UniteBoston

Bridging Divides Across Christians for the Flourishing of the City

Route One Ministry – Boston Prayer Walk

Route One Ministry needs you!

Route One believes every woman has inherent value, and exploitation of any type is wrong, oppressive, and needs to be abolished. We believe that each woman is the expert on her journey; our role is to listen and navigate the road together. Each week our outreach teams in Springfield and Worcester reach 40 exploited women by entering strip clubs and building relationships with the women who work there.  And we are looking to start a team right here in Boston!

We will be launching our Boston Prayer Walk Team in March!

What is a Prayer Walk, you ask? Well, we here at Route One believe that prayer is powerful!  Before we step foot into a club, we cover the club, the dancers, and ourselves in prayer for months as we prepare for entry and spiritual battle.  You can play a vital part in this battle!

We need volunteers to come beside us the first three Mondays of every month as we take this step in faith.  Women and men can both partake in the Prayer Walk; but please keep in mind, only women can choose to continue once we are inside the club(s).  Starting March 3rd, we will meet in the lobby of 131 Dartmouth Street in Boston.  We will open the night with prayer and a short devotional before taking the train two stops over to Chinatown.  From there, we will pray in a group before we walk past the clubs and after we walk past – and silently to ourselves as we walk past.

I would love to touch base with anyone who has any questions via phone, Zoom, or even over coffee!  If you are a pastor or leader within your church, we are also willing to come and speak briefly to your congregation during or after church!

Debbie Caraballo – Director of Outreach (debbie@lovedbyrouteone.org)

Creatio ex Amore and the Mission of the Church Now

The St. Paul Center for Theology and Prayer announces an upcoming special event:

Creatio ex Amore and the Mission of the Church Now –  An online seminar with Bishop Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Moderator of the World Council of Churches.

In this time of climate crisis, what difference does our faith make? How does our understanding of God, and the meaning of God’s creating work, ground and equip us to pray, serve, and act in this time? This seminar will deepen our capacity to preach and teach our claim that “God creates out of love,” and enliven us for working with our faith communities for God’s purposes.

Registrants may choose to explore advance readings, given below. They will also be invited to a follow-up conversation (on Saturday 25th January, 9-11am ET) hosted by the Rev. Dr. Kapya Kaoma, Rector of Christ Church, Waltham, author and theologian, expanding our grounding in this topic with wisdom from African Christian theology of creation.

This is an online only event, which will be hosted on Zoom. Full details, and the link to sign up to attend, can be found here: https://www.stpaulboston.org/bedford-strohm-event

Breathe Life!

In this week’s UB Newsletter, we are featuring a devotional entitled “Breathe Life,” inspired by artist Rob ProBlak Gibbs’ wall mural in Roxbury. He describes that, “More than just a title, ‘Breathe Life’ is a philosophy, meant to share energy, and lift-up images that reflect the community back to itself, to greater flourishing.” This message aligns closely with Jesus’ mission as described in John 10:10: “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

This devotional is an excerpt from Reservoir Church’s Advent Devotional. As we enter 2025, we invite you to prayerfully use the images and reflection questions below to reflect on what God has done in your life this past year and where you are seeking places for God to “breathe life” in the coming year.

German Christmas Service

Hi everyone,
In two weeks we are celebrating Christmas, and Faith Lutheran Church in Cambridge will once again hold our annual Christmas service in German!
Since our own building sadly burned down a year and a half ago we cannot worship there yet, but one of our sister congregations, the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Woburn, generously offered us their building this year, so we will meet at 60 Forest Park Road in Woburn, MA, at 3:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve for our family service in German.
You are all invited to celebrate this service with us, and please also invite anyone you know who is from the German-speaking parts of the world, would like to practice their German, or is simply interested in German-language traditions! There is plenty of parking and seating, the building is wheelchair/stroller accessible, and the service is child-friendly and will take about an hour, so we will be done with plenty of time until dinner.
Please contact us with any questions: info@faithcambridge.org, and see you on Christmas Eve!


Give to Further Christian Unity

DONATE!