Category Archives: Outreach
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Just Peace Offering
Posted on September 30, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachWe are excited to have selected World Central Kitchen as the recipient of our 2022 Just Peace offering. This amazing group focuses on being first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises and building resilient food systems with locally led solutions. They focus on areas hit by war or disaster and […]
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Mend Your Jeans Hands-On Workshop
Posted on September 27, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesMending clothing extends its life and reduces environmental impact. Learning just two basic sewing stiches and some simple techniques, you can easily and quickly repair your favorite jeans and give them a whole new life. With a little time, imagination, needles and thread, your jeans can become individual works of art, completely unique to you. […]
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Repair Café Saturday, September 24, 2022 9:30 am-1:00 pm
Posted on September 12, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Environment, Latest News, Outreach, Volunteer OpportunitiesDo you have a lamp that no longer shines, or a toaster that isn’t toasty? Maybe your great Auntie’s recipe box is gathering dust because the lid has broken or your kitchen chair leg has a wobble? Do you have clothes in a pile because hems have come undone, or buttons are missing or have […]
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Backpack Heroes!
Posted on August 4, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachWe Did It! Thanks to all of you who pitched in to provide 15 backpacks, crammed with new school supplies, for the children served by Youth Villages! These backpacks will really help the middle school kids we supported start school with a smile and set for a promising year. Special thanks to Julia Daggett for […]
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Winchester Interfaith Resettlement Partnership (WIRP) Seeking Job Leads
Posted on August 4, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, Racial JusticeHere’s a note from one of the ministers at the Church of the Epiphany that we thought we would pass along. Through the Alexanders our church has been more connected to the resettlement efforts of the Refugee Immigrant Ministry out of Melrose (RIM) but this effort is an important one too. Please let us know if […]
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Opportunity for You to Act for Impact
Posted on August 1, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachDear friends, A pivotal climate bill just passed the Massachusetts legislature, which if passed would have a big impact on climate and clean energy for our state. It now sits on Governor Baker’s desk awaiting his signature. The deadline is July 31st. As people of faith, this is an opportunity to bring consequential values (such as concern for the common good as […]
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It’s not too late to be Backpack Hero!
Posted on July 18, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Community, Giving, Health and Wellness, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, YouthThere’s only two weeks left before all items need to be delivered. Please order today to help us fill 15 backpacks for the students at Youth Villages. A lot of items have been purchased by there’s still more needed, 6 packs of paper, 13 packs of washable markers, 10 packs of mechanical pencils, etc. Become […]
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Today is International Non-Binary Day Jul 14, 2022
Posted on July 13, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Adult Ed, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachToday is a day to celebrate all non-binary people of the world. This is the non-binary pride flag created by Kye Rowan in 2014. The yellow stripe represents people whose gender exists outside of the binary, the white stripe people with many or all genders, the purple people with genders considered a mix of male […]
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Let’s Help Massachusetts Children Start the School Year with Backpacks Full of Supplies!
Posted on July 11, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Giving, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, Outreach, YouthThis summer we are partnering with Youth Villages, the same organization we work with for the Christmas Giving Tree. Youth Villages has an annual drive where they collect backpacks and school supplies to help children in their care prepare for school. They believe children do well when they have the tools they need. A new […]
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Reflection on Supreme Court’s Ruling on the EPA
Posted on July 11, 2022 by Sarah Marino in Environment, Latest News, Ministries/Task Force News, OutreachDear Friends: Early each morning, I meet with an ecumenical but politically and geographically diverse group via zoom for Centering Prayer and reflection. Yet since the recent Supreme Court rulings our group has been reeling. As one international group participant recently observed, “You Americans may think that the rulings handed down by your highest […]
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