PEACE BE WITH YOU IN THESE DAYS:

We are so grateful to be connected as a family of faith!

REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON OPTION FOR WORSHIP: To register for this Sunday's worship service, please click here. Each person who attends in person will be required to show a copy (photocopy or photo from your phone/ camera) of their vaccination card as per Council’s decision. Masks will be required for the entire service. Singing hymns with masks on will be allowed. And those who do not come in person will be able to fully worship online via Zoom as per usual. 

CLIMATE VIGIL ON OUR STEPS THIS SUNDAY: This Sunday, October 17, Noon-1pm: Please join our Climate Jubilee Team and others from the Boston area as we host a vigil as part of Green Faith’s “Faith 4 Climate Justice” nation wide effort. Bring along something to make “a sacred sound” (bell, prayer bowl, drum, shofar, etc.) and bring any signs to hold to show downtown Boston how we as people of faith are serious about climate justice for all. Options to vigil with us on Zoom will also be made available.

Join us this Sunday, October 17 at 2pm in person or online as we hold a Celebration of Life Service for our friend and Barbara’s beloved Rev. Ted Goodfleisch. To RSVP for in person attendance, click here.

ALL-AGES WOVEN PRAYER JOURNAL: At last week's retreat, we began working on a collaborative art project to reflect on the experience of the last nineteen months and our hopes, prayers, and dreams for what comes next in our lives and world. Individuals in our congregation - children, youth, and adults of all ages - are decorating strips of fabric, which will eventually weave together into one unified cloth for the Communion Table. If you have a fabric strip you are decorating, please bring (or mail) it back to church no later than this Sunday, October 17. We do still have a few blank strips left! Email Rev. Kate with questions or if you'd like us to mail you materials for you to participate!

PICTURES FROM RECENT RETREAT: Rev. Joshua has shared an album of his pictures from our retreat earlier this month. You can check it out at this link!

UPCOMING WORSHIP ON SUNDAYS: Please join us each Sunday at 10:30 am as we come together in community through Zoom to pray, sing, share celebrations and concerns, and hear God’s still-speaking Word proclaimed.

Zoom link for each Sunday: https://zoom.us/j/91025989890?pwd=VTd0L3VMc3ErRDBRTllpTTEvRGNZUT09

WEDNESDAY EVENING PRAYERS ON ZOOM: Join us this Wednesday, October20, 6:00-6:30pm for our weekly evening prayers, on Zoom. Email Rev. Rob with any questions.

COTC BOOK GROUP NOVEMBER 14: The next COTC book group meeting via Zoom will be on November 14 at 5:00 pm. We will be discussing Grounded: Finding God in the Word by Diana Butler Bass. Please note the date change, and contact Nancy Stockford with any questions. Zoom link will be sent closer to the date.

GBIO ACTION WITH CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR OF BOSTON AND AT-LARGE CITY COUNCIL, OCTOBER 27 AT 7:00PM: GBIO will hold a Zoom action with candidates for Mayor and for At Large City Council. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 27th from 7:00 to 8:30PM. We will question the candidates on affordable housing, Mass and Cass, returning citizens, and mental health care in schools. We will ask each candidate whether they are willing to work with us going forward, if they are elected. GBIO events are always exciting because of all the people who are there. Please plan to join us! Register for the event at bit.ly/gbiomayor2.

BIBLE STUDY - FRIDAYS 11AM: Our virtual Bible Study is meeting at 11:00 am on Fridays, and we are currently studying the book of Acts. If you have questions, please contact Nancy Ammerman at ntammerman@gmail.com. We gather on Zoom for about an hour for a “BYOB” (bring your own Bible) gathering. Drop in any week! No homework required! https://zoom.us/j/104478666?pwd=MHAwdEY5VVNvdVFkbVA1R2U3Z3NnUT09

join by phone: (646) 558 8656, Meeting ID: 104 478 666, Password: 581626

20s-30s-40s GROUP AT COVENANT: We have a vital group for young adults, young professionals and students – and we’d love you to join us! If you would like to be added to our email list, or connect one-to-one, please contact Rev. Joshua at joshua.lazard@cotcbos.org Also, see below:

CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING: CYCE this fall is proceeding with as much caution as possible to keep our unvaccinated kids safe. We won't be having any indoor gatherings of kids under 12 for at least the next couple of months. Our main focus for fall is to have some gatherings, in-person and outdoors, where we can have some safe fun, fellowship, and even worship. Watch your email for more updates and details! If you would like to learn more about or connect with our vital ministries with children and youth, email Rev. Kate.

EMERGING & GETTING TOGETHER: These past 18 months have been long and hard, and it has been extra hard being separated from in-person gatherings. This fall, we’d like to continue to provide chances to safely gather together. Here are the opportunities that are emerging:

CLIMATE JUBILEE TEAM "LINKS OF THE MONTH"!: Consider joining Mothers Out Front as they host a Zoom conversation with scientist with a deep Christian faith, Katherine Hayhoe on Weds. Oct. 20, 7-8pm. RSVP here. Our Jubilee Team will be hosting a book reading by Dr. Hayhoe during Advent.

ARE YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW FACING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES? Info on fuel and electricity discounts in MA available here.

CONTINUED GIVING: Even in face of important, life-giving changes, our COTC ministry remains moving full steam ahead. Our staff and pastors continue to be hard at work. Our building continues to be faithfully stewarded. Our deacons and pastors continue to carry out vital pastoral care in these days. Therefore, your continued generosity and giving to help support the work of our church community is even more valued in these challenging days. And we are deeply grateful for your tangible signs of generosity. Here are a few ways you can continue to financially support the church and its ministries:

THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF THE COVENANT NEWS can be read online here.