Posts by Jim Foudy (Page 4)

Building Your Sacred Tool Box

By Annie Turner Sermon delivered July 2, 2023 at Haydenville Congregational Church READINGS: ISAIAH 43: 16-21 & 1 JAMES: 12-18. “SEE I AM DOING SOMETHING NEW; NOW IT SPRINGS FORTH, DO YOU NOT PERCEIVE IT?” HELLO, MY DEAREST PEEPS. I HOPE YOUR DAY IS GOING WELL, AND I PRAY THAT MY WORDS WILL GIVE YOU STRENGTH AND UPLIFT IN THIS DAY AND…

The roots of our Peace and Social Justice Work

Doug Renick, a member of the Peace and Justice Steering Committee, recently offered the Opening Words in worship. He used the occasion to talk about Haydenville Congregational Church’s social justice mission. And he offered scripture passages and other readings to explain why we do the work we do. The text of his remarks can be found in the Inspiration Blog on our website. PEOPLE WE…

HCC Actions for Racial Justice

On October 3, 2021 the church held its second Racial Justice Forum organized by our Racial Equity Leadership Team (RELT) members Amihan Matias and Carla Imperial. Here is the list of work done since June 2020 as complied by the RELT. Here is the list of ideas for moving forward. Here is the RELT proposal to become a standing committee of the…

The roots of our social justice calling

Haydenville Congregational Church is committed to social justice work. On Sunday, March 26, Doug Renick offered this message about the social justice mission as part of opening words. Friends, the following two passages are the foundation of our peace and justice work here at HCC: From Matthew 25 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) ‘Come, you that are blessed by God, inherit the…

Hope and the human connection

By Rev. Andrea Ayvazian I was recently interviewed on a local radio program about my reflections on the state of the peace and justice movement in the Valley and around the country. At the end of the show, the host asked: “So Andrea, what keeps you going? What gives you hope?” Those are good questions, and I should have predicted he would…