For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them. Matthew 18: 20 In the middle of that first year of the pandemic a friend invited me to join a Fridays for Future standout in Wellesley which has just celebrated its 5th anniversary. Every Friday, from 3-4, we […]
Lenten Devotion–March 30, 2025
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was an earthquake, so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. –Acts 16:25-26 As we sing and pray, O God, […]
Lenten Devotion–March 29, 2025
“Grad School & Godspell” by Laura Beck Two are better than one…if either of them falls down, one can help the other up. (Ecclesiastes 4:9) Have you ever been part of something that is so intense that the people going through the same thing with you bond quickly and deeply? That happened to me when […]
Lenten Devotion–Friday, March 28, 2025
“Rejoice with those who rejoice…” Romans 13:15a Today, we continue our Friday Lenten practice of an action to deepen our connections or widen our community. These are difficult times, when we are acutely aware of pain and injustice, when we struggle to find ways to be present to that pain and fight injustice. With all that is […]
Climate Advocacy Invitation
Climate Hope Advocacy Chapter Launch Workshop: Date April 5th 2025, 9:00 am-11:30 am Venue: Edwards Hall Edwards Church UCC, 39 Edwards St. Framingham, MA People of faith and conscience are inspired, energized and empowered as they learn and practice proven effective advocacy techniques in a supportive group. We aim to catalyze the community, the media […]
Lenten Devotion–Thursday, March 27, 2025
He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I do choose. Be made clean!’ Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. –Matthew 8:3 May we use our hands in the service of healing, hope and love. Amen.
Lenten Devotion–Wednesday, March 26, 2025
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.–Hebrews 10:24-25, NIV I’d like to tell you a story about building […]
Lenten Devotion–Tuesday, March 25, 2025
I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.–2 Thessalonians 3:17 In 2017 at some point I filled out a form asking about how I might volunteer for a climate organization I had followed for some time, 350 Massachusetts. I said […]
Transgender Day of Visibility Community Dinner–Mon, March 31, 6:30 pm
Join us on Monday, March 31 at 6:30 pm for a community dinner honoring Transgender Day of Visibility in Sue Dickerman Hall. We gather to share a meal to offer support, encouragement and friendship to one another, to celebrate our trans siblings, and to find strength and determination to stand together! Bring a dish if […]
Lenten Devotion–Monday, March 24, 2025
Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices–Psalm 16:9 Bless our hearts, O God–all of them. Amen. –Photo by Art Norton