As Director of Children & Family Ministries at Old South, I have the ability to direct and produce all sorts of programs on whims and tangents – wherever the spirit leads me -- and this was one “special project” that I decided our children should attempt during our stay-at-home time.
Worship, weddings, concert rehearsals, book groups, and 12 step meetings– Old South Church is not just a center of worship in Boston, but a focal point where community gathers.
It is the responsibility of white people to educate themselves about racism and how they can actively become anti-racist. We've compiled a list of resources to get started.
It was a wobbly, yet solemn little procession: three masked mourners and one canine. The procession began at Kenmore Square, at the condo of David and Sue Horner, where the urn, containing Sue’s remains, had just been delivered.
About 12 years ago, Joel’s office started using an in-office composting bin system, The Worm Factory®, to convert some of their food scraps into compost rather than throwing them in the trash or down the garbage disposal. It was such an easy-to-use, odor-free system that we decided to set one up in our home and have been using it ever since.
“Out with a whimper, not with a bang” sums up the end of my first year of seminary. I was grateful to do well on my finals, but who cares about grades when I have friends working with COVID-19 patients every day?
In this season of Pentecost, 2020, our prayer is that the Spirit will blow in ways that upset normalcy and thus call us into new paths to be the Church in a vastly changed world.
Last year Newton began a municipal electric power program called “Newton Power Choice”.
The choices we make around food make a big impact on the environment and climate change. It may seem harder than ever to make eco-friendly food choices. That's why the Climate Change Task Force has put together a number of resources to help you shop and eat more sustainably, especially now:
We talk about the beloved community. We build it by talking to each other. We won’t convince everyone. But one person at a time, one child at a time, maybe we can change the world.