GREENFIELD — Julie Payne Britton will lead us in celebrating Homecoming as All Souls Unitarian Church re-starts services in our own sanctuary Sunday, Oct. 20, at 10:30 a.m. She will ask, What does it mean to come home? Where are you most fully “home”? How do you/can you “come home” to Spirit? Keith Rollinson and All Souls Choir will provide music. Coffee hour to follow. The church is on the corner of Main and Hope streets.
SHELBURNE FALLS — West County Sangha, a mindfulness community, is based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and meets at the Shambala Center at 71B Ashfield St. We meet on the first and third Sundays of each month from 4 to 6 p.m. Each session includes sitting meditation, mindful walking and dharma discussion. All levels of experience are welcome. For more information, call Juliet at 413-337-4866.
NORTHFIELD — Jenny Wooster will lead a conversation on the theme of change in a Chalice Circle service at First Parish of Northfield, Unitarian, on Sunday, Oct. 20. Religious education for children and youth will be available. All are welcome to the 10 a.m. service held in the historic sanctuary on the corner of Parker Avenue and Main Street in Northfield.
BERNARDSTON — Charlie Malcolm, teacher and soccer coach at Northfield Mount Hermon School, will lead the Great Decisions Foreign Policy discussion at the 1739 Bernardston Unitarian Meetinghouse this Sunday, Oct. 20, at 11:30 a.m. Malcolm returns by popular demand to lend his expertise on current U.S. foreign policy developments. Malcolm’s depth of understanding and analysis will be most helpful to our grappling with the present world situation. All are welcome to join in the conversation. This is an ongoing series of the Congregational Unitarian Society of Bernardston’s Arts & Activism program. Coffee starts at 11 a.m. www.bernardstonunitarian.org.
Oct. 24: A film about Palestine children
ASHFIELD — The First Congregational Church (UCC) of Ashfield is hosting a film made by the United Church of Christ’s Palestine Israel Network titled, “How Are the Children? A film about Palestinian Children in Israeli Military Detention — Part I.” (41 minutes, 2018). The film will be shown on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. The wider community is welcome, and refreshments will be served.
The United Church of Christ during its 2017 General Synod approved a resolution to support the Palestinian people. This documentary film is part of a curriculum developed by the national organization to detail how Palestinian children are systematically arrested and abused while in Israeli military custody.
The event is free. A Q&A will follow the film. Part 2 may be shown at a later date.
DEERFIELD — The Brick Church Music Series will present William Porter, internationally renown organist, in a concert at The First Church of Deerfield, 71 Old Main St., on Oct. 27 at 3 p.m. There is a $10 to $20 suggested donation at the door with a reception following in the Caswell Library at Deerfield Academy.
Porter gave the Dedicatory Recital on this tracker organ, built by Richards, Fowkes Organ Co., in 2004. His program will include music by J.S. Bach, Georg Bohm, and an improvised demonstration of the stops of the organ.
For further information, call 413-774-2657.
DEERFIELD — The First Church of Deerfield will hold a benefit concert for Bahamian Hurricane Relief on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. “Music & Verse in a Sacred Space” will feature Barber Copland, Hundley Runestad, Deerfield Cappella and Deerfield Academy Chorus. Thomas Pousont is director and Cynthia Snow, poet. Suggested donation: $10. The church is at 71 Old Main St. www.firstchurchofdeerfield.org
TURNERS FALLS — Enjoy a Christmas Carol Sing and Concert on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. at JaDuke Performing Arts Center, 110 Industrial Blvd. Featured is 4D1G Gospel Quartet, the Valley Revival Choir, Dennis Ainsworth on piano and other special guests. Free admission.