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Upcoming Online Services
Sept 20: Values Voting, Joan Montagnes Ours is a liberal faith. That means each of us has the freedom to believe what we must believe according to our highest values. Moreover, our liberal faith calls each of us to live out our highest values in our private and public lives. Click here for login information to use Zoom. Previous Sunday's Service
Sept 13: An Ever-New River, Sarah Martin and Joan Montagnes It’s our Ingathering Celebration Sunday and you’re invited to be part of it! Our celebration is a communion of hearts and lives. Every member of the family is invited to participate. We will continue our tradition of each sharing one word that celebrates the experience of summer. 
We are a compassionate, thoughtful, and diverse religious community who nurture and challenge each other to deeper understanding, meaning and purpose in our lives. We use our hearts and our heads (and a good deal of humor) to make a difference not only in our lives, but the lives of those beyond our doors. Learn more about our beliefs, our services, and our history in the About Us tab.
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What Does it Mean to be a People of Reverence?
This is my prayer for all of us as we journey toward a renewal of the spirit and the creation of a new and equitable society”
Dear Ones, may we deeply love one another in compassion and for justice. May we all work toward humanizing our society. May we take time and breathe before responding. Ask from the temple of your heart “What will the impact of my actions be? Could I cause harm? Could I respond more lovingly?” And finally, Dear Ones, when we cause harm (and no matter who we are, eventually we will cause harm) may we apologize for our mistakes without offering conditions, excuses or qualifiers; strive to heal the harm we have caused; and humbly offer gratitude for the lesson; for only in the revelation of our impact can we re-create the world together. Yours in faith and affection, Rev. Joan Montagnes (See the full Article in our September Newsletter HERE) |
Our Vision
We will gather in loving community, creating a shared vision of compassion and dignity for all,
to radically transform the world in which we live.
We will gather in loving community, creating a shared vision of compassion and dignity for all,
to radically transform the world in which we live.
Share-the-Plate September – VOICE Buffalo
VOICE Buffalo is an interfaith social justice organization made up of over 40 congregations and community-based organizations in Buffalo and Erie County. Our organization has been in existence for 24 years, during which time we have won on issues and policy change involving Criminal Justice Reform, Restorative Justice in Education and Policing Systems, Disability Rights, Civic Engagement, local conditional release in Mass Incarceration, and creating alternatives to arrest. We believe in Justice, Equity, Democracy, and Inclusion, to faithfully bring forth justice and equity in our region through organized, collective action.
VOICE Buffalo is an interfaith social justice organization made up of over 40 congregations and community-based organizations in Buffalo and Erie County. Our organization has been in existence for 24 years, during which time we have won on issues and policy change involving Criminal Justice Reform, Restorative Justice in Education and Policing Systems, Disability Rights, Civic Engagement, local conditional release in Mass Incarceration, and creating alternatives to arrest. We believe in Justice, Equity, Democracy, and Inclusion, to faithfully bring forth justice and equity in our region through organized, collective action.