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Leap of Joy: Massachusetts Council of Churches Annual Meeting

*Note that the Tuesday evening Leap of Faith Gathering was cancelled*

On Wednesday June 25, 2025 beginning at 6:00pm also at the Maliotis Cultural Center at 50 Goddard Ave in Brookline,  you are invited to our Great Day of Joining, Celebration of Ministry and Annual Meeting under the banner “LEAP for JOY.”

Beginning at 6pm, we will have heavy appetizers for a time of fellowship, and celebration of ministry.

EVERYONE who wants to is invited sign up for a table for our Celebration of Ministry, beginning at 6pm. To register for your table, visit the link here.

Our program will include important updates including:

-Support for New Neighbors, including an update on our lawsuit Mennonite Church USA v Department of Homeland Security et al

-Bivocational Leaders

-Black Church Leadership & Compelling Preaching

AND we will welcome new member churches to the Massachusetts Council of Churches.

If your local church or denomination is interested in joining in 2025, please complete this application for membership. 

We’ll also welcome new Board members and thank those who have guided MCC faithfully through. We’ll welcome a new Board President too!

You’ll also connect to other local church leaders who are, like you, looking to end this unjust and oppressive society, and bring about The Kingdom of God on Earth.

 

Prayer and Action for Immigrant Neighbors

Join Us for Prayer and Action for Immigrant Neighbors

We invite all people of faith to gather on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 9:00 AM at the Cathedral Church of St Paul (138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA) for a time of information sharing, prayer, and refreshments. This gathering will precede the MIRA’s 29th Annual Immigrants’ Day at the Statehouse. Together, we will walk up to the Massachusetts State House, joining a larger community of faith and advocates, to make our voices heard in support of immigrant communities.

This day will include powerful opportunities to hear personal stories from community leaders, connect with legislators, and engage in a collective call to action for policies that impact immigrant communities.

Don’t miss out – let’s stand in solidarity and pray for the well-being of our immigrant neighbors.

Details:

  • When: Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 9:00 AM
  • Where: Cathedral Church of St Paul, 138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
  • Event: MIRA’s Annual Immigrants’ Day at the Statehouse
  • Action: Walk to the State House for the advocacy event
    • 10:00AM to 11:00AM – Cultural Events
    • 11:00AM to 12:00PM – Speeches
    • 12:00PM to 1:00PM – Advocacy

Please RSVP and register by March 14, 2025, via the provided QR code or visit bit.ly/IDSH2025.

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Ash Wednesday Services

Ash Wednesday at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul

12:15 pm – Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes, The Very Rev. Amy McCreath, Dean of the Cathedral, presider and homilist.

5:30 pm – Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes, hymns and anthems. The Rt. Rev. Julia E. Whitworth, Bishop of the Diocese of MA, presider and preacher.

All are welcome!

Information Meeting and Training Session – Know Your Rights

The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Advancement (MOIA) invites you to a virtual information meeting this Tuesday, January 28th at 2pm regarding recent questions and concerns about Boston’s diverse immigrant community. This meeting is intended to provide important information and best practices and answer any questions for those who have raised them.

Faith-Based MOIA Information Meeting RSVP

Following that meeting, Massachusetts religious leaders are encouraged to attend a “Know Your Rights” online training on Tuesday January 28, 2025 from 3:30pm-4:30pm, presented by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Immigrants and Refugees, hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston and the Massachusetts Council of Churches. You must register to attend this training. “Know Your Rights for Massachusetts Religious Leaders” will be recorded. This session will be recorded, and your attendance will be anonymous. If you cannot attend, please sign up to receive a recording.

Participants will receive a webinar link by noon on the date of the training. Register HERE.

Locked in Solidarity Conference

Highrock Beyond Bars invites you to gather with and on behalf of those affected by incarceration to encourage practitioners, engage with stories of change, and be equipped in the pursuit of justice, redemption, and restoration.

This year’s conference will focus on being Locked in Solidarity with those who are currently and formerly incarcerated, particularly in relation to their experiences of trauma before, during and after incarceration and their journeys of healing. The conference will feature leaders with lived experience of incarceration and long-time experience working directly with returning citizens and people who are currently incarcerated. Among others, we’ll be hearing from:

  1. Joy Stevens: Trauma Healing Trainer of Facilitators in jails and prisons domestically and internationally
  2. Milton Jones (Boston’s Louis Brown Peace Institute)
  3. TJ Weaver (Chaplain at Massachusetts Correctional Institute – Shirley)
  4. Sophea Sou-Krauss (Thrive Communities)
  5. Todd Fournier (Highrock Church)
  6. Chris Bolder, Bolder Faith LLC
  7. Jua Robinson, Boston Collaborative

All conference participants are invited to an optional lunch following the morning’s programming.

There is no cost to this conference.

Register here to attend so that we have an accurate count for lunch.

Contact Joe Marcucci, joem@highrock.org, for more information.


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