A Workshop for All Who Care about Veterans Friday, Sept. 28, 9:00am-3:30pm in Edwards Hall This annual gathering of vets, first responders and advocates throughout Massachusetts is sponsored by the Brookfield Institute and hosted by Edwards Church and Open Spirit. It is focused on honoring, welcoming, and responding to the service given by everyday women […]
Gathering of Friends Brunch
Sunday, September 16 at 11:30am If you are new to Edwards Church, if you have been coming awhile and would like to get more involved, or if you are a long-time member who wants to make new friends, then this brunch is for you! We will gather after coffee hour for brunch in Susan P. Dickerman […]
Bible Study: Gospel of Luke
Wednesdays, September 12 and 26 Last year, the Wednesday evening Bible Study group began an in-depth study of Luke’s gospel. We asked questions, pondered paradoxes and imagined how we would have responded if we had been there. This year, we continue our focus on Luke. Luke’s gospel brings special attention to Jesus’ concern for the […]
Parking for Everyone
As we move into our busy fall season, we are reminded of our parking challenges. If you are able to walk up from the lower lot or (better yet!) the Stapleton School lot, please make a practice of parking in one of those two lots on Sunday mornings! You’ll get a little Sunday morning exercise, […]
Sheltered and Nourished
Psalm 121 Imagine that we are walking through an old growth forest in the Bavarian region of Germany. It’s kind of like the forests we may have envisioned as children when we heard the stories of Hansel and Gretel or Little Red Riding Hood. There are giant deciduous trees–maybe beech–with broad canopies of leaves above […]
Strong, Smart and Brave
Isaiah 40:28-31; Luke 2:41-52 Girls be strong! We can kick a goal, run a marathon. Hike up a mountain, do you want to come along? Girls be strong! Last Thursday night, Fran and I were invited to a concert at our friends Matia and David’s house in Wayland. I vaguely recognized the name of the […]
Prophets of Transformation
Exodus 20:1-4; Luke 8:19-25 It was an impressive group gathered around the conference table at Bay Path Elder Services in Marlborough. There was a hospice nurse and a hospice chaplain, a social worker from a senior center, the director of an elder services network, an entrepreneur who started his own organization matching volunteers with isolated […]
Reclaimed
Genesis 1:26-31; Matthew 25:31-40 “Someone once said that Jesus began the most revolutionary movement in human history. A movement grounded in the unconditional love of God for the world–and a movement mandating people to live that love, and in so doing to change not only their lives but the very life of the world itself. […]
From Sea to Shining Sea
Psalm 133; Revelation 21:1-6 [Note: This sermon draws heavily from Melinda Ponder’s book, Katherine Lee Bates: From Sea to Shining Sea, published in Chicago by Windy City Publishers in 2017. Page numbers in brackets refer to Ponder’s book.] “But if Christ came to the world nearly 2000 years ago to teach us to love each other, why is […]
Rhythm of Change
Dear friends, The life of a church community involves a balance and a rhythm of continuity and change. At any given moment, we need both. Without change, we become stagnant. Without continuity, we lose our sense of who we are. While we seek to balance familiarity and newness, we also recognize that there are times […]