At 6PM on Friday, the bells in the tower of the First Unitarian Society in Newton (FUUSN) pealed for 15 minutes, joining other places of worship across the country. All were resonating with the bells of Boston’s Old North Church, where two lanterns were hung exactly 250 years before to…
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The bells of the First Unitarian Society in Newton (FUUSN) will peal on April 18, 6PM-6:15PM, joining other places of worship across the country. All will be resonating with the bells of Boston’s Old North Church, where two lanterns were hung exactly 250 years ago to signal Paul Revere to…
On Friday, April 18 at 5:30 PM, the First Church in Chestnut Hill will be holding its annual Good Friday Service. The service, which starts with the sanctuary illuminated by candlelight and ends in darkness, is an extended meditation on the events of Holy Week. The First Church in Chestnut…
Grace Episcopal Church welcomes all for any of its Good Friday and Easter events. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome at Grace Church. Grace Church is located at 76 Eldredge Street in Newton Corner. For more information, email office@gracenewton.org.
The First Church in Chestnut Hill will hold its traditional Easter morning service at 10:30 AM on Sunday, April 20. The service features favorite hymns, including Christ the Lord is Risen Today and Come Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain, and the church’s professional quartet will perform selections from Bach and…
Newton Faith communities looking to reduce costs while embracing sustainability are invited to attend a free event, Save Money & Go Green: Energy Solutions for Your Faith Community, on April 29, 9AM to 10:30AM at Temple Emanuel (385 Ward Street, Newton). The event will bring together congregational leaders, clergy, green teams, and…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will present its annual Music Sunday service on March 16, 10:15AM. “I will lift mine eyes to the hills” – for centuries, humans have turned to the Biblical Psalms for comfort and guidance. The service will feature songs of various psalm settings along with…
Hadassah Boston’s largest grassroots fundraiser, Not Your Bubbe’s Seder, will be held on March 30 at 1:30PM at Temple Beth Avodah (45 Puddingstone Lane, Newton). The Seder’s theme is “Shed a little light – Jewish humor through the ages,” and the headliner will be comedian, writer and NPR host Ophira Eisenberg. Ms. Eisenberg…
The Walnut Street Minyan (WSM) warmly invites all to its annual Community Shabbat on April 5. Whether you are new to the Boston area, looking to explore another community, or just interested in experiencing an independent traditional lay-led egalitarian service, please come for services, starting at 9:30AM (Torah reading at 10:30), followed…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) will install its 24th and 25th settled ministers, the Rev. Dr. Debra W. Haffner and the Rev. Joel G. Miller, on April 6 at 4PM (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). The co-ministers will be installed in a formal ceremony, featuring Unitarian Universalist…