Social Justice Work Discussion
The committees involved with social justice work will be sharing their collaborative approach to this work at Theodore Parker Church. Please plan to join us to be part of this discussion starting at noon in the parlor.
The committees involved with social justice work will be sharing their collaborative approach to this work at Theodore Parker Church. Please plan to join us to be part of this discussion starting at noon in the parlor.
All are welcome to join this evening of board game fun. Bring your favorite game to share, or just show up ready to play. This event is focused on the children and families of our congregation, but folks of all ages are welcome to join in. Pizza and other snacks will be provided.
Have you wondered how you might contribute to TPC? Do you have special gifts, such as social media know-how or experience with health and safety procedures, that we could use in our Communications and Community Safety Teams? While you snack on food and coffee after church on March 19, come and talk to people from our different committees … Continue reading TPC Committee Fair
Rahsaan Hall is an advocate for community engagement, legal reform, and racial equity. He has served as Director of the Racial Justice Program for the ACLU of Massachusetts, Deputy Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, and Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County. He is ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal … Continue reading The 2023 Theodore Parker Lecture: Rev. Rahsaan D. Hall on “Policing Black Communities, 1854-2023: Changing Public Safety Narratives”
America’s Misdemeanor Problem exposes how our country’s history of racial injustice evolved into an enormous abuse of criminal justice power. Thirteen million people a year — most of them poor and people of color — are abused by this system. Through first-person accounts of those charged under the Black Codes of the Reconstruction era paralleled … Continue reading Film: Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem
All are welcome to join this evening of board game fun. Bring your favorite game to share, or just show up ready to play. This event is focused on the children and families of our congregation, but folks of all ages are welcome to join in. Pizza and other snacks will be provided.
Mark Ferrenz, chair of the Finance Committee, will give a presentation on the FY24 operating and capital budgets prior to the annual meeting on June 11. This is a great opportunity to ask questions so you can cast an informed vote.
The agenda of the Theodore Parker Church annual meeting includes: Report of the Board chair Approval of the 2023-2024 operating and capital budgets Vote on proposed bylaws Election of 2023-2024 officers Members are encouraged to attend in person or online. In order for business to be conducted, a quorum must be present in person and … Continue reading Annual Meeting
First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) has invited TPC to join them for a three-day retreat at the Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center, near Saco, on the beautiful coast of southern Maine. We are excited about this new venture and hope you will consider joining us. All are welcome. On the agenda: s’mores … Continue reading Church Retreat at Ferry Beach
Shop local! Our fabulous Winter Fair is your one-stop shopping center for unusual gifts and crafts, tasty treats (including local honey), our famous jewelry table, and much more. Come early for a great selection.