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Led by Suzanne Ritter Relating my experience attending Berea College, and finally finishing my degree at the age of 55. Berea College was founded in 1855 as the first integrated college in the south, and the first to accept women. It has been tuition-free since 1892. Most of the students, about 70%, are from Appalachia—where […]

Led by Ward Clark and friends On Wings of Song was a choral performing group in the early 1980s.  The group grew out of the “Opening the Heart” workshops at the Spring Hill healing center in Ashby, a small community in north-central Massachusetts.  Whether OWOS performances were at a church, an ashram, a conference center,

Led by Rev Carolyn Ecklund The beauty of being human is our capacity for aiding a person in need. At the same time, when we come face-to-face with someone who appears to be living in the streets or in the woods, or a mom just about to be evicted, we tend to look away. Our culture teaches

Led by Sharon Brown During this time of concerns and worries it may be time to take a little while and hear about what still brings happiness and joy to my life. We will watch some short videos of G & S operettas and listen to music by Sir Authur Sullivan and hear why they

Service led by Rebecca Waddle Music by Will Bristol  

Led by Oliver Goodrich This service will explore the dispositions/habits of heart & mind that might allow us to be changed by the people and places we encounter (awareness, curiosity, wonder, and humility to name a few). Oliver Goodrich, M.Ed., is a religious educator, interfaith leader, and spiritual director who is passionate about making spiritual

Led by Faith Barnes We learn to adapt to our worlds. We learn to respond to the environment that surrounds us in a way that helps us survive. For many of us, our lives have provided a good balance of strengths and challenges. But, what happens when we experience a traumatic event that throws this

Led by Kye Flannery M.Div. A hospital is a liminal space, which can change people’s lives in serious ways. Nobody wants to go to the hospital — it is a place where expansive love is needed, and shown, every day. As a chaplain I’ve met incredibly beautiful people in impossible situations, and witnessed some of

Led by Nisha Agarwal What is the difference between refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants and undocumented immigrants? 2) How does this impact Maine? 3) What is the organization — International Refugee Assistance Project — doing on this? and 4) What has Nisha’s own journey been in relation to migration, personally and professionally? As Deputy Executive Director