Justice Dance Performance Project

“With These Hands” Sunday, May 4, 2025 Click Here to watch the video. A note from the Director JDPP’s work in carceral setings began at nearby York Correctional Institute in 2005. A chance meeting with Wally Lamb led to the idea of a year-long arts...

Adult Forum: FCCOL’s “Moth Stories”

On Sunday, February 23rd for the first time at The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, Tom Sherer presented a new idea for a series of Adult Forums: the “Moth” system: the sharing of stories that 1 – need to be short, and 2 – be true and 3 –...

ADULT FORUM WITH ASHLEY MAKAR

Adult Forum with Ashley Makar and Guest Speakers: Alawia Bahreldein and Dr. Abdelillah Douda. We welcomed Ashley Makar, Community Outreach Coordinator at IRIS (Integrated Immigration and Refugee Services) Sunday with three Sudanese refugees who shared their stories...

Adult Forum with Bob Potter

Adult Forum, Sunday, June 2nd after the 10:00 am Worship Service: Church member Bob Potter will share his expertise on contemporary Black artists: Power and Remembrance: Reclaiming Black Lives Through Art. Throughout the history of Western art, people of color have...

Adult Forum with Edie Twining

Adult Forum April 14th at 11: 30 with Edie Twining  Join us for a brief review of the Halls Road Improvements project. Initiated in 2015, the HRIC is equipped with a masterplan (2019) to follow for Public Improvements and Private Development opportunities. New...