Joyful Solidarity: Accompaniment as an Expression of Our Faith

Today’s Topic:

Accompaniment is the radical act of being with someone even when it is hard and you don’t know how things will turn out. With the increase in fascism across our country, our society often tells us to isolate, take care of our own first, and fear the other. However, our faith calls us to hold love at the center, to recognize everyone as family even if we’ve never met, and to support and follow the lead of those most impacted by systems of oppression. Join us to learn of the ways UUs are accompanying trans and gender expansive individuals joyfully and faithfully even in times like these.

Heather Vickery (she/her) is the Coordinator for Congregational Activism at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) and she supports UU congregations and other groups that want to do their justice work more effectively and faithfully. In both her paid and unpaid organizing work, she works deeply for trans and migrant liberation through the Pink Haven Coalition and the Community Accompaniment Program with Asylum Seekers. Heather is also an aspirant for UU ministry and a student at the Starr King School for the Ministry. When she is not working and organizing, you can find her and her rescue pup Nova hiking, gardening and cooking with their loved ones.

Worship Team:

Rev. Jennifer Nordstrom, Senior Minister
Heather Vickery, UU Service Committee
Alissa Rhode, Lead Music Director, and the House Band
Rev. Kimberlee Tomczak Carlson, Minister of Religious Education
Tom Hester, Worship Associate

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Parking: Our church has no parking lot. Jewish Family Services lot: JFS welcomes us to use their parking lot on Sundays. It is located 3 blocks west of the church, on Van Buren near Knapp St. Kingshead lot: On Sundays we can also use the gated parking lot on the corner of Van Buren and Knapp Streets. After you park, get a token from an usher in order to exit the lot. We also rely on street parking in our neighborhood. Here is a map with details.

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