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DEACONS MEETING AFTER WORSHIP ON SUNDAY
The Deacons will meet in the Williams Library after worship this coming Sunday, April 28.
TREE GIVEAWAY ON SUNDAY (NEW DATE)!
The Climate Jubilee Team will be handing out tree seedlings after worship on Newbury Street this Sunday, April 28, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm. If you want to help out, please contact Betty Southwick (bettysouthwick@gmail.com).
WALK FOR HUNGER ON MAY 5
The season of fundraising walks and road races in the Back Bay (and elsewhere) has begun. The Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 5, will affect traffic and parking. Please take that into account while planning your travel to church.
OPEN SANCTUARY REOPENS ON MAY 10
Starting on May 10, the Covenant sanctuary will be open to visitors on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and on Sundays from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Last year, more than 13,000 visitors came through our doors from throughout the world to worship, seek shelter, and witness the beauty of our sanctuary. If you are interested in helping out this year, please contact Open Sanctuary Coordinator Simone DeVito (simone.t.devito@gmail.com).
COVENANT CABARET!
Saturday, June 1, starting at 7:00 pm. Come join us for this lively event with tasty refreshments and fun entertainment (music, poetry, storytelling, standup comedy, and whatever else YOU want to offer). More information to come. In the meantime, please save the date. The Cabaret is a fundraiser to support our sibling relationship with the Church of the Poor in Dulce Nombre de Jesús, Nicaragua.
UPCOMING EXTENDED REFLECTION LEAVE FOR REV. ROB
From May 1-September 12, Rob will be away on three months’ Extended Reflection/Study Leave followed by four weeks of vacation and two weeks’ unpaid leave. As sent out at the beginning of this year, Rob has shaped his leave around his ongoing love of the deep mystical roots of Celtic Christian spirituality: The Sophia of Anam Cara: The Wisdom of Soul Connections. Rob plans to use this leave to create space to breathe, be, and love more. He hopes this time will allow him and at times his family to pray for the life of our world and take stock of the enormous shifts that have happened and are happening in our world, the Church, and in their lives over these past six years―trusting that these months away may help him refocus, reflect, and refresh in the spirit of Sabbath and Jubilee. In order to continue the critical work of the gospel of Christ’s love in these days where justice, peace, and liberation continue to be assaulted on so many fronts, some intentional reflection time comes as a timely balm. We are overjoyed that Rev. Joshua will shift from half-time Associate Pastor to full-time Lead Pastor during this reflection leave, ensuring us a smooth transition and pastoral continuity. This leave is not only a great opportunity for Rob and his family to find spiritual refreshment and grounding, it is also a gift for our entire congregation. We are invited to see this short “season” in the life of COTC not as reduced ministry, but as refreshed ministry. Before May 1, please feel free to be in touch with Rob (rob.mark@cotcbos.org) with any questions.
WELCOME CHILDREN & YOUTH!!
We offer Christian education through Godly Play for ages 3-9, youth classes for ages 10-13 and 14+, and a nursery for the littlest ones. We welcome all children, youth, and families—those we know already and those who are here for the first time. We share CYCE information regularly via email, so please email Rev. Kate at kate.carlisle@cotcbos.org if you want to receive updates!
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UPCOMING WORSHIP
Please join us each Sunday at 10:30 am and during the special services listed below as we come together in community to pray, sing, share celebrations and concerns, and hear God’s still-speaking Word proclaimed in these hybrid services (in-person and Zoom options). Zoom link for each service.
- Sunday, April 28: Rev. Rob Mark preaching, Commissioning of Rev. Rob for his Extended Reflection Leave, Deacons Meeting After Worship
- Sunday, May 5: Rev. Joshua Lawrence Lazard preaching, Holy Communion, Sacred Reckonings Adult Ed. Part 3 After Worship
- Sunday, May 12: Rev. Kate Carlisle preaching, Book Discussion After Worship
- Sunday, May 19: Pentecost, All-Ages Worship, Holy Communion
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OTHER COTC ACTIVITIES
BIBLE STUDY WEDNESDAY MORNINGS
Our weekly morning Bible Study meets on Wednesdays at 9:45 am on Zoom. We are studying the Gospel of Mark. If you’d like more information or want to be on the list to get regular reminders and Zoom info, contact Jan Gough at revjangough@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY EVENING PRAYERS
Join us Wednesdays for our weekly evening prayers from 6:00 to 6:30 pm with intentional liturgy, contemplative song, psalms, and sharing of prayers with our siblings from Newton Presbyterian, on Zoom.
THE APRIL ISSUE OF COVENANT NEWS can be read online here.
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