Empowerment Begins with Gathering
From 1760 husking bees to today’s Youth Leadership Initiative, our strength has always been community.
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Strengthening the Core
You’ve spent years strengthening everything: your calendar, your commitments, your courage. You’ve carried so much for so long. But your core — your spiritual, emotional, communal grounding — is aching for relationship and renewal.
Vultures: The Unsung Heroes of Halloween and Our Ecosystem
Think vultures are spooky? They might not win any beauty contests, but these incredible birds are nature’s cleanup crew — preventing disease, protecting ecosystems, and even helping fight climate change.
Taking Back Our Focus
A simple weekend experiment showed me how powerful it can be to step away from our screens.
The Summons: Awakening the Poet-Prophet Within
Do you feel it—an inescapable pull to respond, a sense that silence is no longer an option? This quiet urgency often grows from a deeper disquiet: a hunger for wholeness […]
Youth Leadership and Everyday Resilience
The Youth Leadership Initiative is open for applications! 7th–8th graders in Danbury & Ridgefield can embark on a 9-month journey of growth, action, and community. Learn more about this great program in this week’s message by Dr. Fanta Waterman.
Finding True Community in a Fractured World
In a world swirling with unrest, simple acts of connection can change everything. In this week’s broadcast, Wellness Resident Kate Loewengart invites us to discover how The Meetinghouse nurtures true community—beyond mere proximity.
Ridgefield FBLA Honored with State Education Award
Big news from Ridgefield High School’s FBLA! Their project with The Meetinghouse just earned the Outstanding Service Project Award from the Connecticut State Board of Education. Read the full story and celebrate these inspiring young leaders.
Environmentalism Starts at Home
Think you’re not an environmentalist? Think again! Balconies and patios help nature thrive just as much as huge backyards. See how in this week’s message from Heather Cochrane, Environmentalist in Residence at The Meetinghouse.
Living the Active Life Contemplatively
Fall is upon us, and with it one of the busiest months of the year. Gone are the summertime rhythms. Yet even with the activities of all upon us, we […]
