APRIL Steeple: Call for Articles and Photographs! Articles and photos for the next issue of the Steeple are due on March 20. Submissions should be a maximum of about 350 words. We welcome you or your committee/team to send more than one article.
Special Offering for March – One Great Hour of Sharing
Special Offerings for March – One Great Hour of Sharing Our March special offering supports One Great Hour of Sharing, a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ, to support disaster, refugee/immigration and development ministries around the world. Through OGHS we engage in holistic development programs including health care, education, agriculture, food sustainability, […]
An Invitation to Shabbat Dinner
An Invitation to Shabbat Dinner and Presentation by Roots “Two Truths in One Heart; Two Peoples in One Land” Friday, March 8, 6:30-9:00 p.m. Temple Beth Shalom of Newton has invited us to join them for Shabbat worship, dinner and a presentation by Roots, a Palestinian-Israeli initiative for understanding, non-violence and transformation. We’ll carpool together! […]
Chat, Pray, Love with Edwards Church
Adult Bible Study with Karen Nell Smith Sundays at 9:00 a.m., Youth Room and via Zoom All are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings downstairs in Sue Dickerman Hall. Each week we gather to check in with each other, read the scripture for the upcoming Sunday morning service, reflect, share and pray. Sunday […]
Open Spirit – Classes
Please visit openspiritcenter.org for class descriptions and donation information. Strength without a Gym led by Donna Warren Mondays at 10:30 a.m., https://zoom.us/j/492794663; Password: open Meditation with the Masters led by Katherine McClean Mondays at 7:30 p.m., https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9886460206?; Password: 090367 Qi Gong / Tai Chi led by Kathleen Sakovitz Tuesdays and Thursdays at […]
Open Spirit – March Events
Plant Forward March — for a Healthier, More Compassionate Spring! Sunday, March 10, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. – In-person in Edwards Hall Tuesdays, March 12 to April 2, 7:00 – 7:40 p.m. – on Zoom Sunday, March 7, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in person in Edwards Hall Would you like to eat more plants? For […]
Plant Forward March for a Healthier, More Compassionate Spring
By now, you’ve probably heard that one of the best things you can personally do to mitigate climate change is eat a plant-based diet. But, for some, this can be a daunting task. It doesn’t have to be. You can lean in, jump in, or dip a toe in. And this spring, I am offering […]
Worship
Our Lenten theme is “Practicing…” Throughout this season, we reflect on practices of our faith, how they shape and transform our lives. March 3, 10:00 a.m. – “Practicing…” Holy Communion Practicing forgiveness Rev. Dr. Karen Nell Smith preaching March 10, 10:00 a.m. – “Practicing…” Practicing compassion Rev. Dr. Debbie Clark preaching March […]
FOR CHRISTIAN EXPLORERS IN MARCH—HOLY WEEK!
This month, Christian Explorers continue with their “Lent in a Bag” project, learning more about Lent. To prepare for Holy Week and Easter, they’ll be creating a pageant based on the book, ‘Twas the Morning of Easter by Glenys Nellist. Our youth have also started to decorate their new Project Room by painting a fresh […]
Resurrection!
And as for what you sow, you do not sow the body that is to be, but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. But God gives it a body as God has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. 1 Corinthians 15:37-38 Dear friends, I have noticed something […]