Your Religion News: March 13, 2021

Published: 3/14/2021 2:57:09 PM

Franklin County UUs meet this Sunday on ZoomAll Souls Church of Greenfield, Bernardston Unitarian Church and First Parish of Northfield, Unitarian, will worship together at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 14, in a videoconference service led by the Rev. Alison Cornish. The topic is “Embracing Truth.”

Truth — and its distortions — has made national headlines particularly over the past few years. Yet if we are honest with ourselves, each of us, every day, has a slippery relationship with total truthfulness. “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant …” wrote Emily Dickinson. No one speaks the truth all the time; so, how might we most often opt for truthfulness, and what do we base our practices and decisions on? And, what difference might it make if truth-telling is part of our religious practice?

Stream the service via this live public link, https://www.youtube.com/user/FranklinCountyUUs. To participate in the service on Zoom, contact fpnorthfieldma@gmail.com for the link.

March 25: ‘Lifting the veil on racism in Franklin County’

The Interfaith Council of Franklin County is sponsoring the last of three online Zoom programs titled, “Lifting the veil on racism in Franklin County.”

On Thursday, March 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., a panel will feature Black, Brown and White anti-racist activists sharing their stories from the justice movement.

It is the Interfaith Council’s recognition that the change we hope to see in our country is in our hands now and it is our hope that these panels are just the beginning of anti-racism work taken on by various groups, congregations and families. To register for any of these programs, email Interfaithcfc@gmail.com

24th annual Lenten Discussion Series

Due to the continuing pandemic, all sessions will be live-streamed. Please send an email to randyc1897@gmail.com for each week’s unique Zoom log-in link.

Wednesday, March 17:

Fourth session offered by the Rev. Dr. Cynthia Crosson-Harrington at 7 p.m. Pastor of the Whately Congregational Church, UCC. Session Title: Beauty in the Broken Places.

Wednesday, March 24:

Fifth session offered by the Rev. Dr. Robert Gormbley at 7 p.m. Interim pastor of the Shelburne Congregational Church, UCC. Session Title: Failure Isn’t Fatal.

Trinitarian Congregational Church Sunday service

NORTHFIELD — Worship services at the Trinitarian Congregational Church are Sundays at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Please contact the church office for a link: 413-498-5839 or email busoff147@gmail.com by Thursday at noon.