Partner Congregation Program

Welcome to the pages for the Partner Congregation Program which fosters and promotes our relationship with our Unitarian partner congregation in Székelykeresztúr Transylvania (Romania).

Mission - The program promotes, supports and enables the deepening of the relationships between our historic spiritual communities in Concord Massachusetts and Székelykeresztúr Transylvania. more

Goals - To achieve our mission, we have established the overall "goals" for Connecting, Covenanting and Communicating.  more

==>  Current initiative:  The 3rd Keresztúri Pilgrimage to Concord - They're coming in September!!

== >·····> >·····>Our Partner Congregation Programs page has more information on their visit,
== >·····> >·····>including links to photos of their delegation members

==>  New**  Many thanks to all for a wonderful evening of good food, music, reflections and information 
==> ==> ==> at “An Evening in Székelykeresztúr” on Saturday, February 11th.

== >·····>A···And Special Thanks to all those who contributed food, labor, time, energy and money!
==> ==> ==>We raised $1,222 from the sales of dinner and raffle tickets which will go
==> ==> ==>towards airfares of our September visitors.

Programs and Activities - It is through our day to day practices, and our programs and activities that we realize our partnership Mission and Goals.

Our Partner Congregation Programs page has more information, including the following:

• The Pilgrimage Program
• The Transylvania Student Sponsorship Program

The Székelykeresztúr Community House (now called "Friendship House") Project

Useful Links

• Székelykeresztúr church web site
• UUPCC - UU Partner Church Council
• Transylvania Archive Project web site
• Hungarian Learning Resources
• Short link to this page:  http://bit.ly/xc0nvc

Mission

The Partner Congregation Program promotes, supports and enables the deepening of the relationships between our historic spiritual communities in Concord Massachusetts and Székelykeresztúr Transylvania.

We are ever mindful of the common threads that bind us closely together.

So too are we mindful of our differences and seek ways to transform them into new levels of shared strength and hope.

We continue to deepen our circles of mutual trust and understanding of what it means to be Unitarians across continents, languages and cultures.

We visit each other to experience first hand the richness of our unique perspectives and histories.

We exchange ideas and gifts to enrich the life and spirit of each of our congregations.

 Goals

We have established the following goals to help us achieve the mission:

Connecting - To bring together people interested in our partner church and Transylvania, including Choir Pilgrims, Youth Service Pilgrims, attendees of the event with Representative Martin Meehan, sponsors of students, other donors, and so on.

Covenanting - To take the initial steps toward possibly establishing a covenant between our two communities church, whereby our expectations of and promises to each other will be laid out and understood by both partners.

Communicating -- To educate and inform fellow First Parishioners about the purpose of our partnership, the activities and needs of our friends in Székelykeresztúr, and how we can all grow in our understanding of each other. We will do this through well-organized lists and more frequent communications to interested parishioners.

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