“Grief and Beauty” led by Rev. Mark Glovin

Join us this Sunday for a meaningful service, Grief and Beauty, led by guest minister Rev. Mark Glovin.

As we celebrate Earth Day and appreciate our interdependence, this service will explore the interconnectedness of social justice, environmental stewardship and spiritual sustenance through reflections on poetry, activism and the healing power of beauty.

All are welcome. We hope you will join us!

Bio: Mark served the First Universalist Church in Rockland for 14 years, leaving in August 2019 to hospice his mother. Determined to continue serving his community, he began working for Penquis, a community action agency in Rockland, working to ensure that resources meet needs in Knox County. Mark graduated from Starr King School for the Ministry in 2003, after receiving a call to ministry while attending Clark University where he majored in philosophy. A native New Englander, Mark learned lessons early in life about painful blessings as a die-hard Red Sox fan.

Mark also internalized lessons about Beloved Community spending summers at overnight from the age of 6 until 23.  During those summers, Mark developed a love of the outdoors and a deeply felt sense of our interconnectedness with each other and Earth and the Universe. Grounded in the belief that separateness is the illusion, Mark’s does his best to live out Thurman’s admonition to “do what makes you come alive,” keeping in mind that what we do affects everything around us. And so, he believes; we are called to act wisely and generously, with creativity and compassion.

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