REPORTER - Back Issue Archive

THE OLD SOUTH REPORTER

(All PDF format, listed in reverse chronology)

2011

Fall 2011: Scaffolding Faith, OSC Mission Blog, Aging, Imagine What's Possible (28th General Synod), the Unofficial Handbook of the UCC.

Summer 2011: Voyage, Vision for the 21st Century--an Update, Walking the Labyrinth, Fear & Awe, Interfaith Dialogue, They Don't Fall Down From Hunger Anymore, Comfort Doll Knitting, They'll Fly Away.

Spring 2011: SALT (Radiant Everyday Christian Life), A Librarian's Life of Distinguished Service, Feeding the Hungry at Old South of the Border, Asher Lev is Every Man, The Eternal That Lives On: Marcus Walker, Breaking Down Barriers, The House That Ate Mosquito Pie.

2010

Fall 2010: Vision for the 21st Century, Our Trip to Navajo Nation, The Caring Card Drew, Our Building is a Sermon, 25 Years of Sanctuary, To Bigotry, No Sanction.

Summer 2010: A Love Note to the World, Foundation, Update on the Crack, OSC's Howard & Davis Gallery Clock, Going to the Mountain, Visiting an Old Friend in the (Piano) Hospital.

Spring 2010: The Sacred Harp: a Treasured American Institution, Sacred Harp at Old South, Organic Community: Building Small Groups, Small Groups Listing, Angels, Teen Life: It Ain't What It Used to Be.

2009

Fall 2009: Telling Time at Old South Church, part 2, The Theology of Autumn Colors, Appalachian Mission Call, Welcome to the Bible, An Interview with Jim Crawford, and Stories from the City of God.

Summer 2009: A Musician Without Borders (Calvin Hampton), The Old South Church Time Capsule of 1873, Falling with Faith, Butterflyfish Takes Off, Telling Time at Old South Church, part 1, and A Prayer.

Spring 2009: Still on the Road...to Emmaus and Beyond, Traveling Alone with God in India, The Story of the Bells at Old South, Answering the Call, An Update on Mount Vernon Church, Grace & Truth, and Word.

2008

Fall 2008: Generations of Generosity, A History of Amazing Grace, Favorite Hymn Survey, An Interview with Willie Sordillo, Making Room in the Jar, and Miracles: Love 'em or Leave 'em.

Summer 2008: Jerusalem Reflections, Undone, The Organs at Old South Church, and Old South Travel Memories.

Spring 2008: An Interview with Old South Minister of Music: Harry Lyn Huff, Saving Jesus at Old South, Welcome to the Questioners, Blue Mountain Project Update, Tower Tales: a Brief History, and We Celebrate in Joy.

Winter 2008: Complexity, Failure, and Hope in Inter-religious Relationships, The Larger Circle: Friends of Old South, Widening Old South's Welcome, and Mohawks, the Green Dragon, & the Boston Tea Party, part 2.

2007

Fall 2007: A Clown on the Side; A Hair-Brained Scheme; A Trip to Panama; The Pan Challenge; To Everything There is a Season; John Salem Lockwood & Old South; Mohawks, the Green Dragon and the Boston Tea Party; and Colors of Copley in the Fall.

Summer 2007: Old South Welcomes Sign Language Interpreters, Reflection on the First Year of Ministry, CMV Named 2007 Haystack Award Recipient; Going Deeper: Discerning God's Call for OSC; What We Believe, Visiting Old South from Afar; Homo Viator; and Canaan Wedding Sestina.

Spring 2007: An Ecumenical Inauguration; Casa Myrna Vazquez Celebrates 30 years; An Interview with Don Wells, Giving of the 6 Discernment Commandments; Visioning and Discernment Questions; OSC Welcomes Ministry of Hospitality; For All the Saints (Tribute to Ron Smith); and On the Occasion of His Release from Leadership (Tribute to Ron Smith).

