Old South Café
Continues through the Summer
Early Worship with Communion ………………9:00-9:30 am
Mix (Fellowship) & Form (Education)
…………9:30-10:45 am
Hang out, relax, and prepare for worship with tea/coffee and breakfast
snacks in the Gordon Chapel, or take your food with you to Bible Study.
Festival Worship ……………………………………………11:00 am
Mix (Fellowship) & Form (Meetings & Education)....12:00-1:30 pm
Fellowship Hour in the Gordon Chapel, OR
Meetings, Luncheons, or Forums as scheduled
Plus inside: summer worship schedule, new faces
around Old South, and much more!
Heard It at Council
June 12, 2007
In the last Council meeting of the program year, the
Order of the Day was a presentation by Ian Holland (Steering Committee
Chair) on the Congregational Spiritual Discernment process held during
Lent. He told Council that this was a new journey for Old South that,
in the end, provided no “tidy patterns” but instead “a rich, diverse
source of inspiration” for going forward. The analysis of the results
suggested the congregation feels that no radical changes are in order
but instead expressed “a hunger and desire to go deeper.” This process
helped our community to renew its investment in the future of Old South.
There was positive feedback on the T-like map that
described Old South’s mission in eight distinct “tracks.” Two tracks,
Looking Up (Worship) and Welcoming In (Hospitality), appear in good
shape and need only maintenance work. Two other tracks, Reaching Out
(Outreach) and Taking Care (Stewardship) are so broad in scope that
they need further discernment of priorities and might deserve
individual theme retreats. The four remaining tracks, Acting Out (Music
and the Arts), Meeting Up (Small Groups), Shaping Up (Spirituality and
Formation), and Speaking Out (Public Voice), would be dealt with by
establishing “Theme Teams” to study each area.
A new Discernment Support committee will be
established and was given the go ahead to get started as soon as its
roster is completed. They will aim to start the new process with a
kickoff lunch on Sunday, September 23, aiming for a new report to
Annual Meeting the following February. Council accepted this report by
the Discernment Steering Committee and applauded its work.
In regular reports, OSC’s yearly budget appears to
be in fine shape with our cash flow actually ahead of the curve in
anticipation of the typical summer slowdown in receipts. The Deacons
are looking into the possibility of glass doors for the chapel and are
funding the OSC bus that will head to General Synod. They also reported
that Jan Monsma will step down as the chair of the Congregational Care
and Support committee in February after years of service above and
beyond the call of duty. Music reported that Brian Jones’ contract as
Interim Minister of Music was extended to October to help the church
deal with its next steps to fill the open Minister of Music position.
Stewardship has nearly finished its well-received Spring Calling
“check-in” program to our congregation and is putting together its fall
stewardship program, which will include Rev. Elizabeth Myer-Bolton,
pastor of Hope Church in JP, as keynote speaker at the Stewardship
luncheon.
Communications gave a lengthy report showing updated
graphics for the OSC webpage, outdoor banner signage, and new logo and
stationary. Website usage statistics were also presented for the past
program year, showing some 27,000 visitors (well over half as
first-timers) to our website with the most popular links being the
Photo Albums, the Sermons (text and podcasts), the Sanctuary Photo
Tour, the Sunday Bulletin, the Music page, and the Service Recordings.
The statistics are showing that there is great interest in seeing,
hearing, and experiencing our church and worship experience by outside
web surfers.
In staff reports, Quinn Caldwell said that we would
be looking for a new ministerial intern since Tadd Allman-Morton is
ready for ordination and awaiting a call from a new church. Ian Holland
is in-care at OSC and Brent Damrow is on his way to Yale Divinity
School. Quinn highlighted his report with an update on the success of
the Sunday Morning Café Fellowship, which has showed that there
is a hunger for more fellowship and Christian education, and that this
new format does not seem to add extra burden on our staff. The
Café will continue through the summer and into the new program
year.
Nancy Taylor highlighted her report with an
interesting article reprint, “Africentric Church” from Christian
Century, that describes Chicago’s Trinity UCC (Senior Minister Jeremiah
Wright spoke at OSC in November 2004, and Barak Obama is a member). She
said that Old South would continue to emphasize worship during the
summer as it is the church’s busiest time for tourists and represents
great potential for outreach. The full weekly worship schedule will
continue in place during the summer months. The volunteer summer choir
will be supported by four paid soloists throughout the summer. Sexton
Elias Perez has hit on a good system of keeping the Sanctuary cool
during the summer heat. And either Nancy or Quinn will be in-house at
OSC all summer. So, Old South will continue at full-speed through the
next few months—however, Council will not, as it adjourned until its
next meeting in September after a full night’s program.
