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“Out with a whimper, not with a bang” sums up the end of my first year of seminary. I was grateful to do well on my finals, but who cares about grades when I have friends working with COVID-19 patients every day?

In this season of Pentecost, 2020, our prayer is that the Spirit will blow in ways that upset normalcy and thus call us into new paths to be the Church in a vastly changed world.

Last year Newton began a municipal electric power program called “Newton Power Choice”.

The choices we make around food make a big impact on the environment and climate change. It may seem harder than ever to make eco-friendly food choices. That's why the Climate Change Task Force has put together a number of resources to help you shop and eat more sustainably, especially now:

This selective forgetting of the past.  Opening a way for my future.  This is the legacy of slavery and the white supremist doctrine that justified it.  This is my search for identity and honoring my past.

The Climate Task Force presented a second program on the documentary “From Paris to Pittsburgh" and heldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe1kLjww7bw a presentation from Brad Swing, Director of Energy Policy and Programs for the City of Boston.

I had almost forgotten it. It was a Blog that I wrote in May, 2012. A good friend recently uncovered a copy in her office and gave it to me. As I reread it, I realized that a follow up piece was long overdue.

GREEN TIP 1: Reusable Bags We use and discard nearly 1 trillion plastic bags a year! Plastic bags are not goof for the environment and are often unnecessary. Taking reusable cloth bags to the store is one of the easiest steps you can take to reduce waste and care for the planet. The best part, everyone can do it! Click here to take on this Climate Commitment and learn more. 

Old South Church and our long-time neighbor, The Muriel S. Snowden International School, are developing a mentoring partnership.