Winter 2007: You Are Here!; Living Covenants: Part IV Conclusion; Love Works: West Virginia Work Camp; Immigration: Impressions from Both Sides: and Where God Lives.

2006

Fall 2006: Why Media Matters; Abazungu; Feed My Sheep; Living Covenants, Part III, Profile of Solomon Degefe; Old South & HIV/AIDS: a Journey of Faith; 25 Years; and Our Tower Bell Keeps Ringing.

Summer 2006: Blessing and Blessed; Five Months of Sabbatical Sundays; Church Partnership in Action; Artist in Residence, a Memoir; More Living Covenants; Q & A with Rolanda Ward; and Reflection in Thanksgiving and Celebration.

Spring 2006: Church History Comes Alive; We're Off and Running; Living Covenants; Many Ways to Be Like Jesus; Beyond the Storm; and Awaking After Katrina & Mississippi Musings.

Winter 2006: What is Sacred Art?; Dancing; Sixty 60s from the Sixties; MATCHUP Interfaith Volunteers; Handbells at Old South Church; What is Podcasting (and Why is My Church Doing It?); and Happy Birthday Ben!

2005

Fall 2005: NewJazz@OldSouth - Service Exceeds All Expectations; Q & A with Quinn Caldwell; Church Within a Church: Mt. Vernon; Outreach Liason Reports; A Telling Minority: Spirituality of Older Men; Godspeed to Jennifer Mills-Knutsen; Book Review: Faith Faces Forward II: Beyond the Ordinary.

Summer 2005: Ministering to Our Wider Community; Restoring Sacred Ground; Karol & Me (reflection on Pope John Paul II); The British Came...and Entertained!; The 151st Psalm; Q & A with Peter Southwell-Sander; This is Big!; Is Your Church Going Habit Forming; Song Tributes and Godspeed.

Spring 2005: Conversing with the Past about the Future; Old South's Hidden Ministry; A Gift to our Musical Future; A "Credo" for Our Care Team; The Road Taken...; Q & A with Tadd Allman-Morton; Our Seminarians,and  Tributes to Carl Schultz.

Winter 2005: The Women's Guild: 80 years of Accomplishment, History, & Memories; Interim Extraordinaire: Mission Accomplished; The Story Behind the Diet Monologues; The Ten Commandments of Dieting; Eating Up the Diet Monologues (a Review); Jeremiah Wright: Serving the Present Age; Getting to Know Kate Layzer; Epiphany -- the Season of Light.

2004

Fall 2004: English Inspiration: a Sabbatical Reflection; Proclamation for Minister of Music; Old South votes to Call the Rev. Dr. Nancy Taylor; Two Voices from Distant Shores; Annual Outreach for Liaison Reports; and Fall, a Season of the Spirit: from Unbearable Grief to Bearable Sorrow.

Summer 2004: Old South's Best Kept Secret; Confirmation & the Meaning of Membership; Reflections of an Intern (Guy Pealer); Old South FAQ, Anti-Semitism & the Passion Story; The Village (poetry); and Letters to the Reporter.

2003

Fall 2003: Praise: Our Vocation; Like Spring Without Flowers; At the Tip of Our Tongues; The Bells are Ringing at Summer Camp; Worship and Why It's Important to Me; Mending the Real Fabric of Our Church; The Portrait (poetry); and First Annual JWC Lecture: James Crawford.

Summer 2003: Old South Literary Journal: Seasons of the Spirit. In this issue are 20 great pieces from Old South authors that range from poetry to prose, fiction to essay, stage play to children's story -- all for your reading pleasure. 

Spring 2003: Call, A Wonderful Guy is Called to the Ministry; Leadership: It's About All of Us; The Robert Christenson Award; Toward the Prophetic Imagination; The Choice to March; Let's Talk; How Great Thou Art; God Spoke in Ages Past.

2002

Fall 2002: Turning the Tables; Choices, Choices; Violets; Fear Factor & 9/11; Time to Pray; The Foundations of Many Generations; Book Club: Bonesetter's Daughter; and In Scarperia.

