Posts by Jim Foudy (Page 5)

Racial Equity Leadership Team mission statement

Article XV. Racial Equity Leadership Team The Racial Equity Leadership Team shall: Section 1: As an outgrowth of the church’s commitment to racial equity and justice, be responsible for: A. Supporting the congregation and community to center and embed racial equity and justice in every aspect of the church to create an inclusive and equitable culture, community life, worship, policies, and practices. …

A short history of Haydenville Congregational

Remarks delivered by Susan Farrell, June 26, 2022 at the Williamsburg Congregational Church, part of an ecumencial service to mark the state of the town’s 250th anniversary. Good Evening, When Reverend Noyes asked me, as the Moderator of the Haydenville Congregational Church, to speak about the history of our beloved Church, I said Sure – how long does it need to be?…

“Someone you know has had an abortion”

By REV. ANDREA AYVAZIAN “Her Choice, Not Mine, Not Yours.” That was the first sign I saw when I arrived at the pro-choice rally in front of City Hall in Northampton on May 14. I thought we were off to a good start. As I joined the large, passionate, and clearly agitated crowd, I saw other posters that made me feel grateful…

Annie Turner: I am rooted

As I was getting in my steps on our nice, big, flat deck today (also saying many Hail Marys for Ukraine), I looked up at one of our swamp Maples by the edge of our brush field. It had lost one of its big branches in an ice storm several years back, but we had left it in the field as we…

Linking God’s Story to Our Story

By Annie TurnerSermon delivered via Zoom to Haydenville Congregational Church January 9, 2022 How does your story, your small, individual story, intersect with God’s bigger story? What happens when we link our narrative to God’s narrative? In what ways will this change us? In what ways will this make for a better world?…