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Massachusetts Council of Churches
Newsletter ArchivesJanuary 22, 2021 - Clergy + Covid-19 Vaccinations in Massachusetts
January 12, 2021 - TUESDAY1/12 3pm: Black Church + White Domestic Terrorism
December 30, 2020 - Today Only! Rev. Laura's Birthday & Watch Night
December 17, 2020 - Why We Rejoice Anyway (and the resources you need to make it thru together)
November 06, 2020 - In the Chaos: Post-Election Ministry
October 27, 2020 - Lament and Live Together: A Letter to the Church in New England
October 15, 2020 - "What happens after Election Day?"
September 24, 2020 - Once in a Decade Opportunity
September 11, 2020 - Staffing Transitions
August 21, 2020 - Practical, Improvisational, Communal: What your church needs for extraordinary times
August 14, 2020 - "Maintain justice and do what is right" Doing the next right thing for Church, School, Mental Health
August 07, 2020 - "Will you not revive us again?" Does your church have what it needs when feeling overwhelmed?
July 22, 2020 - URGENT: Pray & Push for Policing Reform
July 10, 2020 - "Shall Not Be Cut Off:" How we live the prophetic vision of abundance
June 25, 2020 - We Press On: New Goals and Resources
June 11, 2020 - How to: Listen, Learn + Act for Racial Justice
June 06, 2020 - Boston Black Memorial to George Floyd, Breonna Taylor + Ahmaud Abery
June 05, 2020 - Did you hear? You did it! One Church Application is OPEN!
June 01, 2020 - The Urgent and Long-Term Work of Racial Justice
May 26, 2020 - Big News from the One Church Fund
May 21, 2020 - Re-opening: "All things are lawful," but not all things are beneficial
May 15, 2020 - One Church Fund Shifts the National Conversation
May 07, 2020 - Join the GROWING One Church network!
May 01, 2020 - Launching Today: One Church Fund
April 18, 2020 - To the Churches from Gov. Baker & AG Healey
April 16, 2020 - Where do we go from here? After Easter, being church in a pandemic
April 09, 2020 - Common Witness to Resurrection, CARES Act info, Resisting Scapegoating
April 02, 2020 - Church Funding from the CARES Act, Zoombombing, and Care for Pastors
March 26, 2020 - URGENT: MEMA State Gov Emergency Form for Churches, Funeral Guide during COVID19, and Help with Church Finances
March 19, 2020 - Clear guidance in a time of confusion
March 12, 2020 - When the Body of Christ is Infected
February 12, 2020 - Meet our inaugural Lydia Fellows Ministry Cohort
February 05, 2020 - Decrying Antisemitism Follow-Up: Learn more, take action!
February 05, 2020 - Decrying Antisemitism Follow-Up: Learn more, take action!
January 16, 2020 - Setting a vision for the church from where we've been: Join us Jan. 25!
December 31, 2019 - "Resist Anti-Semitism in any and every form:" Read, share, and sign the letter
December 30, 2019 - Rev. Laura's 41st Birthday! Give $41 today!
December 12, 2019 - Do you believe we need each other?
November 21, 2019 - Meet our newest members! (and learn ways to save money at church)
October 16, 2019 - October 25: Coptic Orthodox Christians join the Council!
October 02, 2019 - New Opportunity for Part-Time Pastors!
September 26, 2019 - Continue to Commemorate 400 Years
September 17, 2019 - THIS FRIDAY: Will you be there?
September 12, 2019 - TODAY is the registration deadline!
August 22, 2019 - What 400 Years Means to Black Christians
July 18, 2019 - What does "400 Years" mean?
June 14, 2019 - The Spirit is Moving...to expand the table!
June 12, 2019 - The Spirit is Moving...among the wider church!
June 10, 2019 - The Spirit is moving...!
May 30, 2019 - SAVE THE DATE: September 20, 2019
May 16, 2019 - Meet the Lydia Fellows Program Director!
May 08, 2019 - Special Invitation for Music Leaders and Liturgists
April 26, 2019 - Wounded Body of Christ: After the Sri Lanka Church Bombings
April 23, 2019 - BREAKING: Vigil for Christians killed in Sri Lanka 4/25/19
April 12, 2019 - God's Mending Project
March 21, 2019 - When we fall short
March 15, 2019 - “Weep with those who weep:” The Massachusetts Council of Churches grieves attack on Muslims
February 20, 2019 - Remembering a Lectionary Leader, Looking to the Future with Hope
January 18, 2019 - Unity AND Justice...Come work with us!