Old South Says Goodbye to Tadd Allman-Morton
Elsewhere in this publication, Ministerial Intern
Tadd Allman-Morton announced that his time with us will come to a close
at the end of August. Tadd has been approved for ordination in the UCC
pending a call to a church and is currently circulating his ministerial
profile. With his skills, experience, and gifts, we anticipate that God
will not take much time to bring Tadd and a good church together, and
we have set this end date in that hope. We will say farewell in worship
on Sunday, August 26; we hope all who have been touched by Tadd’s
presence among us will attend this service of Godspeed as well as a
farewell reception for him after worship that day.
Tadd came to serve at Old South in the Fall of 2004
while a student at Andover-Newton Theological School. He has served as
a leader of the 20s/30s fellowship group and as a staff liaison to the
Christian Service and Outreach and the Congregational Care and Support
committees. For the first part of his time with us, Tadd occasionally
taught Sunday morning Bible study; in the last year, he has taken
primary leadership responsibility with skill, faithfulness, and wisdom.
In his first and third years, he led Sunday morning worship; his
particular leadership style and voice there were a gift to all who
experienced them. Without doubt, the greatest piece of the legacy Tadd
leaves behind will be the jazz service, which he created with
Ministerial Intern Jeff VonWald and Jazz Music Coordinator Willie
Sordillo in the Fall of 2005. The service has enriched our worship life
enormously and been a blessing to hundreds of visitors, first-timers,
tourists, and many worshipers that later would come to join Old South.
Worship is at the center of our life together as the church; the gift
of a new worship service is one of the greatest gifts we could have
received and, Tadd, we thank you for that gift. We thank you, too, for
your three years of service in this place, for your big voice and
hearty laugh, your mysticism, your faith, your leadership, and your
colleagueship. We pray for you a future of service to the church bright
with God’s blessing!
—Associate Minister, Quinn G. Caldwell
™
Festival Worship in the main Sanctuary
Sundays at 11 am
™ Early Worship in the Gordon Chapel
Sundays at 9 am
™ Jazz Worship in the Gordon Chapel
Thursdays at 6 pm
Featuring the Willie Sordillo
Trio
™ Healing Prayer Service
Second Sundays at 10 am
Sundays at 11 am
July 1st Fourth of July Weekend
Nancy S. Taylor preaching
Special music from Sweet the Sound, American roots
music
July 8th Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Quinn G. Caldwell preaching
July 15th Sixth Sunday after
Pentecost Ken Orth preaching
July 22nd Seventh Sunday after
Pentecost Nancy S. Taylor preaching
Sacrament of Baptism
July 29th Eighth Sunday after
Pentecost Nancy S. Taylor preaching
August 5th Peace Sunday
Quinn G. Caldwell preaching
August 12th Eleventh Sunday after
Pentecost Cal Genzel preaching
August 19th Twelfth Sunday after
Pentecost Tadd Allman-Morton preaching
August 26th Thirteenth Sunday after
Pentecost Nancy S. Taylor preaching
Healing Prayer Service
Sunday, July 8th at 10 am in the fourth floor Tower Room.
All are welcome to this time of prayer and reflection upon God’s
healing power as we “practice the presence of God” and seek the healing
and hope needed for ourselves, each other, our community, and for the
world in which we live. For more information, contact Ken Orth at
781/643-1112 or <ken.orth@comcast.net>.
Jazz Worship in July and August
Thursday evenings at 6 pm. Featuring live jazz by the Willie Sordillo
Trio.
Our open chapel door will be letting the summer winds in…there will be
an August outdoor service (date TBA)…We will have an opportunity to
welcome hundreds of visitors over the summer…Come help us be welcoming
and Spirit-led. If
you haven’t been to a jazz service yet, come now! Contact Tadd at
<taddallmanmorton@yahoo.com> if you would like to be added to the
Jazz Worship e-list for weekly updates.
Summer Choir
You are invited to join the summer choir through September 2nd. We ask
that you arrive on Sunday by 9:50 am in the Sanctuary to rehearse. Wear
black or white or both in any combination including patterns. There are
no weeknight rehearsals on the summer schedule. The summer choir
includes four professional singers, one for each section, to support
and inspire the volunteers. For more information, contact Brian Jones
at 617/425-5146 or <music@oldsouth.org>.
