Franklin Food Pantry Special Event for Hunger Action Month Hosted by the FUSF Food Justice Team Thursday, September 12, 2024 at FUSF Join Liz Miller of Spoonfuls, a Massachusetts-based food recovery organization, for an educational evening examining how collecting fresh, edible food that would otherwise go to waste, and distributing it to social service agencies like The Pantry can help address food insecurity and the climate crisis. Please register to attend: https://www.franklinfoodpantry.org/hungeractionmonth For questions contact … Continue reading Wasted Food, Hunger, and the Climate Emergency: How Food Recovery Helps

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

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