Posts by Jim Foudy (Page 22)

Church committee offers update on work to safeguard immigrants, aid refugees

P&JSC Report on Refugee and Immigrant work. Refugees The Haydenville Congregational Churh (HCC) has a Circle of Care under the umbrella of P&J and the leadership of Lisa Hall. All members of the Circle are oriented and all have completed the paperwork required by Catholic Charities, the resettlement agency. With the Republican Administration’s travel ban and the stoppage of all refugees for 120…

Progressives urged to organize now

A story from the Gazette March 27. Progressives urged by congressmen to organize now

Iraqi refugee family settles into Northampton

Here is a link to a story on the Iraqi refugees family settling into Northampton that appeared in the Gazette March 25, 2017. HCC has a Circle of Care that is prepared to help one of the additional families coming later this year. Iraqi refugee family settles into Northampton home

A blessing for Peter Ives’ ride to the Climate Change March in DC

Church Profile Committee appointed

On Sunday, March 12 the Church Council approved the names of people to serve on the committee that will write our Church Profile, the next major step in our transition to a new settled pastor. Those who agreed to serve on the Profile Committee are: Anne Warner, Fred Goodhue, Jan Varnon, Mariel Addis and Nancy Winninger. They will be working with Rev.…