Our Unhealthy Heat Policy
Our Unhealthy Heat Policy
Recognizing that the climate crisis is making extreme heat events more common and more dangerous, our Board of Directors and the Board of Deacons have created a new unhealthy heat policy for our congregation, based on the state of Massachusetts' Unhealthy Heat Forecast. (www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-unhealthy-heat-forecast. Remember to select "Needham" from the drop-down menu.) To take care of our congregation and our staff in extreme weather, when the forecast calls for a red Unhealthy Heat Alert for Needham over a Sunday, we will move worship to Zoom-only. We will make this call by noon the Friday before and notify the entire congregation of the change at that time, as well as indicating the change on our website and social media.
Our Unhealthy Heat Policy
Recognizing that the climate crisis is making extreme heat events more common and more dangerous, our Board of Directors and the Board of Deacons have created a new unhealthy heat policy for our congregation, based on the state of Massachusetts' Unhealthy Heat Forecast. (www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-unhealthy-heat-forecast. Remember to select "Needham" from the drop-down menu.) To take care of our congregation and our staff in extreme weather, when the forecast calls for a red Unhealthy Heat Alert for Needham over a Sunday, we will move worship to Zoom-only. We will make this call by noon the Friday before and notify the entire congregation of the change at that time, as well as indicating the change on our website and social media.
Join us for worship THIS SUNDAY, 7/19
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Surely the Lord is in This Place
7/19 @ 10am, on-site & online via Zoom at http://zoom.us/j/907548568 On the road, on the run, in trouble, in the wilderness, with a rock for a pillow–that is where our ancestor in faith, Jacob, encountered God. So, no, we don’t have to wait for everything to be perfect, including us, to experience the divine (which is good, because it never will be, and we won’t either.) But still God comes to us in the most unexpected, everyday experiences, just as Jesus was born in the middle of the mess of a stable in the middle of the mess of our world. Surely God is in this place! (Genesis 28:10-19a) |
Save paper! Download a bulletin.
We have printed bulletins and slides on-site for you to participate in worship, but if you're worshiping online and/or you'd like to help us save paper, download a PDF version for yourself here.
To download a bulletin for this Sunday, CLICK HERE
To download a large print bulletin for this Sunday, CLICK HERE
We have printed bulletins and slides on-site for you to participate in worship, but if you're worshiping online and/or you'd like to help us save paper, download a PDF version for yourself here.
To download a bulletin for this Sunday, CLICK HERE
To download a large print bulletin for this Sunday, CLICK HERE
Sunday school is on hiatus for the summer, and will resume on Sunday, September 13. There continue to be age-appropriate books and coloring pages and crayons in the lobby for kids to use during worship, if they like.
Baby Basics Groceries Ongoing Food Collection
Every Sunday we collect specific proteins for the groceries we give to the families accessing diapers through Baby Basics every other month. This summer we’re looking for large jars of all-natural (no sugar added) peanut butter.
Every Sunday we collect specific proteins for the groceries we give to the families accessing diapers through Baby Basics every other month. This summer we’re looking for large jars of all-natural (no sugar added) peanut butter.
Give to Help Our Haitian Neighbors
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=XYZHVV4F2U7K6
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President has the power to single-handedly end the Temporary Protected Status that has allowed Haitians and others select groups fleeing widespread violence in their home countries to settle legally in the U.S. That means more than a million Haitians here now face a completely altered immigration reality and an uncertain future.
The Boston area is home to the third largest Haitian community in the U.S., more than 70,000 individuals. Our friends at the Massachusetts Council of Churches are encouraging congregations like ours to step up to support the Fellowship of Haitian Evangelical Pastors of New England to help them support their communities. To give quickly, easily, and securely, use the PayPal link above.
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=XYZHVV4F2U7K6
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the President has the power to single-handedly end the Temporary Protected Status that has allowed Haitians and others select groups fleeing widespread violence in their home countries to settle legally in the U.S. That means more than a million Haitians here now face a completely altered immigration reality and an uncertain future.
The Boston area is home to the third largest Haitian community in the U.S., more than 70,000 individuals. Our friends at the Massachusetts Council of Churches are encouraging congregations like ours to step up to support the Fellowship of Haitian Evangelical Pastors of New England to help them support their communities. To give quickly, easily, and securely, use the PayPal link above.
Coming Up in Worship
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Thirsty Prophets
7/26 @ 10am, on-site & online via Zoom at http://zoom.us/j/907548568 Jesus starts up a life-changing conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well by first asking her for a drink of water? Why? Is it some grand evangelical strategy? Is it some obscure scriptural call-back or deep theological statement? No. He’s thirsty. Jesus leads with his need. Which may strike us as odd if we’ve internalized the idea that in order to help others we must be “strong” and not show our own vulnerabilities. This Sunday we will explore the consequences of that attitude and ask whether in fact vulnerability might just be the best way to truly minister to each other. (John 4:4-30) |
About Our Guest Preacher
Rev. Misha Sanders (she/her/hers) is a community chaplain in metro Atlanta, and a fiery preacher of the good news of universal love. She is an ordained minister dually affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association and The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries. She believes that the whole world is built and rebuilt by the stories we tell ourselves and each other.
Rev. Misha Sanders (she/her/hers) is a community chaplain in metro Atlanta, and a fiery preacher of the good news of universal love. She is an ordained minister dually affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association and The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries. She believes that the whole world is built and rebuilt by the stories we tell ourselves and each other.
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A Do-It-Yourself Sunday
8/2 @ 10am, on-site & online via Zoom at http://zoom.us/j/907548568 Summer is a time for a break from the routine, a time for experimentation and play. Members of the Board of Deacons step up to the plate to design and lead an outside-the-box worship service. Come support them! NOTE: We will NOT share the sacrament of holy communion this Sunday but will instead on 8/9. |
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An Instant Sermon Sunday
How Do They Get All That Jesus Into That Little Bitty Cup? 8/9 @ 10am, on-site & online via Zoom at http://zoom.us/j/907548568 The sacrament of Holy Communion (aka the Eucharist or the Lord’s Supper) is one of the pillars of our worship life as a church. Most congregations, like ours, share it regularly, whether that’s in cups, in a cup, in trays, in our hands, in a line, in the pews, or any of a myriad other variations. But, as frequently as we do it, we rarely talk about it. On this Instant Sermon Sunday, bring your questions about communion, from the ridiculous to the sublime, and Rev. John will respond to them in the moment. NOTE: We WILL share the sacrament of holy communion in worship this Sunday. |