The Sacrament of Baptism
Sunday, July 22nd at the 11 am service
Those seeking Christian baptism for themselves or their child/ren
should contact Nancy Taylor at 617/536-1970.
Transitions
Submit Transitions material to Amy Perry at 617/425-5152 or
<admin@oldsouth.org>.
Temporary Relocation: Dr. Laurel Smith-Doerr will move to Washington DC
for twelve months (July 07-July 08) to serve as Program Director at the
National Science Foundation. Husband Bill and son Gene will join her.
Awarded: Jennifer Lowe graduatedthe MGH Institute of Health
Professions’ Post-Baccalaureate program in Medical Imaging and was
presented the Academic Excellence Award. She has begun a new career as
a radiologic technologist at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Promoted: Dr. Ruth Purtilo, Director, Ethics Initiative and Professor,
MGH Institute of Health Professions will be a Yale University
Bioethicist-in-Residence, with her primary academic appointment at Yale
Divinity School.
Promoted: After about a year and a half serving as Division Manager for
the Division of Vascular Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, Michael Macina was recently promoted to Administrative Director
of Cardiovascular Surgery for the Cardiovascular Institute.
Retired: Dwight B. Crane, Baker Foundation Professor of Business
Administration at Harvard Business School (and chair of the Old South
Board of Trustees) retired from Harvard in June after thirty-eight
years of teaching. Dwight also served as the Chair of the
Owner/President Management Program at Harvard.
Graduated—High School: Ali Corman-Vogan (Arlington HS), Meghan O'Brien
(Somerville HS) and Carey Spitzer (Winsor School).
Graduated—College: Allison Spitzer (Yale University).
Summer Church School Activities
Christian education for children continues throughout the summer. The
Blue Room and Green Room for infants and preschoolers will be open.
Activity sheets are available for older children who are worshipping
with their families. In addition, elementary school-aged children are
invited to participate in Summer Sunday School. Children worship with
their parents for the first part of the service and then leave, if they
wish, to participate in a multi-age class. Families going on vacation
are invited to “take the church school with them.” Vacation Sunday
School packets, filled with a variety of summer activities, are
available. Contact Tricia Hazeltine if you would like more information
about these summer plans.
Are you traveling this summer? The Church School would like to receive
a postcard from your travels. We will be displaying them in the fall.
Postcards may be sent to: Old South Church, c/o Tricia Hazeltine, 645
Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116.
Adult Bible Study
Sundays at 9:45 am in the Sam Johnson Room
Prepare to experience worship more deeply by studying and reflecting on
the preaching text(s) for the day. Led by Old South clergy.
New Faces Around Old South
Welcome Jessica!
Old South offers a warm welcome to Jessica Goodknight as our new
Daytime Receptionist. Jessica originally hails from Iowa but has lived
in the Boston area for ten years. Her interests include reading and
hosting parties for friends. Her five-year-old daughter, Alexia, would
like to be either a lawyer or actress when she grows up, depending on
the day of the week.
Welcome Diane!
Old South went to Simmons to find an intern to work on our archives
this summer . and we found one of our own members, Diane
Pierce-Williams. A librarian at Milton Academy, Diane is in a graduate
program in Archives Management. She will spend about 200 hours at Old
South during the next few months organizing and filing important
records on our building restoration and improvement projects.
Theologian-in-Residence
In exchange for a modest office from which to work on a manuscript, The
Rev. Professor Mark Burrows, Professor of the History of Christianity
at Andover Newton Theological School, will serve as Old South’s
Theologian-in-Residence, August 2007 to September 2008. In this
capacity Mark has agreed to teach two four-week classes (one in the
fall and one in the spring). He will periodically assist in worship.
Mark, who is on sabbatical, is researching and writing on the “renewal
of theology as an art, exploring the intersection of poetics as a
peculiar (and neglected) form of theological imagination.” No stranger
to Old South, Mark taught one of the Church in the World classes during
Lent in 2006.
Some Treasures-to-Go: Tadd’s Farewell
I will be taking many memories with me as I leave
Old South and venture into the world as a (no-longer-intern) Minister.
I will be leaving at the end of August after an amazing three years.
The welcome I have felt here and the support you have provided me will
spiritually nourish me for years to come. I am sure stories of this
place will color and enhance many sermons, too. (You all signed the
waivers, right?) Leading Bible Study has been riotously fun and joyous.
Events with the 20s and 30s Group made me feel like part of a huge
family. Working with the Outreach Committee helped me see great ways to
do God’s work in the world. Participating in the worship life here has
been unbelievably rich. I am honored to have been trusted with taking
on so many different aspects of worship: not the least of which was
overseeing Jazz Worship. What wonderful gifts you have all given me!
