News & Announcements
January 19, 2023
By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | January 10, 2023 Council Meeting Report
The first council meeting of 2023 began on a sorrowful, tender note. The Reverend Katherine Schofield announced that our beloved Reverend Elinor Yeo had passed away on the…
January 18, 2023
Dear Old South Church,
I write today with bittersweet news: our colleague, friend, and fellow church member Helen McCrady - Senior Administrator Extraordinaire and, in so many ways, weaver of the many-stranded, richly complex, ingeniously patterned…
January 11, 2023
Dear Old South Church,
I write to share with you some very poignant news: the Rev. Elinor Lockwood Yeo, our dear friend, beloved partner (for 62 years) of the Rev Dick Yeo, long-time member of Old South and social justice leader for several…
December 21, 2022
By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | December 20, 2022
The last Church Council meeting of 2022 began on a festive note as members shared what they were most looking forward to about the Advent season. Many are looking forward to the first in-person…
December 19, 2022
December 15, 2022
The Old South Church Senior Minister Search Committee has had a productive month and we are right on schedule with our anticipated timeline for welcoming a new Senior Minister to our pulpit. As you will recall, we convened as a…
December 1, 2022
Dear Old South Church in Boston,
At the culmination of this wondrous season, we'll hear again the beloved phrase "tidings of great joy which shall be to all people" - the Christmas angels' song of annunciation to the shepherds as they abide in the…
November 23, 2022
Dear Old South Church in Boston,
A friend in ministry recently posted a poignant photo of two young friends in a ballroom pose, each wearing a splendid tiara, over the words, "all they wanted to do was dance."
In the world we live in, it turns out…
November 21, 2022
By Kate Silfen, Church Historian | November 8, 2022
Council members enjoyed sharing good news at our busy November virtual meeting. Treasurer Bill Bulkeley was pleased to report that Old South’s financial picture is improving. Pledge payments have…