Sunday, March 1
What’s in a Name?
With Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum
In Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare writes, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” As our congregations consider a name change as part of merging, and in a culture that is persecuting people who choose name change, we’ll look at the power of naming and being able to choose a name.
Following the service we will be having a ‘cottage meeting’ to discuss our thoughts on a new name.
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum is the Minister of First Parish Church of Stow and Acton. Cindy has been in the Unitarian Universalist ministry since 2001. Prior to her arrival at FPC in 2018, Cindy served churches in Clarklake, Michigan; Gardner, Massachusetts; and Houston, Texas. She was awarded the title of Minister Emerita from her last congregation, the Universalist Unitarian Church of East Liberty, because of her leadership strengths and long tenure. Cindy has a BA from the University of Michigan in English and Psychology, an MA from the University of Georgia in English, and a Doctor of Ministry from the Meadville Lombard Theological School. Her MA work was on folk narratives in the AIDS caregiving community, and her D.Min. dissertation focused on the shifting relationship to feminism among her generation of female UU ministers.