The First Parish Council, on behalf of First Parish Congregational Church of Yarmouth, Maine, UCC, affirms that this church believes that...

See below for the latest edition of our newsletter, Uncommon Conversations. Click HERE to read the entire newsletter.

See below for the latest edition of our newsletter, Uncommon Conversations. Click HERE to read the entire newsletter.

See below for the latest edition of our newsletter, Uncommon Conversations. Click HERE to read the entire newsletter.

See below for the latest edition of our newsletter, Uncommon Conversations. Click HERE to read the entire newsletter.

See below for the latest edition of our newsletter, Uncommon Conversations. Click HERE to read the entire newsletter.

As I consider Kaur’s chapter “Push”, I realized I am happy to push myself but not so happy if I feel like I might need to push others. ...

This chapter was hard. Reading about Oak Creek in such detail. Experiencing that story with an author that doesn’t look away or flinch....

I love this chapter! I think this is part of the prophetic work that the church is called to do. I agree with Kaur, we can’t just...

Listening can be an action you take in service of wondering. I appreciate the reminder from Kaur that you don’t have to feel empathy or...

I wonder how we, how the church, can help create opportunities for people to explore their rage safely. What does it take to explore rage?...

I find myself wanting to write – in my experience, fighting is tied to controversy within a congregation. And as I find myself wanting...

The idea that telling the story is part of processing grief is such a good reminder. I think so often we don’t make space for people to...

As someone who is an empath, the idea of thinking of everyone walking around in the world as someone who is a part of me that I do not...