with Worship Associate Ebony ContrerasWhen Unitarian Juliet Ward Howe issued her Mother’s Day Proclamation in 1870, she saw it as a day of peace to honor and support mothers who lost husbands and sons during the Civil War. Today, we don’t often connect Mother’s Day with working for peace and justice. Yet this seems like … Continue reading Rise Up for Peace and Justice
with Tricia Most, Worship AssociateDon Speed Smith Goodloe was the first African-American to graduate from then Meadville Unitarian Seminary in 1906. Unable to find a Unitarian church to ordain him, he found his own path to living out his call. What can we learn from his life and what can we do to honor and … Continue reading Honoring and Carrying on the Goodloe Legacy
with Beth Charbonneau, Worship Associate; and the Chalice DancersThe work of Shared Ministry: Reaching out into the world, as we bring the world back into Paint Branch. We will have a Bridging Ceremony for our Youth who are graduating HS. Special Collection: Community Social Justice Project. To be followed by our Annual Congregational Meeting.