UniteBoston

Bridging Divides Across Christians for the Flourishing of the City

Locked in Solidarity 2026

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 highlights the “work behind the walls” at MCI Shirley and the challenges of reentry.  The conference will feature leaders with both personal lived experience and long-time experience working directly with returning citizens and people who are currently incarcerated. We’ll be hearing from:

  1. TJ Weaver (Chaplain at Massachusetts Correctional Institute – Shirley)
  2. Leslie Credle (Justice 4 Housing)
  3. Berk Fharra (Boston Recovery Foundation)
  4. Adam Liccardi (Founder of Bedlink)
  5. Citizens overcoming the challenges of reentry
  6. Men from behind the wall at MCI-Shirley

There is no charge for this event.  Snacks and complimentary lunch provided.

Poverty 101 Workshop

Join us for an engaging, interactive, and insightful workshop equipping participants to better love

and serve through relational poverty alleviation. It will provide tools that will help each of us find the

best ways to engage with the people God puts in our path.

In this fun, engaging and sometimes uncomfortable workshop, we will:

1. Learn to distinguish material and relational poverty.
2. Increase our self understanding of class, our assets and how they impact our view of self and others.
3.  Review a biblical basis for mutual brokenness.
4.  Evaluate the difference between helpful and toxic charity.

October 4, 8:45-3:30 in the loft at Highrock Church, 14 Mill Street, Arlington.

There is no charge for this event which includes breakfast and lunch catered by Neighbor2Neighbor Ministries entrepreneurial partners.

Contact Joe Marcucci for more information:  joem@neighbor2neighborma.org

Register Here:  https://www.aplos.com/aws/events/poverty_101_workshop

Renaissance Interest Call

Curious about microchurches and creating alternative expressions of the church? Want to know more about joining God in the work in your neighborhood?

We have an Interest Call (via Zoom) coming up on August 20th at 7:30 PM. On it, you’ll discover Renaissance, hear about how we empower ordinary people, meet our team, and learn more about the work happening across the Greater Boston area (and beyond). Better yet, we’ll walk you through some of our learning communities launching this fall. This is open to anyone.

Send Relief Benefit Concert

Join us for a night of music and stories as we celebrate the work of Send Relief Boston. Come by the Well Coffee House on Saturday, May 31st, drink a cup of coffee, and enjoy live performances by amazing local artists. Doors open at 6:30 pm, concert begins at 7 pm. Free Entrance!

How to Heal Communities with Love: A Conversation with Fr. Gregory Boyle, Rev. Liz Walker, Bob Goff, Dr. Jim O’Connell, and Rev. Becca Stevens

We invite you to join the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard for a dynamic conversation with leaders about How to Heal Communities with Love on Friday, April 25 from 4:30-6:00 pm, at Harvard’s Memorial Church. We are delighted to welcome a panel of speakers who, through their work, writing, and vision, strive to create a more loving society. Our panel includes Fr. Gregory Boyle, Rev. Liz Walker, Bob Goff, Dr. Jim O’Connell, and Rev. Becca Stevens. This event is in-person only, and registration is requested but not required. It is free and open to the public.


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