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SERVICES SUNDAY AT 10 AM EASTERN TIME
Church year: Sunday after Labor Day through 2nd Sunday in June
Services are now in person and on Zoom, unless otherwise noted.
OUR NEXT HYBRID SERVICE WILL BE SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022 AT 10 AM
Join us at 21 Fairground Road, Springfield VT OR on Zoom:
INFORMAL SERVICE AT PARKER HILL, JUNE 26 AT 11 AM
(In person only)
Sunday, June 26 Annual Parker Hill Service and Picnic, 11 am. We'll gather for a simple service, featuring lots of music, and a potluck picnic, at the church's cemetery at 797 Parker Hill Road in Springfield. (In Person Only)
MEDICINE FOR OUR TIME: LIVING THE LEGACY OF HOWARD THURMAN
By Rev. Dr. Mellen Kennedy, Springfield Meetinghouse
As we look around, we see fear, anger, fighting, factionalism even despair. Where can we turn for help? The life and teachings of Howard Thurman are the perfect medicine for these times. Who was he? Howard Thurman (1899-1981) rises as one of the most influential African Americans of the last century. He was called, "the saint of the Civil Rights Movement," by Rep. John Lewis. Thurman was a universalist, mystic, one of the greatest preachers of his day, a scholar and a professor at Howard University and Boston University. He served as co-pastor of the Church for the Fellowship of All People in San Francisco. He had a profound impact on Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He found a way to face directly and open-heartedly the challenges of his time and offers us an invitation to walk in his footstep to cultivate connection, courage and hope.
You're invited to join us on this eight-month journey of transformation as we learn from and let Thurman's insights, challenges and paradoxes wash over us with hope. On the third Sundays from October through May, we will co-host a series of powerful interfaith worship services based on Thurman’s life and teachings. This series is co-sponsored by the Empowerment Center in the Cheverly, MD in D.C. area, and the Springfield UU Meetinghouse. We will welcome to the service, participants from the Meetinghouse, the Empowerment Center and other individuals and congregations who are also interested in learning about Thurman and his legacy. Read more.
*Howard Thurman Series, co-sponsored by the Empowerment Center, Cheverly, MD*
SPIRITUAL MAKERSPACE
This initiative, begun in August of 2020, convenes local community members whose passions or vocations align with the Meetinghouse’s mission to nurture the spirit and heal the world. Its goal is to build a network of community leaders who share practical and creative skills that strengthen community resilience. We generally offer a Spiritual Makerspace service once a month. Read more.
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Nurturing the Spirit
Healing the World
SUNDAY SERVICES
June 26 at 11 am:
"Annual Parker Hill Service and Picnic"
with
Julane Deener and Tina Feindel