Where Do We Go from Here?

Processing our Grief and Making a Plan for the Future

As we process the results of the 2024 election, many people are processing a variety of emotions—disappointment, grief, anxiety, fear, and hopelessness. As a people of both hope and resurrection, we look to God not only for strength and healing, but also for vision and ways to leverage our faith toward justice in the days ahead. 

Join us for a workshop designed to both help us process our grief and find healing through prayer and community and direct our anxiety and fear into hope and justice in action.

Pastor Todd will be joined by DCC member and activist Mary Taylor and Greg Colley, OFS, Managing Director of Programs and Outreach for the Multi-Faith ACTION Coalition.

The event will also be accessible by Zoom. 

About our Panelists

Mary Taylor is a passionate social and racial justice activist, and an advocate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.  In her Rossmoor community, she serves in the Democrats of Rossmoor as 2nd Vice President and Chairperson of the Issues/Legislative Bills Committee, as well as chairperson of the Black Lives Matter and Diversity Consciousness Committees.  In support of DEI, she has served on the city of Walnut Creek taskforce and consults with business and organizations.  Mary brings an impressive depth of management, and business consulting experience.  For over 30 years she has championed the attainment of business performance targets for both global organizations, and individuals. She has a passion for supporting others in achieving their goals, and living their best lives, evidenced in her 15 years of experience as a certified life coach. Mary is known as a self-starter and leader who delivers results.  Mary previously had a successful sales leadership career at AT&T, where she received the coveted “Leader’s Council” award. Mary is a native of Phoenix Arizona, a graduate of Louisiana State University, with graduate level studies in Organizational Development, and coaching certification.  She is the author of “Bridging to Joy” a motivational, results oriented book, supporting the reader in achieving greater success.  She now resides in Walnut Creek, California where she is an active volunteer in her community, and the mother and grandmother to some of the most amazing human beings on the planet!

Greg Colley, OFS has been active in pastoral and spiritual care and justice work in Contra Costa for the last 13 years, including more than 10 years in hospital chaplaincy. He also brings years of experience in nonprofit management and governance, in charitable, educational, and advocacy groups, to his current work:  helping to bring people of all faiths together to work for mercy and justice for the most vulnerable. He has degrees in Divinity and Theology from the Franciscan School of Theology and is a permanently professed member of the ordo saecularis franciscanus, an 800-year-old community lay and ordained who follow Christ after the examples of Sts Francis and Clare of Assisi. Following faith-rooted justice formation in 2014, Greg and his wife Laura began working together to bring their faith values to civic forums, and they were co-founders of the Concord Communities Alliance. Greg has presented on topics including forming consciences for faithful citizenship, the practice of dialogue, and visits to the sick and homebound. Rooted in Franciscan spirituality, Greg’s primary relational commitments are to the practices of spiritual support and growth, peacemaking, and justice.