fellow Follenites have already donated more than 60 items including gourmet dinners, vacation homes, exciting experiences and useful services. See all the auction items in the auction book here. Can you help? Sign up … Continued
Spiritual exercise: Take a walk in the woods this month. The only thing predictable about March weather is that it is usually kind of yucky: it will be rainy and muddy or chilly and snowing or unseasonably warm and pollen-y—we don’t get to pick our wilderness! (If you are not able to walk, dress appropriately … Continued
For more than 3000 years, the Jewish people have been persecuted, exiled, dispersed, and almost annihilated more times than one can count. How have they been able to not only survive, but to thrive? There are many answers to this question – their faith, a strong sense of culture while assimilating with their host countries, … Continued
Town of Lexington Youth Mental Health First Aid Training March 11, 13, and 14, Lexington Community Center When a loved one has heart disease or cancer, families rally around, but when someone is struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, or other mental conditions, family members are not sure what to do, which can be heartbreaking. Youth … Continued
Sign up in Coffee Hour Feb 26, March 5 and March 12 A unique opportunity for new and old members to connect in a small-group setting! These wonderful dinners will take place over the two weekends of March 11-12 and March 18-19. Sign up to either host or attend during coffee hour. For questions, please contact Steph … Continued
This Sunday Nursery through Grades 7/8: In-class religious education resumes at 10:30am Coming of Age 4:30pm, Community Center FUUY 6:30pm, Community Center Interim DRE Deb Weiner is leading worship this Sunday. For questions about RE, see RE Action Team member Leslie Stebbins. Read Interim DRE Deb Weiner’s latest blog post, In the Interim: Navigating the Waters of Change
North Bridge American Promise Association Tuesday, March 7, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA If you are interested in working with local members of a national group focused on amending the Constitution so that people, not money, govern in America, please come to this event. We will … Continued
February’s “Food for Thought” (Follen’s new monthly dinner-and-program event) focused on “Truth and Reconciliation.” We watched this thought-provoking TED Talk from Bryan Stevenson (shown below center), then we heard from two Follenites who are working through family histories of enslavement and unearned privilege: Hill Snellings and Harriet Peterson. Then our small groups dug in and reflected on … Continued
This Sunday, February 19 One-Room Schoolhouse: Jody Gray-Linden teaches children ages 6-12 in the Community Center. Older youth welcome in the worship service. Nursery: Melissa Hawkins welcomes children up to age 5 No FUUY, No Coming of Age, due to school vacation No OWL on February 23 Next Sunday, February 26 Nursery care for children … Continued
