What happens after we die?
How do different religions understand the possibility of life after death? St. Anne’s invites the wider community to a lecture series on this crucially important topic by three local religious leaders from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds. Informed by their respective faith traditions, each leader will speak on how their faith understands the afterlife, including the texts, traditions, and experiences which shape their understanding.
- Tuesday, May 14 — Rabbi Judith Kummer
- Saturday, May 18 — Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni (national interfaith leader & adjunct professor at Boston Islamic Seminary)
All events will take place from 7–8:30 p.m. in Flint Hall at St. Anne’s-in-the Fields Episcopal Church (147 Concord Road, Lincoln). For more information, please email Rev. Joe Kimmel (joe@stanneslincoln.org).
LLCT pollinator plant sale
The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will hold its annual pollinator plant sale on Saturday, May 18 in the commuter parking lot at Lincoln Station. Available on a first-come, first-served basis here will be more than 15 species of native perennials that bloom from early to late summer and provide important nectar to wild pollinating insects. Cash, credit card, check, and Venmo are accepted.
From 10–11 a.m., LLCT members are invited to the early-bird hour. The public is welcome from 11 a.m.–1 p.m., and all are welcome to join or renew their membership online before the sale begins. As an additional membership perk, while supplies last, LLCT members can choose a complimentary groundcover plant to add to their order.
This year, as part of Lincoln Common Ground’s “No Mow May” effort, LLCT has included a selection of early-blooming ground-cover plants that make great lawn replacement or garden understory plants. LCG volunteers will be at the sale to answer questions and provide planting recommendations. Click here to learn more and see the offered plants.
Donate used children’s clothing
Cradles to Crayons is collecting gently used children’s clothing though Friday, May 31. Their greatest need is for summer clothing, but they gratefully accept clothing for any season. Donors may leave bagged items the garage door of Sarah Liepert at 108 Trapelo Road. Click here if you’d like to contribute items via the organization’s Amazon wishlist.
Hospice volunteer training
Care Dimensions will hold online training classes for those interested in becoming volunteers. Volunteers can make a difference in a patient’s life by engaging in a shared interest or hobby, helping with letter-writing or life review, visiting with your approved dog, reading aloud, or simply listening and by providing a supportive, comforting presence. Volunteers visit patients in their homes, in facilities, and at our hospice houses in Lincoln and Danvers. Alternatively, they can provide administrative office support or make check-in phone calls to current patients or bereaved family members.
Training will be held via Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9–11 a.m. from June 3–26 (register by May 24). For more information or to register, click here or email volunteerinfo@caredimensions.org.
Four L-S teachers receive FELS grants
FELS, the Foundation for Educators at Lincoln-Sudbury, awarded four grants at its awards ceremony on April 30. The 2024 grant recipients and their projects are:
- Vicky Caburian, Wellness, “2024 Chronicle Adventures”
- Kelly Gaudreau, English, “A Year of Wellness”
- Tracie Lopez and Kendra Pavlik, Special Education, for “Gaining and Maintaining Equanimity”
FELS is a nonprofit organization that awards enrichment grants to L-S faculty and staff to pursue their professional and personal interests and passions. Proposals are often for course work or travel, all of which is undertaken during school vacation time and summer recess. Grants are funded from donations to the FELS annual appeal and proceeds from fundraisers including the annual FELS Thanksgiving Pie Sale and Prom Flower Sale.
Drumlin Farm receives grant
Drumlin Farm received a $2,500 grant in the Hunger Relief category from the Sudbury Foundation. It’s part of a total of $320,000 awarded in the first round for 2024.