Like Mary, I will long treasure these things and
ponder them in my heart. I hope that between now and the end of August
we will have opportunities to share our memories of the last three
years together.
Blessings to you all, your brother in Christ,
Tadd
20s/30s Group
Join the 20s/30s Group as we express our faith through friendships,
discussion, and service. We are geared to those in their twenties and
thirties, but all ages are welcome. If you have questions or would like
to sign up for e-mail notifications, contact Tadd Allman-Morton at
<taddallmanmorton@yahoo.com>.
ü Boston Pops Hatchshell Rehearsal, Tuesday, July 3rd: Meet at the
Hatchshell oval entrance by 4 pm at the latest; the event fills up
fast! Let’s touch base on the
e-list about what picnic items to bring. Stacey Sedgwick will be our
group chaperone; contact her to let her know you are coming at
617/595-7161.
ü Science Museum Outing, Saturday, July 28th: Beat the heat in the
air-conditioned comfort of the Science Museum. Oh, and learn a thing or
two, too! We will meet at 10 am at the church and take the T to the
museum together. Admission is $16 and we will also eat lunch there. Let
Tadd know if you need help with admission and/or buying lunch.
ü Historic Boston Harbor Cruise, Saturday, August 11th: Meet at
church at 9:30 am (the cruise departs at 11 am). It will last 90
minutes and we will go out to lunch afterwards. The cruise costs $19
plus tax. Let Tadd know if you need help with admission and/or buying
lunch. Stacey Sedgwick will be our group chaperone, contact her to let
her know you are coming at 617/595-7161.
ü Sunday’s Bread Outing, Sunday, August 26th: Calling four to six
20s/30ers to volunteer at the local soup kitchen. This is God calling
you to serve food to people who need a meal. Meet at 12:30 pm. Bring
lunch and comfortable work clothes. Contact Tadd to let him know you’re
coming at 617/425-5159.
LGBT & Friends
LGBTF at Old South is a fellowship group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender individuals and their allies. All are welcome. For more
information, contact Quinn Caldwell at 617/425-5151 or
<quinn@oldsouth.org>.
Singing Angels in Concert, Directed by Charles Eversole
Wednesday, July 11th at 7 pm. Free admission.
This acclaimed 40-member youth choir has performed in thirty countries
on three continents. The evening will entail a family-friendly variety
of barbershop harmony, Broadway tunes and a sing-along. The Singing
Angels are teaming up with City Mission Society to support the Jahmol
Norfleet Video Project, working to reach at-risk youth and promote
non-violence. The Video Project is currently producing a documentary
called Jahmol’s Vision, based on the life of Jahmol Norfleet, 20, who
was shot to death outside his Roxbury home on November 28, 2006. A free
will offering will be taken for the project during the concert.
Come Commune: Sunday’s Bread
Sunday, July 22nd at 12:30 pm
God calls us to serve those who have needs we can fill. We need four
people to respond to God’s call by joining us to volunteer in the
kitchen of St. John the Evangelist on Bowdoin Street. Meet outside the
Sanctuary following worship at 12:30 pm. We end by 4 pm. Bring lunch
and comfortable work clothes. Contact Tadd to let him know you’re
coming at 617/425-5159.
2007 “Harbor to the Bay” AIDS Benefit Bike Ride
Saturday, September 15th
Harbor to the Bay is a one day bike ride from Boston to Provincetown
that improves community awareness and care for people living with HIV
and AIDS. For more information on donating, volunteering, or joining
the OSC team, contact Robert Higgins at 617/669-2986 or
<reh923@gmail.com>.
Bread for the Spirit
Summer meeting dates TBA
Hungry for “Holy Conversation” with others at OSC? Interested in
talking with others about our diverse experiences with God? You are
invited to join us for conversation and discussion. Bring yourself,
your friends and a bag lunch. For more information, contact Bill Adams
at 617/877-0446 or Kate Silfen at 617/254-8826.
Happy Birthday to You …
Starting in September, once each month during Fellowship Hour, you may
witness and enjoy newly launched birthday celebrations hosted by a Care
Crew member of the Congregational Care and Support Committee. During
the summer, keep your eyes open for a sign up table during Fellowship
Hour. And, when you see some balloons, hear the strains of “Happy
Birthday to you” being sung, or notice that a group of people are
blowing out candles on a cake in Gordon Chapel, you’ll know what it’s
all about. If you’d like to sign up in advance, contact Helen McCrady
with your birthday month.
