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On Pentecost, we join our Christian siblings in faith in the celebration of the inbreaking of the Holy Spirit, as told in Acts 2:1-21. In our Festival service, we symbolize the "tongues of fire" by showering the sanctuary with red rose petals.

Red is the official color for Pentecost and you're invited to wear red to church on Sunday! 

PENTECOST SUNDAY, May 19

THE COMMUNITY HOUR FORUM

Sundays,10am, 2^nd floor Mary Norton Hall, Click here to Zoom

This casual, no-commitment, come-when-you-can forum hosts series on a variety of topics. Clergy, congregation members, and special guests share in leading sessions.

• Sunday May 19 - WORKSHOP ON REIMAGINING GENDER

As part of our efforts to become a more affirming church for trans individuals, members Stephanie LaShoto-Westfield and William Mian Wei will lead us as we will begin by exploring the concept of gender. Through fun activities we will explore our own self-image and experience as it relates to our gender and spend some time reimagining ourselves and our worldview through the lens of a different gender.

UPCOMING SUNDAYS

CELEBRATE THE WEDDING OF JAMIE CHELEL AND CONNOR VIGEANT

Sunday, May 26, 2pm, in the Sanctuary

Old South Church members and Choral Fellows Jamie Chelel and Connor Vigeant are getting married! The couple invites their Old South family to share in their joy and attend their ceremony on Sunday, May 26 at 2 PM in the Sanctuary.

SUMMER CHOIR BEGINS MAY 26

Contact Mitchell Crawford for more information

Beginning on May 26 and continuing through Labor Day, Festival Choir will suspend Thursday rehearsals, inviting all who wish to join us Sunday mornings at 10am to rehearse music for that day's 11am Festival Worship.

YOUTH SUNDAY

Sunday, June 2, at First and Festival Worship

Teacher Appreciation Reception 10am

On the last day of our regular program year, Old South's Youth Group will lead worship. Come and join us as we experience worship services our teens have crafted. During Festival Worship we will celebrate and lift up this year's graduating High School Seniors, and members from this year's confirmation class will join Old South as members through the Rite of Confirmation. At 10am you're invited to a brief informal reception honoring this year's Church School and Community Hour teachers. Stop by the 2nd floor for pastries, fruit and coffee, and enjoy the company of your Old South family.

GREEN TIP: HOW TO COMPOST

As you clean up your gardens, composting is a great way to use the leaves and dead plants from the last growing season. Click on the video to learn about composting from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

GROWING AND LIVING IN COMMUNITY

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY 

FOR COMMON CATHEDRAL LUNCH 

Sunday, May 19, 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.,

 stay as long as you can

For more info or to commit to any part of the day, email Carolyn Clark

The Christian Service and Outreach Committee is assembling a team of volunteers to help prepare lunches in the Old South Church kitchen and serve them to the common cathedral homeless congregation on the Boston Common. The prep work for making 120+ sandwich lunches will begin at 8:30am, transported to the Boston Common by 12:00 noon, and served to guests at 12:30pm. The outdoor Common Cathedral service begins at 1:00pm and lasts until around 2:30pm. See commoncathedral.org for more about this organization’s important work. Common Cathedral is one of Old South’s annual grantees.

PRIDE SHIRTS FOR PURCHASE

Click here to order

Our Queerly Beloved PrideShirts are now available - made to order and mailed to your home! You can choose from different styles (t-shirts, hoodies, etc.), including youth sizes, and many color options for each style. 

PILGRIMAGE TO SEARCH FOR

TRUTH AND JUSTICE –

Montgomery and Selma, Alabama

October 14-17,

A transformation experience to understand

the Civil Rights Movement 

and ourselves led by Rev. June Cooper

and Dr. Marrey Embers.

Approx. cost $800 (plus transportation & lodging).

Click here to register, more info contact junercooper@comcast.net.

Pilgrimage highlights include: visits to the Equal Justice Initiative’s sites including The Legacy Museum, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and the new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park; the Mothers of Gynecology Monument and the More Up Campus; walking the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma; and daily reflection time with Pilgrimage facilitators.

OTHER WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

TWILIGHT WORSHIP

REACH OUT YOUR HAND: BECOMING THE EARLY CHURCH

Thursdays, 6pm, in the Gordon Chapel

When Jesus appeared to his astounded disciples, he told Thomas to reach out his hand and touch his side. Join us in Eastertide for a series focused on folks who did just that: reached out their hands in faith to build something creative, diverse, and new together. We’ll learn from Thomas, Phoebe, Lydia and other people and teams who reached out - to God, to others, and to the world - so that all might encounter the living God who is love. Email Rachel Barton with any questions.

UPDATE ON TWILIGHT WORSHIP

Our search team has been hard at work interviewing candidates for the Music Director position. We were blessed with a large, diverse, and talented pool of applicants. The team has completed the first round of interviews and is moving forward with our next steps. We are progressing well toward our goal of completing the hiring process by June. 

VESPERS HEALING WORSHIP

Next Service Sunday, May 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. 

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY

Sundays, 10am, 4^th Floor Phillis Wheatley Room, returns April 21

click here to Zoom, password: BibleStudy

Delve into the day’s scripture passage heard in worship. This no-homework Bible study delights in taking a scholarly look at ancient texts. Don’t leave your questions at the door; we need them.

THROUGH THE BIBLE

Thursdays, 7pm, 4^th Floor Phillis Wheatley Room

Click here to Zoom. Password: Psalter

Join us as we journey at a reflective and thorough pace through the Hebrew Bible. We are studying the Book of Jeremiah.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Click on the video to watch Senior Minister John Edgerton preach a sermon titled The Table, Not the

Table-Cloth.

OTHER INFORMATION

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!

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.