Call to Sanctuary Annual Visioning - Next Steps Meeting
Sunday, February 07, 2021 (2 to 4:30 pm)
Online Only
IN WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY
"But Now What?"
In the sixth chapter of Luke’s gospel, Jesus declares once and for all that the poor, the hungry, and the hated are especially blessed by God. While that’s all fine and dandy, it’s not clear what we’re supposed to do with that knowledge. Give away all our money? Go on hunger strike? Start acting like jerks so everyone hates us?

Join us for worship and find out!


Prayer of the Week:
God of love, we are grateful for the love you have shown us in Christ and through other persons, for patience with our failings, for kindness in our weak moments, for praise when we have done our best, for forgiveness without counting the times, for those who go with us when the going gets rough, for those who trust us again after we have abused their trust. For all gifts of love, we thank you, and especially that your love for us is stronger than death. Amen.
MISSION AND MINISTRY
Support One of Our Musicians
Luke Concannon's New Album Release Party!
Friday, February 5 @ 3 pm
Join us as we celebrate the release of Luke Concannon's, "Ecstatic Bird in the Burning". The launch party is next Friday, February 5th on zoom at 3 pm EST for one hour.

Stephanie and Luke will sing a short set of songs, Luke interviews the great Scotts Quaker activist Alastair McIntosh, and his dear friend Jimmy will share some of his Bardic rap.

Find all details here https://lukeconcannon.com/#parties 
There's Still Time to Participate in Our Lenten Devotionals!
Write a reflection or choose art for one of the 40 days of Lent. To participate, claim a Bible reading from this list!

Where do you see God’s love moving through your reading? Write a 500-word-or-less reflection (prose, poem, song. tiny story, a recipe for very incisive soup) on where you see God’s love moving through your reading. (Note: for those weeks labeled “choose art,” please provide our editorial team with a selection of 1 to 6 images related to the reading for that day.

Join our Writer's Workshop, this Wednesday at 6:30-8 pm with John Sinclair and Ben Jacques. We recognize that writing a reflection or choosing Art that others will receive is not easy! So whether you have one word on the page or none, join us for an evening of reflection and inspiration.

Send your completed reflection to officemedfordchurch@gmail.com (by February 3).
Leadership Circle Updates
Next Meeting: February 16 @ 6 pm
January Meeting Highlights!

  • The LC has given the green light to let the Discernment Team hold a Congregational Conversation.
  • Employee payroll has been voted in favor of extension to the end of this fiscal year (June 30, 2021).
  • The LC wants to open up communication for the Congregation, we are working on what that will look like moving forward!
  • Our food, arts, and justice ministries continue to make a big impact in Medford despite COVID hurdles and fatigue!
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
Sanctuary United Church of Christ 

458 High Street, Medford, MA 02155 • (781) 395–3360