First Parish in Chelmsford takes the summer off from organized religion. There are 9 AM 30 minute “lay led” services with around 20 or so people in attendance. I did not attend any of these. Today was the opening service for the 2016 – 2017 church year. Before the service began, I needed to ask Rev. Ellen something. She asked me to talk to her while she walked as she had something to
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I am sorry you are grieving and you relate it very well. Your posts remind us all how very mortal we are. (And how cracked mormonism is!) Anyway - it was moving to read. When my aunties lost their spouses they said the best advice was "you have one year." It meant, grieve how you want to grieve. Be with your friends or don't. You don't have to make any excuses, you just have to
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What did you end up doing about church yesterday?
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I was a frequent youth speaker, probably because I was naturally comfortable in front of an audience. I can't think of another venue where I would have gained quite as much experience.
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We'll all just have to go to Paris again soon!
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He met a nice man named Dan. They live together in Jamaica Plain, nearby to Dan's grandchildren, who he (Dan) cares for after school. They are a lovely couple and seem very happy together.
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I just returned from a trip to Paris with Drdad and our 2 oldest grandchildren. As great good fortune would have it, we met a friend in the waiting area for the outbound flight. Olivier Delaporte, widow of Kerry Rutz aka XYZ aka Flattop was on the same flight. We know him because we knew his husband from here on RFM. Olivier has never been a mormon, but we are connected to him through RFM.
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I am glad to hear you have disability, sorry to hear about the CP complications. Like everyone else, I look forward to hearing whatever else you have to say.
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This is great news. I just saw some facebook page or other in which a person was complementing another person on having "righteous parentage." Good luck to your clever young rellies!
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This was the last Sunday of First Parish regular services. Throughout the summer there will be half hour services in our small chapel, led by a different member of the congregation each week. We will resume in our large sanctuary the weekend after Labor Day. We held a flower communion today. This is a UU tradition started by a UU minister in Europe during WW II. Everyone brings a flower or
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a picture of someone holding a sign with a rainbow on it saying, "This mormon is an ally." Kelly's speech reminds us that allies may need to do more than just smile and be nice. They need to advocate openly, speak truth to power and let their pastors, priests, and imams know if something they are teaching bends toward hate.
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Hooray - I still recall with joy my first summer with the breeze on my shoulders. Congratulations!
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When mormons say they are allies, I think that is a nice thing to say. Our family's friend, Kelly Jenkins, takes it a step farther. This is a 5 minute speech that speaks to all allies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0l1kpmGCwQ&feature=share
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Hey cabbie - if we start talking about you we're going to have to meet for an entire afternoon!
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Are you indeed in Paris, Fr? (Could be Paris Idaho, also nice!) Heading to Paris for 8 days in July. Is there a possibility of a meetup for coffee? email me at maura@greatbrookbiotech.com Thanks - Maura
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Youngest son, a gay man who works at a television studio, just announced that he will be working late tomorrow. A trans friend of his does a series of shows about her gender journey. She wants to record something about this Orlando horror and get it out there right away. In the smallest of ways, it feels like doing SOMETHING to hold some dinner ready for him tomorrow.
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The service this morning opened with lighting nine candles for the Emmanuel 9 who were murdered in their church on July 17, 2015. When that remembrance was planned, of course, we didn’t know there would be more to mourn from Orlando. Rev. Ellen talked about love conquering hate. She also talked about love getting angry and how does love manifest when it is angry? She didn’t have a lot o
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How did it go?
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And, while I agree there should be no body shaming or judgment, it read to me like you were making a plan with the Mrs. to have her eat healthy and get more exercise. Seems like a good idea. It didn't sound like you were going to tell her anything, just offer healthy food and exercise (and on Sunday!) Good luck!
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And who knows what good the oil did for your hair!
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Music today was provided by our handbell choir. They perform less than once a month. I enjoyed hearing them as well as seeing connections to people I have known for so long. From left to right were a father and his son, who just graduated from high school. I remember when he was tiny! Two long term friends stood side by side. Then a girl about 11 with her mother beside her. Next the moth
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My mom added an in law apartment. Youngest son (now 26) never left, commuted for college, commutes to his job. Oldest son with custody of his 2 kids for half of every week also lives here. We have our share of drama, but mostly, it's nice to have everyone so close. Third son and his wife lived here on summer before oldest arrived. We would love to be able to make room for them as well.
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I suspect there will be a lot of judgment from your ward back home whether you leave on your own or if a doctor gives explicit instruction that you need to. How much longer do you have to remain in the field? Are you wanting to leave the church entirely or just leave the mission and get some breathing room? Just some questions to think about. All the advice in this thread is excellent. I w
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What an honest, human, eyes-wide-open young person you were. (And still are it appears). Your journal entries sum up for me what I think every missionary must go through, but they are not allowed to express it in any way at all. If that is how you are feeling it comes from satan, shun it. So glad you are out. (And that I read this after admin had tidied up so I didn't encounter the venom
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A vote is still a vote and housing discrimination is best prevented whatever the motivation for doing so.
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