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SIMPLE ALL-CHURCH NEW YEAR’S SERVICE
Sunday, December 29, 10 a.m., in the Chapel
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BOSTON FIRST NIGHT: PIPES AND POPS CONCERTS
Tuesday, December 31, 6:30 and 8pm, in the Sanctuary
The best of Boston’s brass and percussion artists join organist Mitchell Crawford in a supersonic program of popular classics. Featuring fun and engaging programming for the whole family, this concert includes a seasonal sing of “Auld Lang Syne.” Experience Old South’s incredible E. M. Skinner organ, with over 7,000 room-shaking pipes! Free and open to the public.
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THIS SUNDAY, December 29, 2024 | |
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10AM All-Church Worship
in the Chapel
Rachel Barton Preaching
Coffee Hour follows
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For links to bulletins and the worship livestream click here. | |
GROWING AND LIVING IN COMMUNITY | |
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OLD SOUTH FORUM
Sunday Jan 5, 10am, in Mary Norton Hall
Join Todd Krohne, Old South member and Chair of our Stewardship Committee to discuss some of the dreams and visions the stewardship committee hopes to build for our future. We are excited to explore the meaning of philanthropy at Old South and beyond.
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AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
January 12, Festival Worship
During Festival Worship on January 12, we will feature a presentation of Amahl and the Night Visitors, an opera in one act originally written for televised broadcast in 1951. The opera is an imaginative re-telling of the story of the Three Kings.
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HEARD IT AT COUNCIL: December 2024
Click here to get OSC Historian Kate Silfen's update on Council discussions that included financial news, simplifying Old South's accounting, best practices to support a BIPOC minister, strategic planning, and Christian Service and Outreach grants.
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JOIN OUR USHER TEAM
Click here to sign up
Whether you're looking to meet more people at Old South or wondering how you can contribute to our wide open door, this may be just the thing! Serving as an usher, welcomer, or coffee hour host is an easy way to get more involved at Old South. Everyone is welcome, training is provided, and you only need to be friendly and willing to help. New sign ups are now available through February. Questions? Email hospitality@oldsouth.org for info.
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GREEN TIP: Christmas Trees are Too Good for the Trash! | |
Why Keep Christmas trees out of the trash? Every year, Bay Staters buy one million cut Christmas trees. Simply throwing them away would not only be a waste of reusable resources, but a disposal problem. If all the cut trees sold in Massachusetts this holiday season were packed tightly together on their sides, they could fill every square foot of a major regional shopping mall to a height of 15 feet or create a pile that would rise ten stories and span a football field from one goal post to the other. Is there a proper way to dispose of a Christmas tree? Yes. Most Massachusetts cities and towns provide Christmas tree collection programs (usually during the first 2 weeks in January). The collected trees are chipped and either composted or used for mulch. Where can I get more information? If you have questions about where to take your tree for proper disposal, or when to put it on the curb, contact your city/town for information (Massachusetts City & Town Recycling Links | Mass.gov). Christmas tree collection dates are also often included on municipal trash & recycling calendars. Remember to remove all tinsel, lights, ornaments, stands, and/or garlands! | |
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VESPERS HEALING WORSHIP
Next Service Sunday, January 12, 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.
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THURSDAY NIGHT CHURCH
Thursdays, 6pm
Thursday Night Church is a worship service where the music is contemporary, the space is open-hearted and in-the-round, and the preaching is focused on how we can be the church together in the world.
THURSDAY NIGHT SUPPER CLUB
Thursdays, 7pm
After worship, join us for Thursday Night Supper Club. Each week, folks can gather after worship for dinner and an informal small group hosted by some of our friendly and hospitable lay leaders.
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Click on the video to watch a sermon preached at Festival Worship on the Fourth Sunday of Advent by our Associate Minister Ashley Popperson titled Our Neighborhood. | |
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Click on the video to watch a sermon preached on Christmas Eve by our Senior Minister John Edgerton titled
Any Time Now
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Watch the 5pm Family Christmas Eve Service with impromptu pageant. | |
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Watch the 8pm Christmas Eve Service of Lessons and Carols. | |
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COVID PRECAUTIONS
- Masking is optional.
- Masks are available at the front desk for those who choose to wear one.
- We strongly encourage everyone to be fully vaxxed and boosted, to attend to handwashing, and to refrain from entering the building if you have so much as a sniffle.
MASKED SECTIONS OF THE SANCTUARY AND CHAPEL
Did you know that we have masked sections in the Sanctuary and Chapel?
We do! It's in the left transept (under the balcony) of the Sanctuary. In the Gordon Chapel, the Columbarium is the designated section. In both sections, masks are required. If you still aren't sure how to get to either section, ask an usher!
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SANCTUARY IN THE CITY
Our Sanctuary in this City is open to visitors for prayer and reflection.
Monday-Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.; Fridays 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.;
and Weekends, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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