Church guide

Join us tomorrow at 11am as we welcome guest preacher We Hyun Chang, our United Methodist District Superintendent. We are so grateful to worship with you!

Happy Pride! 🌈 Join our siblings in Christ for Pride Morning Worship at Old South Church in Boston tomorrow morning before the parade to worship together before the fun begins! https://www.oldsouth.org/calendar/2019/06/08/pride-morning-worship

SAVE THE DATE: We invite you to join our All-Parish Meeting and Potluck Lunch On Sunday, June 9 following the church service. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Summer is almost here! Do you now have a few extra hours in your week? The Brookline Food Pantry needs your help! The Pantry is seeking volunteers to help with deliveries, sort goods, and volunteer regular hours. http://www.brooklinefoodpantry.org/want-to-help.html

Doing any spring cleaning? Drop off any items for the Strawberry Festival rummage sale in Willet Hall from now until Friday, June 14th.

Congratulations to our Rite 13 class of 2019!

Looking for a good book to add to your summer reading list? We've been studying The Pentecost Paradigm. Read it for yourself or join the discussion! https://www.unitedparishbrookline.org/news/diversity-and-inclusion-book-study https://www.unitedparishbrookline.org/news/diversity-and-inclusion-book-study

THIS SUNDAY we need your help! Join the Buildings and Grounds Ministry team from 1-6pm for our Spring Service Day. Tasks range from yard work to dusting, and the amount of time you commit is your choice. We will be doing projects in shifts - come for a couple hours or stay for the day. https://www.unitedparishbrookline.org/news/buildings-and-grounds-spring-service-day

Join us this afternoon at 3pm for a FREE concert with Texas Boys Choir and Handel and Haydn Society Young Men’s Chorus! Beautiful day for some music!

There will be no Cherubs, Carolers, Youth Choir, or Chancel Choir rehearsals this coming Sunday due to Memorial Day weekend.

They will know we are Christians by our love, but they will know our church by our chairs. 🌈 Even if you don't come to church, there is a seat for you on our lawn. Rest, chat with a neighbor, read a book. All are welcome here, inside and out front.

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Have you RSVP'd for our May 19th Celebratory Luncheon? Tomorrow is the last day to do so! After worship on Sunday, May 19, we will gather in Willett Hall for a Celebratory Luncheon, a catered meal hosted by our Stewardship Ministry Team. We welcome members and friends of United Parish to join in this special occasion. https://www.unitedparishbrookline.org/lunch-reservation-on-consecration-sunday

Our youth are once again participating in a CityReach weekend of learning and service, hosted by our partner in ministry, Common Cathedral. Our CityReach clothing drive is collecting durable men's or unisex clothing, especially in large or extra-large sizes, as well as underwear, undershirts, socks, bras, toiletries, and menstrual products. Donations can be dropped off in the church office through this Friday morning. http://commoncathedral.org/cityreach

This morning, we welcome students and staff from McCormack Middle School in Dorchester. Teacher and church member Lani Trumble led the students on a field trip to Costa Rica this past April Vacation. They spent 10 days immersed in nature in the middle of the Costa Rican rainforest as part of their curriculum learning about the rainforest, its ecosystem, and the adaptations of the creatures who live there. Many individual members from United Parish generously donated funds to help pay for this trip. In addition, a $2,000 donation from the Missions Giving Committee helped fund a "lasting legacy" gift of kayak and snorkeling equipment and a microscope that will remain at the O2 for Life Rainforest Foundation property in Costa Rica to be used by countless student groups from Boston and Costa Rica for years to come. As a way to thank United Parish for this incredible generosity, students and staff from the McCormack, as well as O2 for Life founders, Domenique Aubin and Janis Rothbard, are joining us in worship this Sunday. In addition, they will all be available during Coffee Hour after church to informally talk with church members, share pictures from their trip and personally thank everyone. https://o2forlife.org/

It's not too late to participate in tomorrow's Walk for Hunger. Those who wish to walk with UP's Team will gather at 8am in the parking lot and sign up in the Deepening Room. We will be back in Coolidge Corner in time to attend the worship service. We will still have church school for children 6th grade and under.

This Sunday, member Amy McLaughlin-Sheasby will lead us in looking at the life of one of the earliest Christians, Perpetua, a noblewoman who lived in North Africa in the second century. At the time, the Roman Emperor thought that Christians undermined patriotism and began imprisoning and executing them. Perpetua kept a diary during the time, which tells us a lot about the kind of passion and commitment required to be a Christian when the stakes were really high. Join us as we learn how to be co-workers in God's service. https://www.unitedparishbrookline.org/blog/co-workers-in-gods-service-perpetua

Are you ready for this Sunday's Walk for Hunger? The Walk for Hunger is the annual Project Bread fundraiser to benefit Massachusetts hunger programs. This year, Project Bread has agreed that 60% of our UP Team’s fundraising will go to the Brookline Food Pantry and 40% to hunger programs across the state. Mission Giving will also support our efforts by donating $50 for each of our Walkers and Runners. Will you support our team? Do you want to walk with us? http://support.projectbread.org/site/TR?team_id=80806&fr_id=1380&pg=team

Join us tonight for a free movie screening and discussion!

Turning to Wonder

This weekend we kicked off summer with our annual Strawberry Festival, and then continued to feel the Holy Spirit moving with Pentecost Sunday. Here's one of our favorite memories - Sally, Ellie, and Sian serving strawberry shortcake and dancing to the Lights Out Blues Band! Share with us your favorite memories of the weekend below.

150 lbs of strawberries, 296 shortcakes, and 15 cans of whipped cream - come join us tomorrow 11-3 on the United Parish front lawn!

7,000!! meals packed out of 10,000 in a joint Stop Hunger Now service project with United Parish - Brookline and Temple Shir Tikva Wayland, MA

Good morning, Brookline!

Urban Improv starting the Teen Wellness Workshop off with song!

All is ready for our first mid-week Advent service in the Chapel. Come in peace. Come as you are.