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Check out Straddler on the Street: Jackie, an interview with Old South Church member Jackie Geilfuss by Autostraddle.com.
That first Sunday, and for a lot of Sundays after that, I sat in the [Old South Church] pew sobbing because I just couldn't believe that I had gone so long without knowing that church could feel so good.
Jackie serves on the Communications Committee and was part of the April mission trip to New Orleans.
Next year, the City of Boston will install a contemporary LED sculpture outside Old South Church along Dartmouth Street to commemorate social justice activist Kip Tiernan. In 1974, Kip founded Rosie's Place, the first drop-in and emergency shelter for women in the United States. She also co-founded Poor People's United Fund, which is housed in our building. The selected design for the memorial has been announced - "Wisdom Lines" by Alabama-based artist Deedee Morrison.
Learn more about Kip, the...
On Saturday, June 8, 2013, Old South Church marched in the Boston Pride Parade. This year, the Parade was joined by many well-known faces including U.S. Representative Joe Kennedy III and Senator Elizabeth Warren. We were also joined by NBA veteran Jason Collins, "the first active athlete in one of the four U.S. major professional sports leagues to come out as being gay" (TIME, June 8, 2013).
Check out this article on ESPN.com that includes a vibrant photo of Collins and Kennedy in front of Old...
May 14, 2013
Our May Council meeting opened with a joyful welcome for our new Associate Minister, the Reverend Anthony Livolsi. Anthony provided Council with a brief biographical sketch of his life and the development of his faith. He was born in New Jersey and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona with what he lovingly describes as a “colorful Italian family.” Church sustained Anthony when his family was facing significant challenges, and he feels an overwhelming depth of gratitude to the Christian...
Local artist Laura Meilman is creating an extensive collection of sketches of all 121 MBTA subway stations in and around Boston. For Copley Square, according to the artist, “I realize this sketch is not as straightforward as the others have been. It is what you see coming up the stairs as you exit onto Boylston Street from the inbound side. That’s Old South Church on the right. And yes, I was in everybody’s way while I drew this! Sorry Rush Hour People! It was for art!”
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Read Birth pangs of a new humanity (Daily News, Newburyport, MA) by Rev. Christopher Ney of Central Congregational Church UCC in Newburyport.
Rev. Ney writes about Old South Church in Boston's relationship to the Boston Marathon, the events of April 15th, and how we as people banded together in solidarity despite differences in language, location, even religious tradition.
Read the May/June 2013 issue of Open Door, Old South Church's bi-monthly magazine.
On Sunday, April 28, 2013, Old South Church in Boston, "the Church of the Finish Line," gathered for the first time for Sunday worship at our Boylston Street home since before the events of April 15th.
At 12 noon, following Festival Worship, the congregation processed out of the Sanctuary and down Boylston Street in silence to the Boston Marathon Finish Line - 100 feet from our front doors. We gathered for a moment of silence as our Great Tower Bell tolled in memory of the dead.
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On Sunday, April 28, 2013, Old South Church in Boston, "the Church of the Finish Line," gathered for the first time for Sunday worship at our Boylston Street home since before the events of April 15th.
At 12 noon, following Festival Worship, the congregation processed out of the Sanctuary and down Boylston Street in silence to the Boston Marathon Finish Line - 100 feet from our front doors. We gathered for a moment of silence as our Great Tower Bell tolled in memory of the dead.
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On Thursday, April 25, 2013, Old South Church in Boston, “the Church of the Finish Line,” worshiped for the first time at our Boylston Street home since the events of April 15th.
Jazz Worship was held outdoors - 100 feet from the Finish Line. Our sisters and brothers, shoulder to shoulder, gathered to mourn the lost, comfort the grieving, and look toward the days to come. The Willie Sordillo Trio filled the evening air with healing music for the grief we bear as well as joy for the endurance of...
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