All Souls Observance

Ancient traditions held that during this time of year the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead were particularly thin.  The traditions have come down to us as an opportunity to confront and name our losses.  Join us for this observance when we look back...

Facing Our History: the Cape Ann Slavery Project

Facing Our History: the Cape Ann Slavery Project Sermon by Reverend Janet Parsons If you stop to think about it, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Cape Ann residents would be involved in the slave trade in the 19th century.  After all, people here made their living...

“Brave Space”

Our conversations these days center often on creating ‘safe space’, making sure that we feel safe as we walk through our lives.  What happens when we think about creating brave space?

“Ordinary Courage”

We often equate courage with heroism, and acts of great bravery.  What does it take to be courageous every single day, in the living of our lives?