January 03, 2019 - Join us for worship in the Armenian Orthodox tradition!
December 31, 2018 - Rev. Laura's 40th Birthday! Give $40 today!
December 04, 2018 - How does God respond to violence, division and pain?
October 18, 2018 - Big news for part-time pastors!
September 10, 2018 - Rev. Laura's Signing off, read her sabbatical letter
July 19, 2018 - Beat the heat and remember your baptism!
June 21, 2018 - Breath for Dry Bones (and our newest colleague!)
May 23, 2018 - Can These Bones Live? Prophesy to the breath!
May 17, 2018 - What do all churches worry about?
April 18, 2018 - Thanks Rev. Daryl and We're Hiring!
March 20, 2018 - Snow again... MCC Farewell Party now on THURSDAY 3/22
March 19, 2018 - Moving week is here! Join us Wednesday to say goodbye...
March 02, 2018 - Exceeding our Goal! We are so grateful for you!
February 22, 2018 - Under $1000 to go! You can help us move!
February 15, 2018 - Displaced after 83 years! Help us move!
January 24, 2018 - People look West! Christ’s Light Shines in Western Mass
December 30, 2017 - Give $39 for Rev. Laura’s 39th Birthday! Today Only!
December 04, 2017 - Help us make God's extravagant love more visible!
November 16, 2017 - How to be grateful when everything's changing
October 19, 2017 - Signs of Hope: Good Governance and Well-Nourished Community
September 19, 2017 - In times of crisis, can institutions lead us?
August 18, 2017 - Friday and Saturday in Boston: Ways to respond to hate
August 16, 2017 - Preparing for Saturday in Boston
August 15, 2017 - Anti-Semitism in Boston & the Church
August 14, 2017 - Responding to Charlottesville
July 19, 2017 - What we're learning from your Annual Meetings..
June 11, 2017 - Thank you for going with us!
June 10, 2017 - We will go with you to church basements
June 09, 2017 - We will go with you towards organizational excellence
June 08, 2017 - We will go with you to all the churches
June 07, 2017 - We will go with you in the press
June 06, 2017 - We will go with you to the jails
June 05, 2017 - We will go with you to the courts
June 04, 2017 - “We will go with you” John 21:3
April 19, 2017 - This week: two opportunities for ecumenical witness
April 05, 2017 - Ecumenical Pilgrimages through Holy Week
March 23, 2017 - Court Rules in Church Taxation Case
March 16, 2017 - Visible in the detention center, visible in the press...
February 17, 2017 - Taking our Christian Witness to the Courts
January 31, 2017 - Our Increased Compassion, Not Our Hardened Hearts
January 26, 2017 - Break the Isolation
December 30, 2016 - Give $38 for Rev. Laura’s 38th Birthday! Today Only!
December 01, 2016 - Can we count YOU among the 153?
November 22, 2016 - A Post-Election Message from the Massachusetts Council of Churches
October 24, 2016 - Into Uncharted Waters: A Move in our Future
October 20, 2016 - Weariness & Restoration
September 22, 2016 - And yet...
August 18, 2016 - Recovery is Possible.
July 21, 2016 - Make us Instruments of Reconciliation
June 16, 2016 - Beautiful, beloved people, let us pray...
June 16, 2016 - Beautiful, beloved people, let us pray...
May 25, 2016 - Announcing Our Newest Colleague!
May 19, 2016 - Want to help end the opiate crisis?
April 20, 2016 - Spring has Sprung: Religious Autonomy, Equipping Leaders, Christians in the Middle East, and more!
April 04, 2016 - Breaking: Religious Autonomy before the Courts Tomorrow, could affect YOUR church
March 11, 2016 - BIG NEWS! Now hiring, and Rev. Meagan promoted!
February 17, 2016 - Neither snow, nor rain...
January 19, 2016 - "Let us go across to the other side:" Saturday Feb 6, 2016
December 30, 2015 - Give $37 for Rev. Laura’s 37th Birthday! Today Only!
December 14, 2015 - CORRECTED ADDRESS! You're Invited: Advent Open House and Ecumenical Pilgrimages
December 14, 2015 - You're Invited: Advent Open House and Ecumenical Pilgrimages
December 01, 2015 - Making the Vibrant Church Visible...Together
November 11, 2015 - Presume Abundance
October 15, 2015 - Trusting Abundance (even in the 4th least religious state)*
September 24, 2015 - Fall (and Duke?) comes to New England
August 20, 2015 - Duke comes to New England
August 12, 2015 - Massachusetts Council of Churches