Category Archives: Outreach
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When Action is Prayer
Posted on March 21, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Small GroupsA reflection on behalf of the Green Congregation Taskforce When does action become prayer? Fifty-four years ago today, thousands of marchers crossed over the bridge from Selma and made their way to Montgomery, Alabama. Only a month earlier they were bludgeoned by local law enforcement as they attempted to cross. On the second attempt, they […]
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Mission Trip Reflections
Posted on March 8, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, YouthReflections From a Youth Mission Trip Chaperone By Susan Rozmanith February 17 – 23, 13 youth (3 seniors, 3 juniors, 4 sophomores and 3 freshmen) and 4 adults (Ben Pulaski, Christine Tresselt, and Marty and Susan Rozmanith) went to Tuskegee, Alabama for a home repair mission trip with Alabama Rural Ministry. Three of the students […]
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Little Red Wagon
Posted on March 7, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Health and Wellness, Latest News, OutreachMany may be aware of two red wagons located in the back of the church sanctuary and the lobby outside the church offices. These have served as receptacles for church members’ food donations for the Woburn Council of Social Concern The Outreach Team would like to reintroduce the Red Wagon project with a new emphasis […]
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Ways to Help the Outdoor Church in March
Posted on February 26, 2019 by Nancy in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Small Groups, Spire linkMarch has five Sundays in it, which means an opportunity to help the Outdoor Church! There are many ways you can make a difference! On March 31, we will receive donated ingredients, make sandwiches and send them with 2 or 3 church members to Cambridge who will accompany the Outdoor Church clergy in serving the […]
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Talent Show-Postponed
Posted on February 19, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, YouthThe Faith Formation Ministry has decided to postpone the Talent Show. We realized that there was not enough time given to allow people to sign up and we wanted to make sure that everyone who wanted to be a part of it can be. We will choose a new date this weekend and send […]
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Youth Mission Trip
Posted on February 14, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, YouthThis Sunday, 13 youth and 4 adults are heading down to Tuskegee, Alabama to work with the Alabama Rural Ministry or ARM for a week. ARM focuses on helping families make their houses warm, safe, and dry, and that is exactly what the youth will be doing there. Some of them will be skirting a […]
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Climate Change, Extreme Weather and Vulnerability: An Interfaith Summit on How to Respond*
Posted on February 14, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, Small GroupsDear Friends: In the wake of the latest National Climate Assessment and UN report on the projected serious consequences of unchecked climate change, interfaith leaders from the greater Boston area are working with Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) to host an Interfaith Summit on Vulnerability and Climate Change on the afternoon of Sunday, March […]
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Build a Bed Workshop
Posted on February 4, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Outreach, YouthSaturday, March 16 at 9:30 AM A Bed for Every Child is a program of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless created five years ago to provide beds for children whose families could not afford separate beds for their children resulting in tired and unfocused children who could not learn adequately in school. To meet […]
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Habitat for Humanity Workdays 2019
Posted on February 4, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, OutreachPlease join our crew at the Habitat for Humanity site in Lawrence on one (or more!) of our upcoming work days. We typically meet at the church around 7:45 AM and carpool up to the site, returning sometime in the late afternoon. The Habitat organization appreciates when we can provide a head count, so if you’re […]
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Upcoming Opportunities to Show Your Support for Refuges
Posted on January 17, 2019 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, OutreachAt 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22 and January 29, faithful people of all traditions will gather at the Burlington ICE office – Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We walk in a spirit of prayer around the facility – led by a Cantor with a Shofar (a ram’s horn instrument). We end with a brief worship […]
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