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A message from Rev. Jen Crow, Senior Minister
April 10, 2025

Islands of Peace

“There is within each of us the possibility of an Island of Peace within one’s own soul.” - Howard Thurman

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April 3, 2025

The Weekly Liberal, Apr. 3, 2025

"The Art of Gathering" | New Member Sunday April 6 | Budget Input Meeting | Hands Off Mobilization | We The People Concert Tix | Talent & Trivia Night

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April 2, 2025

The Art of Gathering

From a potluck for trans and gender-expansive folx to a vigil table for Palestinian lives, the way that we gather matters.

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March 27, 2025

The Tipping Point

Time behaves strangely in my body. I live with ADHD—diagnosed late, held close all my life. My mind doesn’t proceed in lines. It loops, leaps, syncopates.

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