Ecclesiastical Council set for Sunday
BERNARDSTON — The Franklin Association, United Church of Christ (UCC), will hold an Ecclesiastical Council for Lee-Ellen Strawn, chaplain at Northfield Mt. Hermon School and member of the United Church of Bernardston. The council will be held at the United Church of Bernardston on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 3 p.m. Ecclesiastical Council is one of the final steps in a candidate’s journey to ordained ministry in the UCC. At this meeting, the candidate makes a presentation based on his or her ordination paper to members of the Franklin Association. On completion, the council votes whether or not to authorize ordination. The public is welcome to attend. A coffee hour will follow.
DEERFIELD — The Brick Church Music Series at The First Church of Deerfield, 71 Old Main St., will present Sirena Huang, violin, and Pi-Hsun Shih, piano, in an exciting concert on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p.m. Both musicians are exceptionally talented and are seasoned performers in Europe, Asia and the United States. There is a suggested donation of $10 at the door with a reception in the Caswell Library at Deerfield Academy following the concert. For further information, contact Jean Pitman Turner, artistic director, at 413-774-2657.
NORTHAMPTON — The Shang Shung Institute of Tibetan Studies in Conway invites you to unplug with “Meditation Mondays.” Explore the ancient art of mindfulness and its benefit to our modern lives, 7 to 8 p.m., on the first and third Mondays starting in February. The event takes place at the Unitarian Society, Main Street, in Northampton. By donation. for more information, contact demystifysms@tsegyalgar.org or secretary@shangshung.org
NORTHAMPTON — The Shang Shung Institute of Tibetan Studies, based in Conway, presents “Spring Yantra Yoga — Tibetan Yoga of Movement,” beginners series, on Monday nights, March 6 through April 10, in Northampton. $12 per session; $10 for seniors and students.
For details, contact: mkacurova@gmail.com or secretary@shangshung.org