Each week at Dinner Church, there will be time for a volunteer to share a brief story/reflection on the theme of “meeting God in between.” We would LOVE to hear from a variety of voices participate in this! Click here for a list of guidelines. If you’re interested in learning more, please contact Anna Jeide-Detweiler at seminarian@upbrookline.org… Read More
Help bring Dinner Church to life! Once again, we will gather for casual, contemplative worship on Thursdays evening. There are many ways to help — please sign up to bring food, set up, clean up, and/or help lead worship. Thank you! Click here to sign up. Contact Anna Jeide-Detweiler at seminarian@upbrookline.org… Read More
With all that is going on in the world, we want to strengthen our community spiritually. To that end, our pastors are asking ALL of us to have a prayer buddy in Lent (March 5-April 20). This strengthens the bonds among us, having someone you can check in with during the week, go over your concerns and joys and offer them in prayer. We will offer you guidelines to make this fun and helpful. To sign up and check it out, please click here. Contact Senior Pastor Kent French at kent@upbrookline.org for more information… Read More
Thrifty Threads received a request for a sewing machine. The sewing machine would be sent to Haiti and provide a way for a group of young women to learn a skill that might help them. This is from someone who works closely with the immigrant population but also remembers her people that are in Haiti. If you might have a sewing machine that no longer is being used, share it with us and we will pass it along to help others. Thank you. Please contact thriftythreads@upbrookline.org…. Read More
The Growing Grandparents Group invites you to join us in reading and discussing the following books in the next two months. Whether or not you are actually a grandparent, we’d love to have you with us if you find these topics important and helpful. Find the Zoom link in the weekly email newsletter. Contact growinggrandparents@upbrookline.org. Wednesday, March 12, 10am on Zoom: We will discuss the book, The Gift of Years, Growing Older Gracefully, by Joan Chittister. Of the many issues of growing older that Chittister highlights, which one did you identify with the most, and why? Mary McConnell, who has read and… Read More
The Baptists will have their annual meeting after church on Sunday, March 9 in the Lindsay Room. A light lunch will be provided. Please see Donna T. for more information. … Read More
Ash Wednesday Wednesday, March 5 7pm Worship in the Sanctuary and on YouTube Learn more Lenten Dinner Church Music and worship over a shared sacred meal. Thursdays, March 13, March 20, March 27, April 3, April 10 6:00-6:45pm in the Parlor Learn more Palm Sunday Sunday, April 13 11am Intergenerational Worship in the Sanctuary and on YouTube 12pm Hot Cross Buns at Coffee Hour Maundy Thursday Thursday, April 17 7pm Worship and Communion in the Sanctuary and on YouTube Follow along with the order of worship here. Good Friday Friday, April 18 7pm Tenebrae Worship in the Sanctuary and on… Read More
Join us for a contemplative, candlelit service over a shared meal on Thursdays during Lent (March 13, March 20, March 27, April 3, April 10) from 6:00-6:45pm in the Parlor. Dinner church is a postmodern return to an ancient worship model, just like what the early Christians did in their own homes. We’ll enjoy soup, salad, communion, art, prayer, and music. For more information, contact Anna Jeide-Detweiler at seminarian@upbrookline.org…. Read More
On Sunday, February 23, we are welcoming “What the World Needs Now Interfaith Coalition Singers” to our worship service. A powerhouse group of singers, performers and social activists featuring Walter and Stephen Cooper (Montclairs, Authentics, Gospel Love Tones), Belle Linda Halpern (singer, story teller, educator, activist, founder of Inspiring Educators), Merle Perkins (acclaimed Boston singer, actor and founding educator and actor with Urban Improv – Rehearsal for Life), and Jenny Bonham-Carter (West of Willow, Poor People’s Campaign, Swedish School of Boston). As an ensemble, their mission is to spread love, hope, unity and togetherness, and to inspire action through the… Read More
Join with the Mental Health and Children & Youth Deepening teams on Sundays, March 9 (Sanctuary), March 16 (Lindsay Room), and March 30 (Lindsay Room) from 12:30-2pm to read and discuss Blessed Youth: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness with Children and Teens. Through vivid and powerful storytelling, Blessed Youth removes the barriers of stigma and shame associated with mental illness in children and teens, and includes practical resources such as prayers and a guide for having age-appropriate talks with children about warning signs and how to get help for themselves and friends. Copies of Blessed Youth are available at the… Read More