My beloved siblings in our community of faith, As you can imagine, SO MANY deep feelings course through my system now on a daily basis. Having announced my retirement from the Church (my last Sunday will be January 1, 2017), I now swing between hugely intense emotions not just on Sundays but each day of the week. I feel sorrow, loss, hope…
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Whoever you are, wherever you are on life’s journey,
YOU are welcome HERE!
Whoever you are, wherever you are on life’s journey,
YOU are welcome HERE!
Posts by Jim Foudy (Page 27)
Wondering why people are saying Black Lives Matter rather than All Lives Matter? Join us for these events to learn about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, what in U.S. history has led to the creation of this movement, what is happening currently in relation to racism on a systemic and on a personal level,…
As you may already know, the City of Northampton is working to create a network of support for Catholic Charities to bring 51 refugees (10 to 17 families) to Northampton. The mayor has called together community leaders to work on issues of housing, employment, education, English classes, fundraising, etc. Susannah Crolius is the Catholic Charities coordinator, and is also organizing Circles of…
Report from the Congregational Meeting….. Participants at the Congregational Meeting Sunday October 16 voted (64 to 25) to offer our Associate Pastor Chris Mereschuk the opportunity to serve as the Acting Pastor following the retirement of Pastor Andrea on January 2, 2017. This plan means that Chris would serve as Acting Pastor while the church…
By ANNIE TURNER I often wish that life could be clearer in its sense of coming to a stop or beginning something new. As Anne Lamott often laments, “If I were in charge of the Western World, I would….” I would have an ending come to a full stop. Period. No dangling bits, no emotions that slop over, no untied ends. A…