As chair of BGAT sometime in the 90s, I was in charge of fixing our steeple, which had developed several large and visible holes. The first step was to get a congregational vote to spend money from the Heritage Fund, which was earmarked for the building. We won the vote easily, but there was some … Continue reading Follen Remembers: The Steeple

I was on the Parish Board when the question came up of whether to sell the Follen silver to raise money, I think to pay off the mortgage we had at the time in preparation for some construction. This was some time between 2008 and 2011. There was thought that the silver might have some … Continue reading Follen Remembers: The Follen Silver

In 1998, Follen signed a contract to allow a cell phone antenna to be installed in the steeple.

Music has always been an important part of life at Follen Church. Who could forget these immortal lyrics? Smile for the toothbrush study, Smile—though your teeth are bloody. Build up the plaque on the linguals in the back… Smile, now we’ve got you going. Smile—though the green is glowing! Clean those incisors, you youth group … Continue reading Follen Remembers: Dental Study 1990

Abby remembers volunteering at the Christmas Tree Lot as a vital part of her childhood.

Polly was a humanist, an international traveler, a life-long learner, a passionate Unitarian, and a true New Englander.

DAVID PARKE, UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST MINISTER AND HISTORIAN, DIES David B. Parke, a Unitarian Universalist minister, historian, and editor, died of natural causes (brain hemorrhage) on June 6, 2020 in Boston, MA. As a preacher and pastor, Parke advocated a tough-minded, biblically grounded, ethically committed liberal religious faith. Born in Buffalo, NY in 1928 and ordained … Continue reading Obituary for David Parke, Follen Interim Pastor 1992-93