Fwd: Invitation: Ministries After Ferguson-GRACE Summit 2015

[Bethany L]

Hello Social Action Community, 

Pardon my departure from my once weekly emails. I have a special invitation for you to consider. 

With the Black Lives Matter movement, our communities in and around Concord have become increasingly more aware of the issues facing people of color in our country today. This information can be overwhelming. Paralyzing, at time. We know that we are complicit in these issues, and as people of faith, we want to find ways to meaningfully engage in the issues of racialized injustice. This GRACE (Growing Racial and Cultural Equality) Summit offered by the UUA might be a great opportunity to hear how other congregations to these very issues. Maybe this could help us think about what racial justice work our congregation could do, and what we could learn along the way. 

This Summit is an all day workshop on Saturday, May 16th in Hudson, MA. 

If you're interested in joining a team going to this workshop, talk to me. There is some interest from staff in having a staff-lay leader team attend this and then collaborate on how to bring this content back to FP Concord and start something new here. If the cost is a concern, let me know and the church can cover it. 

In faith,

Bethany Lowe

 

Social Action Director & Youth Program Director

First Parish in Concord, Unitarian Universalist     

 

978.369.9602 x450

    

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Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 11:05 AM
Subject: Invitation: Ministries After Ferguson-GRACE Summit 2015
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You're Invited GRACE Summit 2015: Ministries After Ferguson

Please forward this message to others in your congregation who may be interested, especially members of your Social Justice Team. Click here to download and print a PDF.   You are invited to the 5th annual G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Racial and Cultural Equity] Summit!  Saturday, May 16, 2015 - 9am to 4pm in Hudson, MA As movements build to confront such racialized injustices as police brutality, immigrant deportation, mass incarceration and threats to voting rights, UU congregations committed to racial justice are asking how to respond meaningfully, wondering if they are ready to respond and asking what readiness looks like. Some have already taken bold responsive steps. Participants at this year's GRACE Summit will consider "Ministries After Ferguson." The elements for our time together will include engaged, multicultural worship keynote speech by Rev. Bishop John Selders, minister at Amistad UCC in Hartford, CT; native of St. Louis; Black Lives Matter and Moral Mondays CT leader testimonials from a few congregations about how they have taken responsive action and what they have learned in the process conversation about how these issues are being discussed and dealt with in our congregations spiritual practices to keep us grounded and focused as we consider the onslaught of opportunities for engagement We hope you are able to join us.   LOCATION: Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson (Directions) FEE: (includes refreshments, lunch and materials) $35 per person $140 for congregational teams of up to 5  $25 for each additional team member after 5   REGISTER YOURSELF OR YOUR TEAM NOW!       (Deadline is May 9 or capacity)   Please forward this message to others in your congregation who may be interested, especially members of your Social Justice Team. Click here to download and print a PDF.

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