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 (or split between two organizations) from First Parish and sent to the organization(s).

March Faith in Action – Canton High School Performing Arts Scholarship

The Faith in Action offering for March will fund a one-time performing arts scholarship for a Canton High School senior who is planning to major in music, theater or dance in college this coming Fall or  later. There is no better way to live our values than to help a local teen continue their education in a field that we know is vitally important to all our children, yet so often in times of crisis or economic hardship becomes expendable in the minds of those with control over budgets and spending. No educational experiences have suffered more than those that include performance and the fine arts. 

For more information, contact James Chubet, FPUU Music Director. Make checks or PayPal contributions payable to FPUU Canton and tell us in the memo line or note that your contribution is for Faith in Action (FIA). Please give as generously as you are able. Thank you!

April Faith in Action – Louis D. Brown Peace 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!