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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
As you have
probably heard, a series of storms and devastating tornadoes ripped
through western and central Massachusetts yesterday.
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UU Parish of Monson in wake of tornado -
with "before image" inset
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A tornado sheered
off the steeple of the Unitarian Universalist Parish of Monson.
Fortunately no one was hurt, but the damage comes at the very end of a
major building restoration project. At least one family in each of our
congregations in Brookfield and Sturbridge suffered catastrophic damage
to their homes, and a staff member of our Springfield congregation also
experienced serious property damage.
The Clara Barton
District has advanced emergency relief funds to several of our affected
congregations, and the UU Trauma Response Ministry Team has been
deployed.
We invite you to
support affected congregations and families by making a generous donation
to the Clara Barton District's Massachusetts Tornado Relief Fund.
Proceeds from the Fund will be used to provide immediate relief to
congregation members and staff, for cleanup efforts in at the UU Parish
of Monson, and for longer-term needs as they arise.
For more
information and to donate, please go to the Clara Barton-Mass Bay
District website at this link.
The ministers of
our affected congregations send heartfelt appreciation for the outpouring
of love and care that they and their people have already received, and
they are grateful for possible financial support to help see their
congregants and communities through this hard time.
All of us in the
Clara Barton District are grateful for the support of our brothers and
sisters in the wider Unitarian Universalist community!
In faith,
Rev. Sue Phillips
District Executive
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