UniteBoston

Nurturing Relational Connections Across Boston's Christian Community

Greening Your Parish: Answering the Cry of the Earth, the Cry of the Poor

Find out how to promote the principles of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’ in the your parish.

Keynote: Words Matter: Communicating Climate Change to Save Our Common Home.(John Anderson, Former Director of Education at New England Aquarium)

Breakout sessions on:  forming Creation Care Teams, praying in the spirit of Laudato Si’, energy efficiency and solar for parish and home, politics and policy for clean energy and environmental justice.

Learn about the Faith Science Alliance (started by Cardinal O’Malley), and the Global Catholic Climate Movement , which mobilizes Catholics around the world

Sponsored by the Boston Catholic Climate Movement.  For more information and for free registration: https://tinyurl.com/greening-19-register

Archdiocese of Boston Justice Convocation

Do Justice. Love Mercy. Walk Humbly with God.

Saturday, October 5th, 8am – 3:00pm, Boston College High School, 150 Morrissey Blvd, Boston 02125.  Registration Fee $25 including lunch.  Plenty of free parking.

Come join us to deepen your understanding of injustice and inequality in our community and to learn about local Catholic efforts to bring about change. Learn from our speakers, exhibitors and other parishioners about ways they are promoting Catholic Social Teaching in their parishes/collaboratives, local communities, workplaces and families.

FEATURING: Remarks by Cardinal Sean O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston, Holy Mass celebrated by Rev. J. Bryan, Hehir, Cabinet Secretary Health and Human Services, Keynote Address by Janine Carreiro, Co-Director Massachusetts Communities Action Network, extended networking with wide range of Exhibitors, Small Group Faith-Sharing, Workshops on core principles of Catholic Social Justice, and NEW: Inaugural Social Justice Awards.

FOR MORE INFORMATION and TO REGISTER, go to: https://www.bostoncatholic.org/justice/ or contact Suzanne Graul at socialjustice@rcab.org or (617)746-5738

Praise Report: UniteBoston is Changing LIves in Boston!

          

UniteBoston’s Top 5 Highlights

from 2014!

Thanks for being a part of this mission to better unite the Christian community in Boston through shared experiences.  

We are connecting all to Jesus, His people, and His causes to transform all of Boston. 

In John 17, Jesus prayed: “May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me." 

We believe that UniteBoston is being used to help answer Jesus’ prayer. Here’s why:

More than 63 churches working together with 10 Days Boston!


We coordinated the 4th annual 10 Days Boston, involving more than 63 different churches from 4 major Christian streams in ten consecutive nights of prayer and worship throughout the body of Christ.

 

Testimonies of God changing lives


”I had a personal transformaion in my understanding of people from the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, and I now understand how important it is to form friendships based around Jesus, not on our differences.“ – Sung Yun Lee

 

"I always love to worship with people who are not like myself. There’s a richness and beautiful harmony present when different groups come together.” – Kaci Norman 

 

 

  John Armstrong, Director of ACT 3 Ministry, visited Boston in November. John speaks highly     of UniteBoston’s ministry in his blog here

 

In 2014, we initiated UniteBoston Reps!

 

UniteBoston launched six UB Reps last February, who build relational connections among neighborhoods. Pastors are exploring the possibility of the UB Reps of the UB Reps coordinating a city-wide day of service for every Christian in Boston!

 
The next UB Rep cohort will begin in January. If you’d like to learn more about being a UniteBoston Rep for your neighborhood, simply reply to this email!
 
 

81 Meetings with Ministry Leaders!

In 2014, the UniteBoston team had 81 one-on-one meetings with ministry leaders in the city. It’s awesome to hear what God is doing from His people!

461 Christian events & 22,018 Website Visits!

During 2014, there were 461 different Christian events posted to the UniteBoston calendar and 22,018 visits to our website – an increase of 27% from last year!

Thank you for sharing your events with the Christian community in Greater Boston – New connections are forming because of you!

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There are so many people throughout the Christian community who have never heard of UniteBoston and would be blessed to hear about how God is working throughout the city.

We dream of Boston transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.

We know that this transformation will not take place through any one church or denomination, but through all of us working together for the kingdom of God.

It’s not easy, but it’s possible. Would you join us by remembering us in your year-end giving? 

UniteBoston Team Leader

        


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