An Inconvenient Truth, Film Viewing
Sunday, July 29th at 12:30 pm
The Christian Service and Outreach Committee is hosting a viewing and
discussion of the 2006 Oscar winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc. Awarded
On Friday, June 22nd at the Annual Meeting of the MACUCC in Hartford,
under the authority of the Massachusetts Board of Directors, the MACUCC
Commission for Mission and Justice Ministries awarded its Haystack
Award to Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc. The Commission for Mission and
Justice Ministries offers the Haystack Award annually for Justice and
Charitable Ministries in the Massachusetts Conference. This award
symbolizes justice and compassion in the social action and social
service dimensions of mission.
Gathered 1669 June
2007
Calendar
JUNE
OLD SOUTH
Publications Deadlines
·All bulletin notices are due in by noon each Tuesday, either by
e-mail to <admin@oldsouth.org> or in writing at the Front Desk.
·All notices for the May Old South Calendar are due by April
15, 2007.
·Submissions for the Summer Reporter are due on June 18, 2007.
·Contributions to the Calendar and Reporter are preferred by
e-mail— Calendar information to <admin@oldsouth.org> and Reporter
information to <evanshu@comcast.net>. If you wish, you may mail a
hard copy to the church, attention Communications, or leave it at the
Front desk. Include your name and a daytime phone number.
The Old South Calendar is published monthly except in August.
The Old South Church in Boston
A congregation of the
United Church of Christ
645 Boylston Street
Boston MA 02116
Phone: (617) 536-1970
Fax: (617) 536-8061
<www.oldsouth.org>
Nancy S. Taylor, Senior Minister
Quinn G. Caldwell, Associate Minister
Brian Jones, Interim Music Director
Tadd Allman-Morton, Ministerial Intern
Patricia Hazeltine, Church School Director
Old South Calendar
Old South Church in Boston
645 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
Minister
of Music
Update as 5/1/2007:
Due to medical reasons,
Mark A. Anderson has tendered his resignation and will not be assuming
Old South's Minister of Music position this summer as planned. Council
has appointed an ad hoc committee to study our options on proceeding
from this point. Look for further details to come.
The Minister of Music Search Committee is proud to introduce the
candidate we have identified as our hands-down, number-one top choice
to serve as the next Minister of Music of Old South Church in Boston:
Mark Anderson.
The congregation is invited to meet Mark Anderson at an Organ
Demonstration and Conversation in the Sanctuary, followed by a Dessert
Reception in Gordon Chapel on Tuesday, February 6th at 7 pm.
For the Choir, Old South Ringers, and Music Committee: you are invited
to meet and greet Mark at a special pre-reception at 6 pm. A light
supper is included.
The Church Council will consider and vote on the recommendation of the
Minister of Music Search Committee at their meeting on February 13.
[The Council has unanimously approved Mark A. Anderson as our new
Minister of Music at its Feb. 13 meeting.]
Since 1996 Mark A. Anderson has served as the Organist/Choirmaster
at
the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. He is the
principal organist and conductor for all church ensembles including:
The Gallery Choir (a semi-professional choir), choirs for children and
youth, and the Adult Handbell Choir. In addition, since 2004, he has
served as the Music Director and Conductor of the Pennsylvania
Girlchoir (100 girls in grades 3-12 from diverse economic and
racial-ethnic backgrounds). A composer, arranger, and performer of
sacred music, Mark has national and international experience as a
performer, teacher, lecturer, and choir director.
Gathered 1669 February 2007 Calendar
OLD SOUTH
Publications Deadlines
·All bulletin notices are due in by noon each Tuesday, either by
e-mail to <admin@oldsouth.org> or in writing at the Front Desk.
·Contributions to the Calendar and Reporter are preferred by
e-mail— Calendar information to <admin@oldsouth.org> and Reporter
information to <evanshu@comcast.net>. If you wish, you may mail a
hard copy to the church, attention Communications, or leave it at the
Front desk. Include your name and a daytime phone number.
The Old South Calendar is published monthly except in August.
The Old South Church in Boston
A congregation of the
United Church of Christ
645 Boylston Street
Boston MA 02116
Phone: (617) 536-1970
Fax: (617) 536-8061
<www.oldsouth.org>
Nancy S. Taylor, Senior Minister
Quinn G. Caldwell, Associate Minister
Brian Jones, Interim Music Director
Tadd Allman-Morton, Ministerial Intern
Patricia Hazeltine, Church School Director
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