Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church

Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church

155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville MA

Parking available on Powderhouse Blvd, surrounding streets, and a parking lot on Raymond Street (at the West Somerville Neighborhood School)

Suggested Donations for the Peformance: $25

Paintings by the Syrian Artists will be on sale to support the artists and a portion will be designated for the STEM Cures project.

Fundraiser concert on Saturday, June 4
My name is Ayman Halaseh, the founder of the nonprofit project STEM CURES (STEM for Communities of Underserved and Refugees Educators and Students). https://www.facebook.com/STEM4Refugees
       I am writing to thank you for your generous support for our project and attending one of our previous events before the pandemic. We did our best to keep our project running despite all the challenges associated with the pandemic.
       I would like to invite you to our upcoming event, (https://www.facebook.com/events/278009564461513), an art exhibition and Contemporary Arabic Music Concert on Saturday, June 4th, featuring Basel Zayed, a unique musician and composer from Jerusalem, Palestine.(https://www.youtube.com/user/Palsadeh/featured) The Art in Exile ( https://www.facebook.com/craig.milanesi/videos/10157661037723529) exhibition presents 70 original paintings by ten artists who reside in refugee camps in Jordan. The paintings capture memories of a lost home, village, or animals that were once part of a new distant life.
       I hope you join us at our event on June 4th to enjoy Arabic Music, desserts, beverages and most importantly a falafel wrap.
Regards,
Ayman Halaseh

Happy Easter to all!!

Our Easter Week Services are IN PERSON and by Zoom for those unable to attend.

Go to our Facebook page for the zoom link!

Maundy Thursday Service — 7:30 p.m

We are in-person, but a zoom link is available through our facebook page.

Good Friday Vigil — 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. — A Zoom service, but welcome to attend also

Every 15 minutes, a scripture will be read, with sacred music playing. It is a time for prayer and reflection on the love of God through Jesus the Christ

Easter Service — 10:30 a.m.

While our choir is still “in covid waiting”, we will have an excellent soloist and a trumpet player in addition to the music of our Music Director John Adams. Come celebrate this glorious day in the Christian year, and praise God for the gift of a resurrection life!!

Our annual Christmas Eve Service will begin at 4:00 p.m., and will be available ONLY virtually.

The service was originally planned as a HYBRID service, allowing in-person attendance along with on-line availability.  We apologize for any inconvenience, but the current surge in covid cases has led us to cancel in-person attendance for this special event.

Directions to attend the service online can be found on our Facebook page (https://m.facebook.com/Clarendon-Hill-Presbyterian-Church-373782233485/).

Join us for online worship on Sundays at 10:30. All are welcome! If you would like more information about the service, please email chpcomm@gmail.com with your email address.

CHPC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting / worship service

All are welcome!!

Topic: Worship — Easter
Time: Apr 12, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Go to our facebook page for instructions …..

Saturday, February 8th!!

FREE! Children’s Craft and Music Event

Bring the children to church on Saturday, February 8^th,for Valentine’s Day themed crafts and snacks, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. CHPC will once again be teaming up with Tufts a capella group Enchanted for this community outreach event, beginning with the concert at 1:15 p.m. up in the sanctuary. Following the concert we will then host arts and crafts activities in the basement until 3:00 p.m. The city of Somerville has graciously lifted non-resident parking restrictions near the church for this event. Please observe all other parking signage. Parking is also available at the Raymond Street parking lot of West Somerville Neighborhood School.

On November 3rd, at 4:00 p.m., The Rev. Cindy Kohlmann, the Co-Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA), will join us for a special worship service to commemorate our 100th anniversary.  CHPC will dedicate the “Art in Exile: Works from Syrian Refugee Camps” exhibition.  A community reception will follow. All are welcome!

Ramadan Fundraising Concert to support STEAM CURES

The Arab Student Association at Tufts and UMASS Amherst, the Network of Arab-American Professionals (NAAP) and the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church are co-hosting a Ramadan fundraising concert featuring Basel Zayed to support STEAM CURES.

When: Saturday May 18th @ 6:30PM
Where: The Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church on 155 Powder Hill Blvd, Somverille, MA

As we embark into the holy month of Ramadan, Clarendon Hill Presbyterian church is excited to host a meal to break the fast of Muslims after the concert to show unity and solidarity within our community.

Basel Zayed is a virtuoso oud player and an acclaimed vocalist skilled in classical and contemporary Arabic music. He draws on deep experience with the Maqam (Arabic) music tradition to explore the beauty and universality of Middle Eastern music, especially when combined with other musical styles, such as jazz.

STEAM Cures (Science Technology Engineering Art and Math for Communities with Under-served or Refugees Educators and Students) is a project started in 2017 building STEAM capacity to empower future scientists and Engineers to rebuild their counties and communities.
STEAM Cures provides STEM education supplies for refugee camps, trains teachers on the latest STEM education techniques using affordable materials available in their communities, and establishes STEAM Education clubs to build future engineers and scientists.

https://www.facebook.com/events/420996915382891/

Clarendon Hill will hold its Christmas Eve Service at 4:00 p.m

We are located at 155 Powderhouse Blvd in Somerville Massachusetts

All are welcome to attend!!

Come join us in our celebration of the birth of Christ and Christ’s continuing Presence in our lives

and in  our world that is so  in need of Peace (with Justice) this Christmas Season.

Refreshments and fellowship following the service in the Nave Gallery!

Parking is available on-street and in the West Somerville Neighborhood School parking lot.

We hope to see you !!