Repairers of the Breach Luke 4:14-21; Isaiah 59:1-12 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark June 12, 2022 “No more thoughts and prayers!” With each horrifying act of gun violence, the cries grow louder. Thoughts and prayers, devoid of action, are not only useless; they are hypocritical and offensive—a slap in the face of people who […]
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Little Brown Streaks on Little Brown Jobs
Luke 12:6-7 Rev. Dr. Deborah L. Clark July 10, 2022 I was underwhelmed. Once again, my experience of Cape Cod was being shaped by contrast to where I had just been—the high desert of New Mexico. In New Mexico, everything is big. Sandstone cliffs with dramatic variations in their coloring. Pedernal Mountain in the […]
Chat, Pray, Love June
Sunday Morning WorshipSundays at 10:00am, Outdoors and via ZoomJoin us for outdoor worship in the Rousseau-Tanner yard every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. If it rains, we will move to the sanctuary. There will always be a Zoom option and we will email a song sheet each Sunday morning for anyone who would like to follow along from […]
Kermit’s Korner: Compost
All About CompostThis month the Green Team is following the lead of Energize Framinghamto promote composting—whether in a backyard pile, in your kitchen with a worm bin, or in a curbside container picked up by Black Earth Compost, the private compost pick-up service available in Framingham and many neighboring communities. In the US, we throw […]
June Announcements
Opportunities to Support Outdoor WorshipWorshipping outdoors is a tremendous opportunity to experience the beauty of God’s creation in a new way. It’s also an opportunity for new ways to participate, as there are different needs for set-up, clean-up, hospitality and tech support when we are outdoors. Each Sunday, we need: Help setting up sound and […]
Worship June
June Worship: A Spirit of CourageWeather permitting, we will worship outdoors with the option to join via Zoom this summer. Thank you to Danielle and Jim and Olive for their generous sharing of their lawn! In case of inclement weather, we will move to the sanctuary. June 5 at 10:00am—A Spirit of Courage: Pentecost and […]
Summer Music Opportunities
Introducing “Morning Glory”As we welcome summer, our outdoor services will frequently include opportunities to lead the congregation in song as a “pick-up choir.” I’ve never really liked that term, feeling that it suggests an inferiority or sloppiness. Still, you may hear it mentioned from time to time and you might wonder what it means exactly. […]
Christian Explorers June
The Spirit of CourageThis month, Christian Explorers will be back on the pray ground on the lawn of the Rousseau-Tanners’ house during worship each Sunday. We’ll be hearing stories of courage and thinking about what it means to do brave things that Jesus asks us to do. Here are some activities for Christian Explorers this month… […]
Courage
“Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for God is with you wherever you go.”—Joshua 1:9 Dear friends, Anyone like country music? A number of years ago, the Dixie Chicks (now just The Chicks) were one of the most successful female bands in history. These three very young women were at the top […]
Sabbatical Wrap-Up
Dear friends, What a gift it was to have a month of sabbatical time away! Thank you for caring for my well-being and allowing me to experience renewal and rejuvenation. You will hear lots about my sabbatical in the coming months. It began with ten days in New Mexico. I flew into Albuquerque, where my […]