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SPECIAL FIFTH SUNDAY SELAH SERVICE ON SUNDAY
Our new tradition is to hold a special service on Sundays that fall on the fifth Sunday of month. This Sunday, November 30, we will be sharing song, scripture, the Christ Light, opportunities to express how you have experienced God this week and what brings you hope, Celebrations & Concerns, and a time for Advent wreath making. If you will be worshipping online and want to make an Advent wreath during that time of the service, please pull together items ahead of time, including candles and some greens. Be sure to pick up your Advent devotional. If you want an electronic version of the devotional, please email Nancy Stockford (nancy.stockford@cotcbos.org).
WORLD AIDS DAY: NAMES MEMORIAL QUILT
Join SPOKE Art (founded by artist Michael Dowling) this Sunday, November 30, at 12:30 pm, to help carry 16 sections of the Names Memorial Quilt from Boston City Hall to the Boston Center for the Arts. Gather at 12:30 pm at Boston City Hall. Come alone or create a team. It takes 12 to carry each section. Click here for more information and to sign up to participate. SPOKE Art transforms communities from the inside out by inviting all members to participate in the uplifting and transcendent power of art.
DINNER CHURCH ON SUNDAY
Please come to an intergenerational potluck dinner and worship this Sunday, November 30, at 5:00 pm, at Fourth Presbyterian Church (340 Dorchester Street). This safe, loving space is intentionally queer and trans affirming. We will share scripture, song, discussion, and Communion. Everyone is welcome! Please bring something vegetarian to share if you are able, and let Rev. Kate (kate.carlisle@cotcbos.org) know if you have any questions.
SACRED RECKONINGS SPIRITUAL EDUCATION SESSIONS
Join us on the first Sunday of each month after worship (in person and online) as our Sacred Reckonings Team engages us in a series related to the beauty of repair through truth-telling, spiritual practices, relationships, advocacy, and wealth return. The topic of the next session on December 7, will be the Ten Demandments. Questions? Kathy Bull: kaxianna@yahoo.com or Rev. Rob: rob.mark@cotcbos.org.
QUEER BIBLE STUDY
Join us on Monday, December 8, at 7:30 pm, via Zoom, for the new Queer Bible Study co-hosted by several congregations in the Presbytery of Boston and New England GLOW. This month’s theme is “Magnifinominon”! Readings: Luke 1:46-55, “Queerying Mary, Queerying Christmas” by Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber, “Mary Queer of Heaven” by Elle Dowd. Email Rev. Kate (kate.carlisle@cotcbos.org) for the Zoom link. Adults and older youth are welcome. If you don’t get a chance to read the articles, please join us anyway!
PARKING NEAR CHURCH OF THE COVENANT
Parking is available at the Back Bay Garage (Clarendon Street, between Boylston and St. James) on Sundays between 6:00 am and 9:00 pm for the first three (3) hours for only $5. To get this rate, please ask an usher before or after the worship service for a parking discount voucher. A weekend discount is also available for longer periods: $10 for up to eleven (11) hours. A scannable parking voucher is available from an usher and at this link: https://tinyurl.com/cotcsundayparking2.
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UPCOMING WORSHIP
Please join us each Sunday at 10:30 am and during the special services listed below as we come together in community to pray, sing, share celebrations and concerns, and hear God’s still-speaking Word proclaimed in these hybrid services (in-person and Zoom options). Zoom link for each service.
- November 30: Fifth Sunday Selah, First Sunday in Advent: HOPE, Advent Wreath Making
- December 7: Second Sunday in Advent: PEACE, Rev. Joshua Lawrence Lazard preaching, Holy Communion
- December 14: Third Sunday in Advent: JOY, Rev. Rob Mark preaching
- December 21: Fourth Sunday in Advent: LOVE, All-Ages Instant Christmas Pageant, Holy Communion
- December 24: Christmas Eve Service of Lessons & Carols at 6:00 pm
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OTHER COTC ACTIVITIES
BIBLE STUDY WEDNESDAYS
The Bible Study group meets on Zoom on Wednesday mornings at 9:45. Having delved into the origin stories of Genesis, we are reading the book of Exodus, exploring how the Hebrew people became a nation and what their experience with God has to tell us about our own lives. If you would like more information or want to be on the list to get regular reminders and Zoom details, contact Jack Ammerman at jwacooks@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY EVENING PRAYERS
Join us for our weekly Wednesday evening prayers with intentional liturgy, contemplative song, psalms, and sharing of prayers with our siblings from Newton Presbyterian on Zoom (link on http://www.cotcbos.org).
THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF COVENANT NEWS can be read online here.
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UPCOMING CONCERTS
THE PIPES OF CHRISTMAS
“A stirring celebration of Celtic Christmas traditions,” The Pipes of Christmas will offer two performances in the Covenant sanctuary: Friday December 5, at 7 pm, and Saturday, December 6, at 2 pm. For nearly three decades, The Pipes of Christmas has brought together world-class musicians, soloists, and performers from across America and the UK for a stirring celebration of the Christmas season and the Celtic spirit. Click here for more information.
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