Food for Thought

Food for Thought
We actively host a monthly dinner and discussion program – held the 3rd Thursday at 6pm most months during the school year. No RSVP is required. Dinner, dessert and childcare are provided. The program typically includes a presentation followed by small-group and large-group discussion. We aim to provide a wide variety of topics oriented toward spiritual growth and community engagement. If you have an idea for a future event, please contact Sally Cassells at adultprograms@follen.org. We are always open to new ideas!
Coming Soon:
February 2020: Spiritual Journeys with Harriet Peterson, Dottie Vacca, and David Bettencourt
March 2020: Making Music with Melanie DeMore
April 2020 (Note: It’s on the first Thursday): Jen Comeau on Climate Change
May 2020: The Dramaturg Report with Nancy McCarthy
Past Offerings:
January 2020: “I Believe” with Rev. Claire
October 2019: What Happens When We Worship with Rev. Tom Schade
September 2019: Report from the Border with First Parish Bedford
May 2019: Our Religious Journeys with Faith Bennett, Kyle Johnson
March 2019: Claudia Fox Tree
January 2019: The Growing Wealth Gap with Chuck Collins
November 2018: Belonging: Presentation by Juliet Njjamba fro the Africano Center in Waltham, MA
June 2018: Congregational Read: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
May 2018: UU History, with Rev. John Buehrens
April 2018: Money and Class: Discussion led by Jane Spickett and Alison Streit Baron
March 2018: Faith Journeys: Panel from Retired Men’s Group
February 2018: Just Listening: Music and the Beginner’s Mind, with John Morrison (Vivian Montgomery’s husband)
January 2018: Stories from a Civil Rights Pilgrimage
November 2017: Busting the Gender Binary: Presentation by Alex Kapitan
October 2017: Charles Follen and Abolition: Presentation by Anne Grady and Walter Leutz
July 2017: What Happened to My Country (Turkey)? Discussion led by guests from the Turkish Muslim Community
May 2017: Hymn Sing with Tyler Turner
April 2017: Climate Change
March 2017: Learn from Black Lives Matter
February 2017: Truth and Reconciliation (video of Bryan Stevenson)
January 2017: What is God?