Radical Belonging: What's the Body Got to Do With It?

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"Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World" by Lindo Bacon

All Are Welcome to Join Us This Sunday
Radical Belonging: What's the Body Got to Do With It?
September 25 - 10:00 am

Here is a sneak peek at what's in this week's update:
- This Sunday's Service & Youth Faith Formation
- Autumn Equinox Service and Celebration
- Side with Love Climate Disaster Respons Webinar
- Joys and Sorrows Book
- Chalice Thrift Store Fill a Bag Sale
- Adult Faith Formation: Soul Matters Registration
- Matthew Mission Food Pantry Fall Wish List
- Farmers Market

Radical Belonging: What's the Body Got to Do With It?
Led By Rev. Dr. Michelle Walsh

Our mission at First Parish Church in Taunton is to Inspire, Connect, and Serve.

Drawing on their experiences growing up in a Jewish family and being genderqueer, and weaving in a variety of social scientific literatures, Dr. Lindo Bacon argues that radical belonging begins with body liberation, cultural humility, and social justice in their book, Radical Belonging. We'll reflect through sharing stories on how practices of curiosity, compassion, connection, and social justice can deepen resilience and radical belonging, including here for our church community in Taunton. There will be a time after the service where we can gather on the sofas in the Common area for snacks and further conversation.

This Sunday in Youth Faith Formation

This week both our Chalice Children and Youth Groups will participate in games, an art project, and group discussions, as a hands-on way of exploring what it means to and for them to belong to our Unitarian Universalist Faith. Childcare is available from 9:45 - 11:15 am.

Childcare Staff: Emily Keegan
Leading Chalice Children: April Rosario, Sasha Shweire, and Danielle Hazen
Leading Youth Group: Holly Morehouse

This Sunday After Service

- All are welcome to join us in the commons for coffee hour 11 - Noon.

Click here to learn more about our Children, Youth, and Adult 2022 - 2023 Faith Formation Programs

All are welcome and invited to join us this Thursday, September 22, at 6 pm in celebrating the Autumnal Equinox, the sacred time when Summer ends, and Autumn begins. Join us as we honor the turning of the Wheel of Life, and the balance of light and darkness through ritual, meditation, and community celebration.

**Due to the weather forecast, this service will take place inside in the commons (the back of the Sanctuary).

Climate Disaster Response Webinar Series

The fact is climate disasters are impacting our communities. The question is, how can UUs be prepared? All are welcome and encouraged to join this workshop series, Climate Disaster Response, sponsored by Side With Love. Each virtual workshop will contain activities to help participants identify the climate risks, understand who is most at risk and how their communities will be impacted. From there, participants will make a plan to prepare for and respond to climate disasters in their neighborhood.

This workshop is part of a 3-session series:
Sept 27: Assessing climate impacts & making connections (Register for this session at https://bit.ly/ClimateResponse-Impacts.)
Oct 25: Mobilizing for action (Register for this session at https://bit.ly/ClimateResponse-Mobilize)
Nov 15: Community conversation (Register for this session at https://bit.ly/ClimateResponse-Community)

To prepare for these workshops, we encourage you to watch "Fostering Local Climate Resilience through Disaster Response and Community Care" webinar

Joys and Sorrows

Have you ever noticed our prayer book table? Well, if not, let us introduce it to you! This table sits just to the right of our pulpit, and all are welcome to light a candle and write down their prayers and celebrations/joys and sorrows each week! These will then be lifted up each Sunday during service.

If you would like to help, please reach out to our Thrift Shop Manager, Bri LaBrie.
*Coffee and donuts will be provided for morning workers, and pizza and water to be provided for afternoon workers :)

Our Adult Faith Formation Fall Soul Matters Session Begins Next Week!!

What makes Soul Matters a unique and rewarding experience?
For those unfamiliar, our Soul Matters group is a wonderful way to participate in a spiritual practice that takes us beyond the question of “What do you think?” and invite us into the deeper one of “Where are you willing to let your faith take you?”
When is the Fall Session?
All are welcome and invited to join us Thursday Evenings Sep. 29th - Dec. 1st (we will not meet on Thanksgiving Nov 24th) from 6-8 pm
Where?
Our Soul Matters Small Group takes place right here at church in the Commons (back portion of the Sanctuary).

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Soul Matters Facilitators:
* April Rosario, Director of Lifespan Faith Formation, dre@firstparishtaunton.org
* Lori McNally, Faith Formation Volunteer, lmcnally722@gmail.com

Childcare is available

With the cooler weather approaching, our Food Panty is in need of some hearty staples. If you are able, we encourage you to pick up an item or two (or many if you can) from the above list to help out neighbors in need!

Don't forget your reusable bags this Sunday when you stop by the Farmers Market!! Open 9 am-Noon.

Our Farmers Market has so much to offer! Stop by for your baked goodies, salt rubs, honey, jams, pickles, fresh fruits and veggies, and more! We accept SNAP/HIP, WIC, and Senior Coupons, cash, and card.

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