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The Youth Mental Health Crisis

May 5, 2023

In an age of isolation and existential threats—whether it be the collapse of natural ecosystems or anti-trans legislation—youth and young adults have been shaped by loneliness and injustice.

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Removing the Stigma of Mental Health this May

May 3, 2023

This May, Kenneth Kovacs shares about Mental Health Awareness Month, the stigma of mental illness, and ways to find support. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. According to recent estimates from Johns Hopkins, one in four US adults (26%) experience mental illness each…

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This summer: new Church World Service project

May 2, 2023

Addressing Women’s Health Abroad The Mission Committee has elected to participate in a new Church World Service (CWS) project this early summer. This project provides women and girls—both nationally and globally—essential feminine hygiene products that are often lacking during disasters,…

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Inviting the Spirit to Ramadan

May 1, 2023

The last question our dinner partners asked was: “How do you tell yourself what Easter means?” As we move through the Great Fifty Days from Easter to Pentecost, I think I’ll let that question go on hanging in the air.

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