Each month, from September to June, we select an organization or charity to highlight and to request donations. After the last Sunday of each month, the donations are combined into one check from First Parish and sent to the organization.

February Faith in Action:
UU Mass Action

Since 2006 UU Mass Action (https://www.uumassaction.org) has been organizing and mobilizing the 20,000 Unitarian Universalists and 142 congregations in Massachusetts to confront oppression.

Their pathways to justice are selected by identifying the priorities in which our congregations are engaged, engaging in our coalition partners’ shared priorities, assessing legislative momentum, and identifying who are the most vulnerable people in our Commonwealth. Current legislative campaigns include climate and environmental justice; decarceration and end solitary; housing and economic justice; immigrant justice; and indigenous justice.

To donate, use the envelopes in the pews, the PayPal Donate button on our website, or write a check. Be sure to add a note stating that the money is for Faith in Action (FIA). Thank you!

March Faith in Action:
Louis D. Brown Institute

The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, Dorchester, MA, was founded in 1994 by Chaplain Clementina Chéry with her then spouse Joseph following the murder of her 15 year old son, Louis D. Brown, in 1993. Their goals were and continue to be to teach young people the value of peace, focus on the assets of community, and support survivors of homicide victims and they have received national recognition for their work. Below is their Mission, Vision and Beliefs: (https://ldbpeaceinstitute.org/) Mission: To serve as a center of healing, teaching and learning for families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief and loss. Vision: To create and sustain an environment where all families can live in peace and all people are valued. Belief: All families impacted by murder deserve to be treated with dignity and compassion, regardless of the circumstances.

To donate, use the envelopes in the pews, the PayPal Donate button on our website, or write a check. Be sure to add a note stating that the money is for Faith in Action (FIA). Thank you!