“Fathering Our Future”

With the 2021 adoption of Juneteenth as a national holiday, the holidays of Father’s Day and Juneteenth are now and will forever be linked. Join me as we begin to explore the significance of this linkage and how we might all collectively “father our future.”

The Rev. Judith Long is the Executive Director of The Free Clinics. She is a nonprofit professional who has a Masters Degree from the University of San Francisco and has had many years experience in various nonprofit organizations
throughout the country.

Her work has focused on housing and homelessness; anti-racism/anti-oppression; community/neighborhood organizing; and empowering adult, teen, and child survivors of domestic, familial, or sexual violence. She has served on several boards, including six years on the NC Association of Free Clinics (two as president).

An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, Judy earned her Masters of Divinity from Harvard and has served as a hospital chaplain and parish minister(in the Boston area and in Manhattan). She is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville and has served as UUFH’s Community Minister for a number of years. Through that role, she was instrumental in launching the interfaith DREAM Scholarship project. She is the proud mother of a talented teenage daughter, Kevyn Mary.

MUSICIAN

Anita Robertson, piano

Anita is an accomplished accompanist and solo pianist. She was an elementary school music teacher for many years and currently teaches at a local music studio. Anita has advanced degrees in music, as well as a master of divinity degree.

We gather for worship and fellowship each Sunday with a service at 10:30 followed by coffee hour. Dress is casual. Parking is plentiful. And our building is accessible.

Family Ministry / Sunday School: All Ages meet in Sanctuary at 10:30 AM Children go to classrooms at 10:45 after the “Story for All Ages.” On the lower level, we have a nursery for infants and toddlers, and we have classes where children and youth learn about and explore faith, religion, justice, and community.

We welcome you: your whole self, with all your truths and your doubts, your worries and your hopes. Join us on this extraordinary adventure of faith!

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