Fools Mission is pleased to direct you to a new blog by our retired leader and co-founder, Thomas Atwood! Fool’s Tales: cultural criticism, social justice, humor, arts, and the archetype of the fool is now live and features a thoughtful and provocative new essay on our recent presidential impeachment process, Impeachment, illusion, and the Godfather […]
On April 7, 2018 I had the experience of a lifetime. My clown alter-ego, Alfonzo the Conjuring Fool, was blessed with the opportunity to sing A Simple Song from Leonard Bernstein’s Mass in memory of Kay Jorgensen, Co-Founder of the Faithful Fools Street Ministry in San Francisco. Kay had transitioned from this life on January […]
The prophet Isaiah said, “The wolf shall live with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat; The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.” The following essay was written by Victoria Battistini, the 10-year-old daughter of Ivonne Battistini—both members of the […]
Theatre of the Oppressed workshop with Jiwon Chung Sunday, October 1, 2017, 1:00–5:00 PM in Redwood City, CA Register here A diverse crowd of citizens and non-citizens fills the sanctuary at the UU Fellowship of Redwood City, California for a workshop on Theatre of the Oppressed. Fifty people are learning about this innovative approach to […]
I was so pleased to be invited to deliver a sermon at the worship service of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Sunnyvale, California on August 7, 2016. In light of the results of the 2016 election, I felt motivated to post it here, as well. I hope that you find some comfort and hope, along […]
Fools Mission recently collected stories about the State of the Union from friends and fools alike, and now you can read them here! On Sunday, January 25, 2015, over 20 of us gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City to participate in the first People’s State of the Union. A national initiative sponsored […]
As the holiday season draws to a close here at Fools Mission, we reflect on the old and dream of the new. Our consciousness-raising multicultural ministry has brought together young and old, rich and poor, citizens and immigrants, privileged and underprivileged. We build community among people who would otherwise be unlikely to get to know […]
Fools Mission recently participated in a bus tour of San Mateo County organized by Rev. Deborah Lee at CLUE (Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice). The concept behind the tour was a perfect match for our own mission: to raise consciousness by bringing people together across class, race, language, culture, and immigration status. Over […]