September 15, 2021 Message from Worship and Music Action Team As we move into this complicated fall, it is clear that some number of us will likely find that staying with Zoom is a safer choice for worship. As this year’s chair of WMAT, I am writing to offer this update and rationale for using … Continued
Happy September! Although I’ve been with Follen Church for 18 months or so, this Church Year is my first with the Church open for business. I am really looking forward to finally meeting all of you in the next few months! As you all know, I have been working this past year on streamlining how … Continued
Whether it’s a one-time thing or a recurring meeting, we need to make sure that meetings are not conflicting and that they are set up properly. First, consult the calendar. Setting Up a Zoom Meeting Please fill out this form, which goes to Linda Hein, Business Manager. Here is a document from Zoom called Running … Continued
Safety Team Updates: Covid-19 and Safety Policy Updated Covid-19 Safety Policy Updated May 29, 2021 This policy will be updated again in August 2021 in preparation for the new church year. Our goal in this simplified and revised policy is threefold. We wish to update our policy to: Follow the science. Embrace all members of … Continued
A message from WMAT The Worship and Music Action Team extends our heartfelt thanks to the incredible, hard-working staff and volunteers who made a year of pandemic Zoom services not only possible, but joyous, enriching, community-connecting events. In a ‘normal’ year, Sunday morning worship is just one of the many ways we experience Follen. In … Continued
by Beryl Aschenberg, Director of Religious Education Follen’s volunteer RE staff are an amazing group of people, fun to be with, mutually supportive of one another, and, who, by and large, truly enjoy what they are doing. Most would say there is deep satisfaction-and often a lot of fun-in what they do. Just ask Kerri … Continued
Covenant Groups are Forming for the New Church Year Are you interested in joining a Follen Covenant Group? There are currently 12 different small Covenant Groups of 8-10 Follenites. We hope to add more groups this fall, based on interest. Most groups meet monthly, face-to-face at Follen or in members’ homes. During the pandemic groups have … Continued
May 4, 2021 Dear Follen Member and Friends, We hope you are all enjoying spring! A few announcements: While we had originally planned a leadership retreat this spring to begin our discussions about the future of our music program, we have decided to move the leadership retreat to the fall so that we can build … Continued
Spring is here, and RE kids of all ages got outside together in a safe manner this past weekend! (click any picture to enlarge) Our youngest kids came to the Gnome Hunt Saturday. The Middle School Youth Group had a hike at Great Brook Farm. Follen UU Youth took a bike ride for ice cream! … Continued
Conversations with Legacy Society Members This fall we sat down with a few members of the Legacy Society and asked them why they will be to donating to Follen after they die. Here is a little bit of what they had to say: I asked Maggie Herzig, Legacy Society member, why she is donating to … Continued
