Starting in September, Follen will be moving to a new religious education teaching schedule that is designed to provide more flexibility for parent volunteers, more support for teachers, and more stability and continuity for the children and youth being taught! The teaching schedule will be divided into two terms, each with thirteen or fourteen slots. … Continued
My “most favorite” Sunday of the year is Coming of Age Sunday. The two services Follen had on May 21st were joyful and filled with the beliefs and learnings our fourteen Coming of Age program graduates held in their minds and hearts. They blessed us with their vision, their hopes for the future, their connection … Continued
Democracy Demands Engagement May 18, May 26, June 15, 7-9pm, Temple Isaiah State Rep Jay Kaufman hosts a workshop on public engagement Read/Download event flyer for Democracy Demands Engagement Trinity Covenant Church Dedicates Its Solar Canopy Saturday May 20, 4-4:30, Trinity Church, Lexington Pastor Chris Haydon and the congregation of Trinity Covenant Church would like … Continued
Just what have we been up to at Follen since September? SO much. From Ingathering and welcoming new staff, to our special service after the election, through Christmas and the FUUY service, right up to the Anti-Racism Resolution, it’s been a busy busy year. We are growing and changing, responding to events both personal and … Continued
At Follen’s Annual Meeting on May 24, the group Follen Responds to Racism will offer a resolution, “Advancing Follen Church as an Antiracist Congregation.” The resolution affirms that Follen will commit to work proactively, internally and in the wider world, to support racial justice and the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement, to include hanging a banner. … Continued
WARRANT for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Follen Church To the members of Follen Church: You are requested to assemble in the Community Center of the Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA, at 7:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 ARTICLE I To receive and act on the report of the Parish Minister. ARTICLE … Continued
May’s Worship Theme at Follen is “Transformation.” Spiritual Exercise Got a Bible? Sure you do—at home or on the web, find a Bible and turn to the book of Psalms. There are 150 Psalms in the Hebrew Bible. Choose one—any one—and transform it. Rewrite, reinterpret, reimagine—transform the psalm into a psalm for today, a psalm … Continued
Women of the Greatest Generation: Stories of Faith, Hope, Love, and Courage Saturday, June 4, 2:30-4pm, Hancock Church, Lexington Women of the Greatest Generation Volunteering Opportunity, Fuller Center for Housing July 1-8, Nicaragua Spend a week building homes in Nicaragua. Contact Follen member Laura Maltby and see Fuller Center for Housing.
At Follen’s Annual Meeting on May 24, The group Follen Responds to Racism will offer a resolution, “Advancing Follen Church as an Antiracist Congregation.” The resolution affirms that Follen will commit work proactively, internally and in the wider world, to support racial justice and the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement, to include hanging a banner. … Continued
A long time ago, when I was working for the Unitarian Universalist Association, I facilitated a workshop on congregational growth and outreach for UU churches in the Detroit, MI area. There were a lot of people in the room, including some people of color. One of them was a longtime UU, an elderly African American … Continued
