Needham Interfaith Vigil for Trans Day of Remembrance
All are welcome to join local Needham clergy and leaders in this annual solemn vigil to mourn trans and genderqueer people who have been killed in the past year. The vigil service will take place on Thursday, November 20th at 5:30 pm live on Zoom (hosted by Rev. Catie Scudera and First Parish), and donations to OUT MetroWest are encouraged. Follow this link to join the Zoom room
Current participants include Rev. John Gage (Congregational Church of Needham, UCC); Cynthia Ganung (Wellesley Friends Meeting, Quaker); Rabbi Todd Markley (Temple Beth Shalom, Reform Jewish), Rev. Catie Scudera (First Parish in Needham, UU), Kevin Keane (Town of Needham Select Board), Rev. Mel Pace (OUT MetroWest), Sen. Becca Rausch (Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex), and Rep. Joshua Tarsky (13th Norfolk).
First Parish is grateful to the TDOR vigil co-sponsors: Carter Memorial United Methodist Church; Congregational Church of Needham; Needham Diversity Initiative; Needham Human Rights Committee; Temple Beth Shalom; and, OUT MetroWest and Wellesley Friends Meeting.