Each month, Bethany House of Prayer offers a half day of quiet and hospitality for individuals and groups. The day begins with an opening meditation from area leaders and colleagues. Individual time for prayer or study follows, with an opportunity for shared reflection, worship and a meal. Rooms can be reserved for a colleagues group or staff to gather in the morning or afternoon.
Suggested donation: $25/ session
The Charles River Deanery Youth Collaborative is sponsoring a series of events to raise hunger awareness among middle-school-age kids (11-13) and to help kids spur adults to action.
The events for this year are:
Brian McLaren, author of A Generous Orthodoxy and The Secret Message of Jesus, will be the featured speaker at the spring diocesan learning event on Saturday, March 7 at Boston University.
The B-SAFE (Bishop’s Summer Academic and Fun Enrichment) program, which served 530 at-risk children and youth last summer with the support of 50 Episcopal partner churches, is seeking new partners for 2009. An orientation meeting for new and returning partners will be held on Sunday, March 15, 1-3 p.m. (with lunch included), at the Church of the Redeemer (379 Hammond Street) in Chestnut Hill.
FOR INFORMATION: Jane Tierney (617/262-9070, ext. 13); jltier [at] aol [dot] com.
Alewife, Boston Harbor, Concord River, Merrimack Valley, Mystic Valley and North Shore deaneries
Bishop: The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE
Location: The Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH
For more information, check out the pre-confirmation page on the diomassyouth site.
Alewife, Boston Harbor, Concord River, Merrimack Valley, Mystic Valley and North Shore deaneries
Bishop: The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE
Location: The Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH
For more information, check out the pre-confirmation page on the diomassyouth site.
The diocese’s Congregational Business Consultants will offer workshops on business practices and parish audits at several locations on these upcoming Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Feb. 28 at Trinity Church (131 West Emerson Street) in Melrose; March 21 at the Parish of St. Paul (1135 Walnut Street) in Newton Highlands; and March 28 at St. Mary’s Church (3055 Main Street) in Barnstable. The workshops are aimed at treasurers, especially new ones, but will be of interest to all clergy and lay members with church business responsibilities, including wardens and other vestry members.
Internationally renowned author and Episcopal leader Phyllis Tickle will lead an event based on her ground-breaking new book, The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why on Thursday, March 26, at The Cathedral Church of St. Paul (138 Tremont Street, Boston). The event is co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Episcopal Clergy Association and The Crossing, the emerging church worship community at The Cathedral, and is open to clergy and lay leaders.
The diocese’s Congregational Business Consultants will offer workshops on business practices and parish audits at several locations on these upcoming Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Feb. 28 at Trinity Church (131 West Emerson Street) in Melrose; March 21 at the Parish of St. Paul (1135 Walnut Street) in Newton Highlands; and March 28 at St. Mary’s Church (3055 Main Street) in Barnstable. The workshops are aimed at treasurers, especially new ones, but will be of interest to all clergy and lay members with church business responsibilities, including wardens and other vestry members.
This free, diocesan-sponsored program is an opportunity for rectors, vestry members and stewardship committee members to learn new avenues and new techniques for successful stewardship, as well to share tips and tricks with others. This will be a fun and lively exchange of ideas for all.
Details will be available closer to the event.
