Sandwiches & Walkers Needed

We are looking for sandwich makers and a couple walkers for Outdoor Church on Sunday afternoon May 31st. We meet at Harvard Epworth Methodist Church (1555 Mass Ave) at 2pm on Sunday afternoon, deliver sandwiches to the homeless in Harvard Square and Central Square and are usually done by 5pm. Making the sandwiches is a fun family service project and delivering them is a great father-daughter, mother-son (or any combination of a couple people) activity. Rev. Loughlin usually just needs 2 or 3 walkers at most. Please signup here to make sandwiches or walk.

Ripley Presents: Artist/Activist Willie Baronet’s Signs of Humanity
Friday, February 19, 7:00 pm

On Friday evening, 2/19, please join us for an all-church Watch Party – where we can, from the safety of our homes, watch the same film together! The watch party format allows us to communicate with chats and comments along the way. We will be viewing artist Willie Baronet’s moving Signs of Humanity, a documentary film that explores interrelated themes of home, homelessness, compassion, and humanity.

How will we watch it together?
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This link will bring you to the documentary watch party. (If you click on the link before 7:00 pm on Friday, you will come to a static screen – without any ability to watch the movie). FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS, THE DOCUMENTARY CAN ONLY BE SEEN (IN THE WATCH PARTY) ON A COMPUTER WEB BROWSER. You may also choose to watch the film on Amazon Prime at any time on any device or television.

If you are a member of Amazon Prime, the film is free of charge. If you are not a member of Amazon Prime, you can join the watch party by renting the film for $3.99. I suggest that you have your credit card ready at the time you hit the link. The proceeds will go to Baronet’s organization, We Are All Homeless.

When you enter the Watch Party, you will not be able to start the film yourself. I will welcome you all (in the chat function!) and begin the actual documentary at @ 7:05 p.m. By establishing the Watch Party, I have control over the film (start, pause, stop, rewind, etc… ). My intention is to begin the film without interruption. It is relatively short, @ 62 minutes long. We can all communicate with comments, chat, etc…

Why are we watching Signs of Humanity? On Friday, February 26, 7:00 pm, Ripley Presents will host an interactive Zoom presentation with Artist/Activist Willie Baronet and his project entitled We Are All Homeless. Many thanks to Andy Spiegel for introducing us to Willie and his moving project. Willie will offer his passionate reflections, sharing the stories of people on the streets, interweaving them with themes like purpose, mission, creativity, leadership and the meaning of home.

Ultimately, in late fall 2021, Ripley Presents will host an art installation of Willie Baronet’s homeless signs in Ripley Chapel. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jane Ring Frank.

September 25, 2019

Due to the Ripley Chapel construction our church kitchen has lost a lot of space. So this month we thought we would ask individuals or families to make 10-15 sandwiches from home and then bring them to the refrigerator downstairs in the kitchen anytime this week between Thursday – Sunday.

Also, this month there are still opportunities to deliver sandwiches to the members of The Outdoor. Sunday afternoon at 1:30 a small group will leave FCCW & head to Harvard Square. There we will connect with the ministers of The Outdoor Church, and gather up some water, toiletries & socks which we will offer to those we encounter as we walk through Harvard & Central Squares in Cambridge. On our walk we will have the opportunity to engage the homeless, sometimes by doing something as simple as making eye contact, smiling as you hand them a sandwich, talking to them, or simply listening to what they have to say. Whatever your comfort level is your presence will be meaningful for all involved.

The Mission & Outreach Ministry hopes that you will prayerfully consider these opportunities to serve our neighbors whose bodies and souls need & deserve physical & spiritual sustenance.

If you can help please contact Lisa Loughlin or text 781-346-1241.

However you participate is wonderful and welcome. It is a terrific opportunity to show God’s love and help our neighbors in need.