As we round out another year, I extend my sincere appreciation to all who contributed to the Edwards Church music program this year, including our regular choristers, as well as guest holiday musicians, those who participated in and attended our organ rededication concert (and those contributors who made the restorative work possible!). I’m grateful to […]
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Celebrate Pride
Friday, June 7 at 6:30 pm in Edwards Hall June is Pride month, a season to celebrate the pride that comes in claiming all of who we are, a season to celebrate individuals and families of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions. It is a season to claim and reclaim our commitment to […]
Ordination of Nena Radtke
Sunday, June 2 at 3:00pm The Wellesley Hills Congregational Church You are joyfully invited to celebrate the ordination of Nena Davis Radkte, our most recent student pastor and mentored minister. A reception will follow. Wellesley Hills Congregational Church is located at 207 Washington Street in Wellesley. Speak to Debbie if you want to carpool.
Connecting Generations
Dear friends, At our congregational meeting last month, we spent a few minutes reflecting on our Lenten theme, “Connecting Generations.” Many folks talked about the gifts we received during that season: Moving stories told in our daily devotional; Pew Partnerships that helped adults and children get to know each other; our Confirmands sharing in worship […]
Pentecost Sunday, June 9, 2019 Worship
“Shaken”
Acts 16:16-34 We took off our watches and jewelry, emptied our pockets and gave the guard behind the bulletproof glass our driver’s licenses. Another guard called out five names. “You five go first—into the trap.” The trap was aptly named. We entered and the door slammed and latched behind us. The door on the other […]
Sunday, June 2, 2019 Worship
Troubled Waters
Revelation 22:1-2; John 5:1-9 “O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life.” Every time I sing America the Beautiful, I struggle to get through these lines without crying. Part of what stirs my tears is the way these words lift up what is […]
Sunday, May 26, 2019 Worship
A Meal That Changes Everything
Acts 11:1-18; John 13:31-35 It took an act of God–a movement of the Holy Spirit–to bring Peter and Cornelius together. It took a wild vision full of disturbing imagery and a shocking command repeated three times to a stunned Peter. It took an angel appearing to Cornelius. It took three messengers and a journey. It […]