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October 2015
World Communion Sunday
On Sunday, October 4th, we will celebrate World Communion Sunday. The collection of the Peace and Global Witness Offering (formerly know as the Peacemaking Offering) takes place on that day also. The scripture for this year’s offering is from Ephesians 6:23: “Peace be to the WHOLE community, and love with faith.” Gifts to the 2015 offering will support Syrian refugees, specifically, for the children to resume their education in camps in Lebanon. Please give as generously as you are able.
Find out more »Deacons’ Meeting
Deacons’ Meeting The Deacons will meet on Sunday, October 4th, after coffee hour in the Green Room.
Find out more »Exhibition Opening Reception | Embracing Differences: Mending the Isms and Schisms
“Embracing Differences” – Church Nave Gallery Opening Reception Once a year, the Nave Gallery collaborates with the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church to create a social justice gallery show, underscoring the assertion that art is a vehicle through which conversations on social change can be held, compelling people to action. The exhibition will be part of the Learn to Talk Social Justice Series organized by the CHPC from September through November, including opportunities for action, education and reflection. The reception for…
Find out more »“Community Conversations” – Organized Series by City of Somerville
“Community Conversations” – Organized Series by City of Somerville Monday, October 5th — hosted by Clarendon Hill, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The City of Somerville is organizing a series of community conversations around racism and discrimination that have been brought to the fore by recent violent events and the work of the Black Lives Matter movement. We are hosting one of the first conversations here at our church, moderated by our pastor. Please attend if you can, as we expect…
Find out more »Fellowship Apple Picking
Our apple picking trip to Shelburne Farm in Stow, MA has been rescheduled for this coming Sunday, October 11th. We’ll meet at the church at 12:15 p.m., and leave shortly after that. (We’d love to have you join us for our worship service at 10:30 a.m.!) We should have sunny and cool weather for our adventures! Visit the website at: http://www.shelburnefarm.com/. If you have questions, or need more information, please contact Ellen (ellends1313@gmail.com). Everyone is invited!
Find out more »Session Meeting
Session Meeting On Wednesday, October 14th, the Session will meet at 7:30 p.m., in the Green Room.
Find out more »Nicole Terez Dutton – Poetry Readings
Nicole Terez Dutton – Poetry Readings Somerville Poet Laureate Nicole Terez Dutton will give a reading on Sunday October 18th, in the Nave gallery during the afternoon from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. A community reception will follow Nicole Terez Dutton’s work has appeared in Callaloo, Ploughshares, 32 Poems, Indiana Review, and Salt Hill Journal. Nicole earned an MFA from Brown University and has received fellowships from the Frost Place, the Fine Arts Work Center, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the…
Find out more »Guest Preacher – Rev. Michael Trautman
Guest Preacher - Rev. Michael Trautman Our guest preacher on Sunday, October 25th will the Rev. Michael Trautman, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Ferguson, Missouri.
Find out more »“Learning to Talk in Ferguson and Boston” – Presentation and Panel
“Learning to Talk in Ferguson and Boston” – Presentation and Panel Sunday, October 25th : Presentation and Panel Discussion (5:30 to 7:00; reception at 5:00): “Learning to Talk in Ferguson and Boston: Critical conversations among faith communities”. Rev. Michael Trautman (First Presbyterian Church of Ferguson, Missouri) and the Rev. Laura Ahart (Pastor of Jamaica Plain United Baptist Church).
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