Current News

  • The Social Justice Community met for their annual kick-off meeting

    First Church Boston’s Social Justice Committee gathered in the auditorium after Sunday service on October 1 for food and fellowship and to review our social justice initiatives.

    We heard updates on the work of the five community partners who we support and work with: the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, UU Mass Action, UU Urban Ministry, and the Boston chapter of Beyond Plastic.

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    Ellie Miller is our liaison with the MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence and updated us on all that is happening with the Coalition and how we can continue to support them.

     

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    Rosemary Kean, co-chair of the Social Justice community at First Church Boston, updated us on the work of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) and the Housing Justice campaign that we are a part of and support.
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    Margaret Moody spoke about ways we can take action and educate ourselves about the human health consequences of plastic production. One option is supporting the Boston area branch of “Beyond Plastics” in lobbying for local and state-wide legislative changes and environmental justice.

  • Behind the scene this summer at First Church Boston

    Over the summer a number of people have been working very hard on projects around our church, and we want to both acknowledge and thank them.

    Susan Patrick and Nancy Olsen took on a huge project to repaint the hymn book holders. Javier Neyra and Dan Bash, our sextons, removed all the holders from the sanctuary chairs. Nancy and Susan researched and matched the original Rudolph red color before they painted them, then Javier put them back in place…A big job and great teamwork.

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    The team working to repaint and install church hymn book holders

    — New carpeting has been laid down throughout the narthex and is coming soon in Hale Chapel, thanks to another big effort by Lew and Marilyn Gaffen. “Thank you” to Lew and Marilyn for overseeing this project!

    — Repairs to the roof are in-the-works, which means no more leaks! For this major step, and for funding the new carpet, we say “thank you” to the Trustees of First Church Boston.

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    Thank you to all these people for the work they do around the church!

  • Meet-up for a concert at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade

    Come FCB members and friends, and join us for an evening on the Esplanade with the Boston Landmarks Orchestra on Wed. Aug 2nd  at 7 pm at the Hatch Shell. (The event is free and open to everyone.)
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    The Orchestra will play George Gershwin’s ‘An American in Paris’ and Dvorak’s ‘Cello concerto.’ There is a special prelude concert with the Four Strings Academy.
    We will meet at the Church at 6:15 pm and walk over. Feel free to bring a chair, a blanket, a picnic or snacks. If you don’t feel like bringing a chair, you can rent a chair for $5 at the event. 
     
    We hope to see you there!
    Any questions, contact Janine at janinemudge@gmail.com