No September Anniversaries. 

Please contact Deb Holmes if we have missed your anniversary. 
Anniversaries are listed from 5 years and forward in increments of 5.

The Sojourner Truth School
for Social Change Leadership

We offer free classes in movement-building skills. We pay our trainers. We site our classes in free or donated spaces in Greenfield, Northampton, Easthampton, Holyoke and Springfield. We are sustained by partner - including many location congregations - grants, and individual donations. Our Fall 2019 semester of classes kicks on on Thursday, September 5th with Restorative Practices Based on Indigenous Values at Second Congregational Church, UCC in Greenfield. As trainer Irene "Strong Oak" Levebvre describes, "Indigenous transformative/restorative practices are based on building healthy communities where conflict is dealt with before violent acts occur." The free Truth School training is to learn some of these restorative practices and their indigenous context. 
Our classes suit long time activists and movement participants as well as people may not identify as "activists" but who recognize in themselves a desire to participate in personal and social change for the common good. We help build content knowledge, relationships and skills needed to be agents of that change.
Please check out the class offerings and register online at truthschool.org

Church Treasurer Gatherings  Church treasurers are invited to attend an upcoming regional gathering for church treasurers! Please join us for conversation that will help define your role as church treasurer and answer all those questions you may have. The sessions run from 9:30-noon, and include coffee "and". New church treasurers are invited to stay for a post gathering Q&A session ending at 1:30 (you are welcome to bring a bagged lunch if you stay). All sessions cover the same material and you are welcome to attend whichever session fits your schedule. There is no charge to attend, but please sign up so we know how many to expect. Use the links below for additional information and registration:

Saturday, September 21: First Congregational Church of Stockbridge

Saturday, October 19: First Congregational Church of West Boylston

Saturday, November 16: Edwards Church of Northampton

Ring Out The Night

First Congregational Church of Lee
25 Park Place
Lee, MA
Wednesday, September 25th

Featuring Two Handbell Choirs; Lee Bell Choir and Our Lady of the Valley Bell Choir. Free Admission! Handicap Accessible Click here for a FLYER to share!

 A Night Out with the Legends
To benefit: Second Congregational Church, Westfield

Westfield State University 
Woodward Center
577 Western Avenue
Westfield, MA 01086
Saturday, September 28, 2019

tarring: Charlie Lask, Lisa Carter, Nicole Fuller, and Ray Guillemette Jr. "Live Band", Raffles, and Concessions! Doors open at 5:30PM - Show starts at 7:00PM. Tickets @ the door: $25.00 Adults and $15.00 Students/Seniors. Advance tickets: $20.00 Adults and $10.00 Students/Seniors. Advance sale tickets available until 9/14/19. For tickets and more information contact: 413-250-0685 or 413-572-5405. Old Fashioned Church Supper First Congregational Church 25 Park Place Lee, MA  Saturday, October 12th at 5:30pm Join us for an Old Fashioned Supper of Chili, Corn Bread, Salad, and more! Advance ticket sales: Adults: $12; Children (ages 5-11) $6; Under 5 free. To order tickets call: 413-243-1033, visit the church office, or email the church at: uccleechurch@gmail.com. FLYER

Fall Offerings by Art & Soul The Nest @ First Churches 11 Center Street Northampton, MA Please click on the links for more information on all the Fall Offerings: Deep Listening to the Psalms: An Interfaith Gathering Curiosity Labs The Seeker's Writing Circle The Alchemy of Grief: Re-Visioning Loss The Art of Dying Well Bone and Seed: Women Naming and Claiming Voice

FREE ECUMENICAL OUTREACH MEALS