Summer 2002: A Brief Retrospective (by James W. Crawford); Valedictory & Closing Sermon Excerpts; Tent City: a Place of All; Memories of JWC; Summer Reading: Pope Joan; What We Will Miss; An Ode and a Musical So Long, Farewell.

Spring 2002: A Boat in the Storm: Reflections on Hospital Chaplaincy; Here & Now: You've Got Questions; Why I Care about Prisoners; Child of Promise; Where Would Jesus Surf; A Mile in Their Footsteps; Tributes to JWC in Song & Word; and The House That Jesus Built.

Winter 2002: Max's Newsstand: a Piece of Old South History; Moments That Changed Our Lives; What Jello & Art Have in Common; Miracle Transformations; Genealogical Treasures: What is Lost is Now Found; From VPPC: Did You Know That?; Prayers for Peace; and Water From Heaven.

2001

Fall 2001: Terror Intersects at the Cross in the Promised Land; Where Was God?; A Worshipper's Diary; Open Door, Open Heart; LGF Speaker: Marvin Ellison; Doshisha Comes to Old South; Amnesty International; Singing in South Africa; and Where Does Our Money Go?

Summer 2001: Graces & Blessings: Scattered Reflections on My Ordination Day (Jennifer Mills-Knutsen); OSC Releases Heroic Sounds; Who Volunteers for MATCH-UP?; Books & Cooks: OSC Book Club Continues; The Doshisha Glee Club Is Coming; Old South is Friend Indeed; Outside-In: Boston Children's Theater; Summer Survey: Wishes & Memories; From the YA Retreat: Dare We Question Authority?; and A Prayer for Everyday.

Spring 2001: Walking in Faith; Kelsey's Grand Entrance; Expecting a Miracle; You Like Me, You Really Like Me; Know Your ABCs, a Profile of Richard Chartres; On the Sparrows; and Sweet Survey.

Winter 2001: Bread on the Waters; Women's Guild Celebrates 75th Anniversary; The Power of Story; Holidays & Heroes; How One Deacon Saved Another; and Lessons from Noah's Ark.

2000

Fall 2000: The Loss of a Dear Friend (1st Parish of Saco, Maine); Known By Their Love; First Parish Update; Old South's Dynamic Duo; Ice Cream Social BRings Sweet Rewards; #2B or Not to Be?; Not Just for Kids; More Than Just a House; Advent Quiet Day; Trivia, Poetry & More.

Summer 2000: The Proper Age of TAOS: an Informal History, TAOS Before the Logo; Romance Behind the Proscenium; Marcus Walker Update; Thanks for the Memories (Katrina Wuensch); Feed My Lambs, Outreach Survey Results; In the Summer, Where Do You Find God?; and Trivia Summer 2000.

Spring 2000: Womens at the Well: Winter Retreat '99: Everyday Holiness; Docent: a Gratifying Experience; Not Your Grandmother's Sewing Circle; TAOS does "Anything Goes"; Theatre at Old South: Does Anything Go?; Trivia, The Night Before Council & More.

Winter 2000: Jesus Christ is the Same Yesterday, Today & Forever: a 25 Year Retrospective; a Classic Meeting Place; Born Again..as a Parent; God's Faraway Kingdoms; Millennium Greeting; A Millennial Prayer for Us All; Trivia, Poetry & More.

1999

Fall 1999: "The Voice fo Those Who Have No Voice": Archibishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador; Our "Church Mother" Retires; A Time to Pray; Songs of Praise; Perfectionism: a Modern Angst; You've Got E-mail; Interview with God; Bible Brain Teaser, Trivia & More.

Summer 1999: A Decade After Godspell; Godspell Memories; The Director Reminisces; The UCC Turns 200!; What's Happening with the Endowment; OSC Facility Planning; Memorable Summers; Walk on the Wild Side; Trivia, Poetry & More.