News & Announcements
November 2, 2016
Rejecting Hate: Statement of Interfaith Solidarity Against Islamophobia in Massachusetts
As Boston-area religious and cultural leaders, we are committed to building a community that embraces people of different beliefs and practices, including our…
November 2, 2016
On Tuesday, November 1, 2016, I began my travels to North Dakota as part of an ecumenical delegation of over 300 clergy. The Episcopal Church in Standing Rock, through its diocesan authorities, put out a nationwide call for clergy to come to serve…
October 28, 2016
In moments of great national decision, people of faith are called to take not only political, but also spiritual action. We must serve the common good, but so, too, must we seek out the mercy and blessing of God.
I exhort you to vote your…
October 14, 2016
September 13, 2016
Welcoming back Council after summer hiatus, Moderator Deb Washington opened the meeting by praying for divine guidance in finding each of our own uniqueness. Everyone is designed with a purpose, and it is each person’s own quest…
August 31, 2016
Boston Warm was born as an interfaith collaboration of many houses of worship, including Old South Church, in response to a disastrous winter. It has since evolved to become an ongoing ministry of common cathedral, one of Old South Church’s most…
August 15, 2016
"Since April of this year, the facade of the nearly 150-year Old South Church building on Copley Square in Boston has been attracting attention for more than its striking Italian Gothic architecture. On the two sides of its entrance portico, facing…
August 2, 2016
On January 27, 2016, a homeless man was found lying dead on the steps of Old South Church covered in a sheet and blanket. That same blanket and sheet have been transformed into a memorial and community art project, on display in the church's…
July 27, 2016
Old South Church clergy are featured in the spring issue of Sunday magazine, the flagship publication of The Lord’s Day Alliance of the U.S. Read sermons by Revs. Nancy Taylor, John Edgerton, Anthony Livolsi, and Don Wells.
The Lord’s Day Alliance…