General Interest

Summer Services 2022

Join us in the Sanctuary for a more informal worship format in the summer. Rev. Claire will lead the first service. Most services will be led by Follen lay ministers and volunteers from the Worship and Music Action Team. Joys and Sorrows will be shared aloud. Music will be provided by Shaylor Lindsay. Video of … Continued

Meet Chris Eastburn, Music Director!

Introducing Chris Eastburn, Follen’s New Music Director Your Music Director Hiring Team is thrilled to announce our choice for Follen’s new Music Director: Chris Eastburn! Thanks to the hard work of the Music Steering Committee this fall and winter, the hiring team had clear guidance for our music program’s vision, mission, and values. We could … Continued

Follen Angels Summer Schedule

Follen Angels Softball Team The Follen Angels coed softball team is back in action again this summer.  We have a 14-game schedule running from May 23rd to August 8. Here is a link to our schedule. Please come out and cheer for your team! For more information, please contact Bob Halliday or Paula Mathieu.

The 8th UU Principle at Follen

The 8th UU Principle Guides Our Journey Towards Spiritual Wholeness At our annual meeting on May 25, our congregation will vote on whether to adopt the 8th Principle, a multifaceted and antiracist commitment that captures the spiritual values of our denomination.  https://www.8thprincipleuu.org/ The 8th UU Principle: We…covenant to affirm and promote: journeying towards spiritual wholeness … Continued

A Transition in Our Worship Offerings

This message is from the Worship and Music Action Team and Rev. Claire about our plans for online worship going forward into the next church year. We sent a message to our most frequent Zoomers (usually about 40 or so each Sunday) before sharing this message with the rest of the congregation. May 2022 Dear … Continued

CityReach 2022

FUUY Overnight at CityReach by Caleb Hyde-Petersen, Youth Program Coordinator On the weekend of April 29th-30th, 7 youth members of the Follen UU Youth (FUUY) Group, along with their Youth Program Coordinators and Advisors, participated in the CityReach program, sponsored by Ecclesia Ministries – Common Cathedral. This was the first time FUUY had been able … Continued

Question Box Service

Question Box Service April 24, 2022 The following questions came in (on notecards and through an online form) during the April 24 Question Box service. Here you can read the eleven questions Rev. Claire had time to answer, and the remaining unanswered questions, many of which will appear as “conversation starters” on our Facebook page … Continued

Partner Church Helping Ukraine Aid Efforts

Here is a note from Rev. Jozsef at Follen’s Partner Church about the way they are participating in efforts to help Ukraine. From Rev. Jozsef: “I have just been sent a report on aid and transport in Ukraine. If you would like to send it to the committee and church members.” Dear friends, dear siblings … Continued