Called by Love: The First Parish in Brookline Podcast
Sermons, meditations, stories, and songs, from the Minister and members of First Parish in Brookline.
Our Mission: Called by Love, Sustained By Community, Committed to Justice
We strive to be a welcoming, diverse and loving congregation that nurtures spiritual growth for individuals and families, celebrates multicultural community, and works together to demand social justice, dismantle racism, and care for our living earth.
Learn more at fpinb.org aka https://firstparishinbrookline.org/
Called by Love: The First Parish in Brookline Podcast
Facing Our Heritage – A Service of Lamentation and Healing
From April 3, 2022
Our Racial Justice Action Committee has spent over a year researching and working to understand the history of First Parish related to the enslavement of people of African descent and the dispossession of indigenous land. This is our collective heritage, the building, grounds, and wealth that benefit us here today. With reflections from Ann Gilmore, Ron Wilkinson, and Rev. Lisa, as well as a ritual of lamentation and healing, we will encounter the feelings, thoughts and reactions that arise when we face this history.
Please join us.
The Theft of Indigenous Land and The Enslavement of Indigenous and African Peoples in Brookline
In preparation for this service, we invite you to view the recording of our Feb 15, 2022 presentation on our congregation’s historical connections to the theft of Indigenous land and the enslavement of Indigenous and African people.
https://firstparishinbrookline.org/event/sunday-service-43/?instance_id=4412