Members Blog

May Letter from Coordinating Team

May 17, 2023 Dear Follen Members and Friends, We are writing to share updates from meetings of the Program Council (“PC” – the operational governing board of the church) on May 8 and Parish Board (“PB” – responsible for church policy and financial oversight) on May 15. Long Term Planning Team.  Parish Board is delighted … Continued

Partner Church Committee: We Need You!

Dwindling Partner Church Committee (PCC) needs YOU!   Due to members moving away, Follen’s PCC has shrunk and very much needs new persons to join. If you’ve wanted to get more involved at Follen without adding too much to your plate, joining PCC fits the bill.   Not only is the lifting not heavy – perhaps 3 … Continued

April Letter from Coordinating Team

April 27, 2023   Dear Follen Members and Friends, Spring is in the air and we are writing to share updates from meetings of the Program Council (“PC” – the operational governing board of the church) on April 10  and Parish Board (“PB” – responsible for church policy and financial oversight) on April 24. Parish … Continued

March Letter from Coordinating Team

March 30, 2023 Greetings from the Follen Coordinating Team.   We are writing to share updates from meetings of the Program Council (“PC” – the operational governing board of the church) on February 13 and March 13, and Parish Board (“PB” – responsible for church policy and financial oversight) on March 27. Parish Board has been … Continued

Follen Stories

Got a Story to Tell? Smile; with your teeth encrusted. Rinse, flow and brush bicuspids. You know that Colgate will undo the goo, If You Just Smile!” Wait, what? Follen Church was part of a dental study? The answer is, “Yes!” We invite our Follenite storytellers to share their great stories and anecdotes from the … Continued

January Letter from Coordinating Team

January 2023 Greetings from the Follen Coordinating Team! We are Nick Hart and Jen Vandiver, (President and Vice President of the Program Council), Lisa Snellings and Anne Kelly (Chair and Vice-Chair of Parish Board), and Reverend Claire Feingold-Thoryn. We hope Follenites had a restful and peaceful holiday season. The first real snow of the winter … Continued

December Letter from Coordinating Team

December 2022 Dear Follen Members and Friends, Our multigenerational services in December were dazzling with spectacular music and inspiring words as we prepared to lose the darkness and find the returning light of the new year. Our sincere thanks to Chris, Shaylor and all the choir members, soloists and musicians at Follen who have filled … Continued

Report Back from CityReach

Youth Overnight to CityReach December 2022  from Nick Hart, Adult Chaperone On the evening of December 2, 13 Follen youth and three adult chaperones ventured into downtown Boston to participate in the City Reach program. City Reach is a program that gives young people the opportunity to learn first hand about homelessness from people who … 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