Jun 20, 2023
Prayer by Elizabeth Hunter, Worship Associate
https://firstparish.info/
Suzanne McLeod retired from work as an Expressive Arts Therapist in 2021 in order to paint full time. Her studio is on Mt Gilboa in Arlington, and she leads artmaking groups at Turtle Studios in Newton.
First Parish
A liberal religious community, welcoming to all
First gathered 1739
Offering
For the months of June, July and August, half of the offering
supports two recipients:
The Mass Building Electrification Accelerator
(http://www.electrifybuildings.org/)
and Educate Girls Now
(https://educategirlsnow.org/).
The remaining half supports the life and work of this Parish.
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About the Sermon: Suzanne McLeod shares recent paintings and thoughts from “The Inner Work of Age, Shifting from Role to Soul” by psychotherapist and writer Connie Zweig as she ponders recurring questions that can greet anyone moving to new stages in life: What is calling me now? What inner shadow-characters and fears are getting get in the way? What am I trying to avoid and ignore at this stage? How can creative work help shed light and clear the way?