During the month of May, East Shore will celebrate our partnership with the Khasi people, who live in the rain-blessed hills of Meghalaya, India. On May 5th we will dedicate our worship service to the bond that East Shore has with these Unitarian friends. Rev. Morgan...
During the month of May, East Shore will celebrate our partnership with the Khasi people, who live in the rain-blessed hills of Meghalaya, India. On May 5th we will dedicate our worship service to the bond that East Shore has with these Unitarian friends.
We in the Khasi Hills Ministry Team are excited that East Shore’s partnership with Unitarians in the Northeast of India will be featured at the upcoming Share the Plate event on May 5. Rev. Morgan McLean, who heads the UUA’s international partnership program will...
For over a dozen years, East Shore has been privileged to be of service to several Unitarian communities in the Khasi Hills of Northeast India. Together we have built a strong partnership of mutual commitment to youth education, Unitarian values, and strong personal relationships. Come join us for a celebration of this unique and compelling example of cross-cultural collaboration and fellowship with our Khasi family. Featured will be a LIVE VIDEO VISIT from a primary Khasi Unitarian minister and community leader visiting the US for GA this year. Music by John Chmaj and Barb Clagett.
When I contacted Rev. Darihun Khriam via WhatsApp for news of our Khasi partners, I was prepared to hear about some unanticipated joys and sorrows. But I didn’t expect her to be at Bethany Hospital in Shillong with her youngest sister Barisuk, an attorney and...
On October 21, over a hundred children, teachers, and parents gathered to celebrate the devoted founding teachers of the Friendship School in Kharang, Northeast India. Kong Rophimai Kharbithai and kong Throida Shylla retired from lead teacher roles after 15 years of...
Together with our Khasi Unitarians partners in NE India, we at East Shore strive to achieve a strong partnership based on mutual understanding — one that is grounded in love and thoughtful listening. Still at times it can be challenging to put aside our own American experiences to truly listen. The members of East Shore’s partnership ministry team will share our pathway toward better understanding.
Saturday, August 29, 4:00 pm Many of you are aware of our longstanding commitment to raise money for salaries for the hard-working teachers at the Friendship School and funds for our Unitarian partner churches in the Khasi Hills in NE India. We have worked in...
by Barb Clagett New Lives, New Possibilities Because of Kong Barr’s Educational Programs Back in the mid-20th century in the remote village of Kharang in Meghalaya, NE India, there lived an intrepid British Unitarian minister and teacher named Annie Margaret Barr. Her...
by Barb Clagett & Doug Strombom, co-chairs Seven members from East Shore went to India in September to help our partners celebrate the 131st Anniversary of Unitarianism in NE India. There we heard wonderful testimonials about how effective our support of the...