May 12, 8 am–11 am This year will be the 28th annual Mother’s Day Walk for peace, a tradition that honors the lives of loved ones who have been murdered and is the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute’s largest fundraising event. FUSF has been part of the walk since 2016 and will have a team walking again this year. The theme this year is “Cultivating Cycles of Peace.” The Peace Institute’s services to survivors, advocacy … Continue reading Mother’s Day Walk for Peace
Please join us Friday, November 17, 6-8 pm, at the Meetinghouse, for a potluck dinner where we will view the 2023 UUA General Assembly Ware Lecture, by Imani Perry, with discussion to follow. Please RSVP to cfalcone36@gmail.com Imani Perry was the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American studies at Princeton University and a faculty associate with Gender and Sexuality Studies and Jazz Studies. In the summer of 2023 she joined the faculty at Harvard University as … Continue reading Ware Lecture Potluck
Next time you are walking into the meetinghouse, stop and look left – you will see a new Peace Pole! This new pole was generously gifted to the congregation by Bobbi and Dave Gerlits and installed last week with help from the Asset Team. The Peace Pole has been a focal point in the Peace Garden at First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF) since 2008. The new peace pole is aluminum and replaces the … Continue reading FUSF Has a New Peace Pole!
Thank you so much for your generosity! The Welcoming Congregation Initiative Team is so appreciative of your support and so excited to see rainbows popping up on campus. Our Pride Visibility Fundraiser has raised $618 so far! Your generosity has paid for: 1 rainbow feather flag – $2502 rainbow sign decals – $1201 progressive pride flag and wall-mounted pole for the outside corner of the building – $845 adirondack chairs – $150FUSF showing their LGBTQIA+ welcoming status – … Continue reading Welcoming Congregations Initiative News
The First Universalist Society in Franklin (FUSF) is pleased to announce that it has once again received its annual renewal from the Unitarian Universalist Association as a Welcoming Congregation. In 1993, FUSF voted to become a Welcoming Congregation and has maintained their status ever since. This means FUSF works hard to make sure lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people are accepted as full members of our faith community. Being welcoming also means striving for radical inclusion, and … Continue reading FUSF Receives Welcoming Congregation Certification
