Welcome! You just found your people! We are a group of social justice activists and advocates standing up and taking action to create positive change, big and small, in this new world. We are inspired by Joanna Macy’s book “Active Hope.” What is next for you?? Several groups based on loose themes have been formed … Continue reading Active Hope
How will you respond if you face anxious moments at dinner? Read Rev. Kendra Ford’s letter, following up on her message from the Sunday before Thanksgiving.
The Elm and the Children You may have noticed last year that we planted a little Elm tree in the yard. And you might have noticed that over the summer, it moved. I wanted to tell you the story behind the wandering Elm because I think it tells us some important things about community. I … Continue reading The Elm and the Children
19 November 2015 Dear Gov. Hassan – I am grateful for all the work you do on behalf of our state and appreciate your willingness to work through conflict. Today I write to you to ask you to reconsider your public statement that New Hampshire will not accept Syrian Refugees. I ask you … Continue reading Letter from Rev. Kendra to Gov. Maggie Hassan
The pope is wandering around the planet holding people’s faces in his hands, touching their forehands, cradling their cheeks for a moment treasuring them, blessing them. He met with the man 3rd in line to be leader of the free world. The man wept and resigned his contentious post, as if he had been waiting … Continue reading Papal Visit
FUUSE has selected a service named Elvanto (www.elvanto.com) to help keep us organized and communicating effectively. Elvanto is a full-featured church membership and communications management database system. It has tools for managing groups and events and processes and volunteers and religious education. Elvanto includes an online member directory and a versatile calendar system. This service has … Continue reading New Membership Database
Papal Visit The pope is wandering around the planet holding people’s faces in his hands, touching their forehands, cradling their cheeks for a moment treasuring them, blessing them. He met with the man 3rd in line to be leader of the free world. The man wept and resigned his contentious post, as if he had … Continue reading A poem about the treasuring of life
Renovations to facilities at FUUSE will meet, as much as possible, these requirements that were developed through several meetings and discussions. A. General Considerations This project consists of renovating the existing building on our own property. The design shall allow for potential growth and integrate expansion as our needs and resources grow. All space must … Continue reading Requirements for Building Renovations
During worship on April 19 (2015), Coleen O’Connell told us the story of the Elm Dance, and Joanna Macy’s work with the people of Novozybkov, in the aftermath of the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl. Worship continued outdoors, where we learned the dance that Macy used in Novozybkov. You can read the story. Or listen to Coleen tell … Continue reading The Story of the Elm Trees
