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THIS SUNDAY, June 25^th, 10amin the Sanctuary

MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION AND CANDIDATING SUNDAY

Sunday, June 25^th at 10am

Join us as we receive new members, celebrate our long term members, and welcome the newest group of members who have shared their time and talent with the church for 20 years! We will also introduce John Edgerton, the Search Committee's nominee for our next Senior Minister, who will preach at the service. The service will be followed by a CONGREGATIONAL MEETING to vote on extending a call to the nominee. (See the announcement below for John's biography and the official notice of the meeting.)

10AM ALL-CHURCH Worship

Ministerial Candidate preaching

Coffee Hour following

For links to bulletins

and the worship livestream

go to oldsouth.org/Sundays.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Happy birthday to our members and friends with June birthdays. Join us at coffee hour following the Congregational Meeting on Sunday to celebrate with cake and singing!

BAA 10K

The BAA 10K run starts at 8am on Charles Street and passes down Commonwealth Ave to Boston University and then return on the same path. You may have to leave some extra time to get to church. Click here for more info.

JOHN EDGERTON CHOSEN AS SENIOR MINISTER CANDIDATE

Click here to read the full announcement brochure

Rev. John Edgerton is well-known to Old South Church in Boston, having served as our Associate Minister from 2012-2019. Since then, John went on to serve as the Senior Minister for First United Church of Oak Park, Illinois. John is a graduate of St. John’s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and of the University of Chicago Divinity School. Much of John’s focus in ministry has been on the way Christians live their faith outside the walls of the church. John has a history of leadership in the national UCC, supporting churches to take prophetic action against racism and for LGBTQ inclusion. John loves all things food-related and spends much of his free time planning menus and cooking for his wife, Heather, and their daughter, Veronica.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

In accord with Article IX.B of the By-laws of Old South Church in Boston, a Special Meeting of the Congregation of Old South Church is hereby called for June 25^th, for the purpose of hearing the report of the Senior Minister Search Committee and voting on their chosen candidate to be the 21^st Senior Minister of Old South Church. The meeting will be called to order at approx. 11 a.m., following the conclusion of the 10 a.m. service of worship, at which the candidate will preach.

At tinyurl.com/OSCCandidateMeeting is the Zoom link to allow those unable to be present in person to hear the meeting. Full members of the congregation will be able to vote.

SUMMER WORSHIP HOURS

For a 354 year old church we can be surprisingly nimble at times, responding to the needs of the moment, following the beckoning of the Spirit. Old South, we are asking you to practice a spry spirituality as we approach the summer with a new worship schedule. Get excited for All-Church Worship, all summer long!

This summer we will worship together, strengthening our ties and joining our voices in the beautiful harmony of a diverse faith community whose hearts lean together. All services through the rest of the summer will be at 10am!

Childcare hours this summer are 8:50 - 11:45 - so you can sing in summer choir or just grab a cup of coffee with a friend.

July and August in the Chapel

Inspired by the words of William Carlos Williams - “In summer, the song sings itself” - our summer sermon series will focus on the sacred in the arts, particularly the artistic offerings of this amazing city. All-Church Worship will be in the Chapel at 10am for July and August (yay air conditioning!) and will include communion each week. And don't forget our amazing Summer Choir, which anyone can join for rehearsal at 9am. Following worship we will have coffee hour on the front porch, where we can enjoy one another's company and the beautiful summer weather.

GROWING AND LIVING IN COMMUNITY

GET READY TO #POWERUP FOR HOUSING JUSTICE WITH OSC AND THE GREATER BOSTON INTERFAITH ORGANIZATION!

Monday, June 26^th at 7pm

(6pm for food, music and fellowship),

Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Ave, Boston MA

Click here to watch the Housing Justice Campaign Video

Click here to register

State leaders and legislators have not shown enough urgency for solving the housing crisis in Massachusetts. Small budget increases are not enough--we demand more. Join over 1000 GBIO leaders, tenant neighbors and allies as we demonstrate that our collective will cannot be ignored.

PILGRIMAGE TO SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE, SELMA ALABAMA

A transformation experience to Understand the Civil Rights Movement and Ourselves

Two Dates Offered: October 9^th-12^th or October 12^th-15^th

Led by Rev. June R. Cooper and Dr. Marrey Embers, this powerful experience will include visits to the Equality Justice Initiative Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, important civil rights sites and inspiring current day racial justice organizations. For more information contact [email protected].

JOIN THE MARY NORTON SOCIETY

Every one of us, no matter our age or financial circumstances, needs a plan for what will happen to our resources after we pass on. Many members and friends of Old South have included the church in their estate plans - "a way to support Old South from heaven." Here's how 5-year member Rebecca Bowen explains the plans she and husband Toby Bottorf have made:

My husband and I joined OSC in 2018. Neither of us grew up in the UCC so the practices and traditions are new to us ... and we find them powerfully moving as practiced by OSC. Every single time that the officiant offers Communion with the words 'at supper that evening there was one who would betray him ... if he would eat with them he would surely eat with us' we are reminded that Christ himself was radically inclusive. We express our enormous gratitude for OSC's interpretation of His ministry by including OSC in our estate plans. We hope that in doing so we help to equip future leaders to practice radical inclusion in the context of their day.

Those who provide for Old South in their estate plans become members of the Mary Norton Society. Won't you join them, as a way of insuring that the things that have mattered most to you will be here for coming generations? Contact [email protected] for more information.

GREEN TIP: Get Ready for Plastic Free July

Join millions of others from around the world in a commitment to ditch the single-use plastics. A popular way many people start their Plastic Free July journey is by taking the Pesky Plastic Quiz by clicking here. People find it helps them discover all the plastics that ‘sneak’ into their shopping as well as great alternatives that can become new habits forever.

OTHER WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

VESPERS HEALING WORSHIP

Second Sundays, Next service Sunday, July 9^th,

5pm, on Zoom, Click here to join

Please join us to take a moment for rest and renewal in the presence of God and other spiritual companions gathering by Zoom. All are welcome to share this quiet space and lift up our concerns, our losses, our hurts, and our celebrations in the Healing Presence of God and one another.

JAZZ WORSHIP

Thursdays, 6pm, in the Gordon Chapel or at oldsouth.org/jazz

Join us on in Gordon Chapel on Thursday evening for Jazz Worship! You don’t have to be a jazz aficionado to feel at home - just someone who wants to immerse yourself in soulful music, inspiring words, and creative liturgy. It’s intimate and it’s welcoming. We start preludes shortly before 6:00 pm.