First Parish co-sponsors America@250 series
America@250: Reading Our Past, Present, & Future Together
A 5-Part Needham Community Discussion Series and Celebration
When: Monday, May 18th, Thursday, May 28th, Thursday, June 11th, Thursday, June 25th,
and Tuesday, June 30th,
* Feel free to participate in one, some, or all of the conversations.
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (for all sessions)
Where: The 4 discussion sessions will take place at
The Center at the Heights – 300 Hillside Avenue, Needham
The Needham Civic Ritual of Renewal and Celebration on Tuesday, June 30th
will take place at The Great Hall – Needham Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue
Sponsors: The Needham Interfaith Leaders Association and The Needham Resilience Network
Register: To Register, please click here.
Questions?: Please contact Rabbi Jay Perlman (jperlman at tbsneedham dot org) or 781.444.0077
The Needham Interfaith Leaders Association (including Rev. Catie Scudera) invite one and all to the Needham America@250 Discussion Series – a community-wide program that will enable us to reflect upon the aspirational values at the heart of our nation. At a time of deep division, we need opportunities to come together and to be strengthened by that which unites us. Each session will include guided, small-group, engaging conversations around some of America’s most powerful and inspiring texts: The Declaration of Independence (Monday, May 18), “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus (Thursday, May 28), “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglas (Thursday, June 11), and America the Beautiful by Katherine Lee Bates (Thursday, June 25). Together, we will explore these works not as reflections of American perfection, but as expressions of our enduring ideals and of our commitment to bring them closer to reality.
Our series will culminate in a moving and joyful Needham Civic Ritual of Renewal and Celebration on Tuesday, June 30 at Needham’s Great Hall.
Each of our sessions will be proudly co-hosted by several local groups, communities, and congregations. We are deeply grateful to faith250.org for their resources and assistance in organizing this series. Please see the online registration form for the most up-to-date list of co-hosts. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome!
