Annual Meeting of the Church
Parish Hall 70 Corey Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesAgenda: Election of FY20 officers, approval of the FY20 budgets, committee reports, and other new business. All church members should plan to attend.
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Music for Food: Schubert & Villa-Lobos
Theodore Parker Church sanctuary 1859 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MassachusettsMusicians from the New England Conservatory faculty and student body return to West Roxbury for the first of two concerts in the 2019-20 season to raise money for the Roslindale Food Pantry. Roslindale-based pianist Damien Francoeur-Krzyzek joins musicians Samuel Andonian, Mari Nagahara, and Audrey Chen for an evening of piano trios by Schubert and Villa-Lobos. … Continue reading Music for Food: Schubert & Villa-Lobos
Music on Centre: Samodivi
Theodore Parker Church parish hall 70 Corey St., West Roxbury, MassachusettsA musical journey to Eastern Europe and the Middle East featuring the magnificent music of the Samodivi band is the season's first concert offering by Music on Centre. Vessela Stoyonova will be back with her marimba along with Turkish singer Burcu Gulec (both from the Berklee School of Music in Boston) and other performers with … Continue reading Music on Centre: Samodivi
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Len Cabral: Weaving Words Connecting Cultures
Parish Hall 70 Corey Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesLen Cabral is an internationally acclaimed storyteller who has been enchanting audiences with his storytelling performances at schools, libraries, museums and festivals since 1976. A great-grandson of a Cape Verdean whaler whose grandparents immigrated to America from the islands off the coast of West Africa, Len’s strong Cape Verdean ancestry comes alive in his exuberant … Continue reading Len Cabral: Weaving Words Connecting Cultures
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Film: Necessity: Oil, Water, and Climate Resistance
Jamaica Plain UU Church, Eliot St. at the MonumentIn a climate emergency, is civil disobedience a necessity? Grounded in people and places at the heart of the climate crisis, "Necessity" traces the fight in Minnesota against the expansion of pipelines carrying toxic tar sands oil through North America. Rev. Anne Bancroft will join the panel of speakers following the film, including the film's … Continue reading Film: Necessity: Oil, Water, and Climate Resistance
Presentation: Climate Matters
Theodore Parker Church parish hall 70 Corey St., West Roxbury, MassachusettsBe Empowered, Be the Change -- founded and chaired by Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore, The Climate Reality Project is dedicated to catalyzing a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every level of society. Join us on Sunday, November 3 from 1 to 2:30 … Continue reading Presentation: Climate Matters
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Begin Again: On Prayer
Parish Hall 70 Corey Street, West Roxbury, MA, United StatesThe Begin Again group will meet on November 5 to explore our experiences of prayer, the Soul Matters Sacred Words theme for November. We wonder: what was your childhood experience of prayer? And, what is prayer to you now? Do you welcome it in your life, or find yourself rejecting the idea? Steve Greene, Nancy … Continue reading Begin Again: On Prayer
Game Night — Fun for All Ages
Theodore Parker Church parish hall 70 Corey St., West Roxbury, MassachusettsCome to Game Night! All are welcome at this multigenerational event. Please bring: your favorite games cash (small bills) for ordering pizza a snack, dessert or drink (optional) friends (optional). We look forward to seeing you then!
Harvest Contra Dance
Theodore Parker Church parish hall 70 Corey St., West Roxbury, MassachusettsCome one, come all, for a lively night of music and dancing at "Flowers of Autumn," our Harvest Contra Dance, Saturday, November 9, 7 to 9 p.m. in the parish hall. Erica Weiss, caller for our Spring Contra, will return for this event and will teach each dance. Live music will be joyfully supplied by … Continue reading Harvest Contra Dance
Theodore Parker Lecture: Rev. Willie Bodrick II
Theodore Parker Church sanctuary 1859 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MassachusettsThe Rev. Willie Bodrick II, associate minister of the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, will speak on the topic, "We Still Can't Wait: The Urgency of Equal Education for All." His talk, the sixth in an annual series of lectures honoring the legacy of Theodore Parker, will be followed by a reception in the parish … Continue reading Theodore Parker Lecture: Rev. Willie Bodrick II