The oil and gas lobbyists are urging Congress to give immunity to oil and gas polluters. Contact Senators Schiff and Padilla, as well as Representative Swalwell regarding ” no legal shield for Big Oil”. The Climate Committee will be joining the Letter Writing Campaign on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at 12 PM in the Tot Green Room.
The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali The Lion Women of Tehran is a work of historical fiction and the third novel by Iranian American author Marjan Kamali. The novel explores the intertwined yet divergent lives of two Iranian girls as they grow into adulthood and experience different social classes, political leanings and dreams. … Continue reading Social Justice Book Club, April 5, 2026 at noon
Soul Medicine for a Fractured World: Healing, Justice, and the Path of Wholeness by Liza J. Rankow This book club meeting will be on the fourth Sunday due to a wonderful opportunity to have the author present for a question and answer session after the sermon she gives us that day. Combining the insightful analysis … Continue reading Social Justice Book Club February 22, 2026
Sunday, January 25th, 2026, 12 – 1:30 PM Tot Green Room The Climate Committee will be joining in with this lettering writing campaign. Food will be provided, so please bring a pen, an attitude, and your appetite!
As you warm yourself in your home, imagine those who have no home. They depend on folks like us to help keep themselves warm and dry. Please look through your belongings and find clean jackets, sweaters, warm shirts, pants, shoes, socks, gloves hats and blankets. Bring them to church and fill the bins in the … Continue reading Please Remember Your Unhoused Neighbor
You can help your food insecure neighbor by filling the bin in the back of the sanctuary. Each Sunday bring a bag of sugar, cooking oil, canned fruit, canned beans, soup, granola bar, oatmeal, cereal, tuna fish, pasta, peanut butter, coffee, a gluten free item or sugar free item. Place it in the bin and … Continue reading Neighbors With Food Insecurity Is Growing
The Social Justice Committee has announced that the tithing recipient for the first half of 2026 will be Centro Legal de la Raza. Founded in 1969, Centro Legal de la Raza is a legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of low-income, immigrant, Black, and Latinx communities through bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy. … Continue reading Jan.-Jun ’26 Tithing Recipient: Centro Legal de la Raza
The Giving Tree is in place in the Sanctuary. We will be collecting donations of warm socks, scarves, hats, sweatshirts and jackets. Take a tag from the tree and bring your items to the Sanctuary by December 28th. Socks needs to be new and all additional items should be new, or clean and in good … Continue reading 2nd Annual Giving Tree
The Climate Committee would like to invite new members to the committee. If interested, please contact Gabe Meeker at donandgabe@gmail.com
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong In the struggling town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai is saved from despair by Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, forging an unexpected bond that reshapes their lives and reveals dynamics of love, memory, and resilience on the margins of society. The Social Justice Book Club meets on the first Sunday of the month at noon. We meet in … Continue reading Social Justice Book Read January 4, 2026
