This Sabbath we will be looking at Muslim & Adventist dialogue and how we can be agents of peace. These are the the first two installments of a three-part series with Gabriela Prifeta-Phillips as we discuss ways of influencing change within our community.
Please join us for church service at 11 am and a discussion at 2:30 pm in Powery Hall at Boston Temple. (This event will happen instead of the BTYA Forum.)
The Community Service department has a few events coming up:
For more information about any of these, contact Michelle Moore at info@bostontemple.org.
Compassion Boston will host a prayer walk on the second weekend of each month in a different greater Boston community, from now until the October Evangelistic Meetings. Join us on August 13 at 4:00 pm for our third walk in Dorchester, hosted by the Boston Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church (50 Stoughton Street, Boston, MA 02125). For more information, please visit www.compassionboston.org/prayerwalks.
The next Compassion Boston Bible Work training is happening on Saturday, August 13 at the Boston Korean Seventh-day Adventist Church. Presenters will be Jack Phillips and Keith LaRoy from It Is Written, plus our Compassion Boston Bible Workers. This training will focus on how to work the evangelistic meetings, and will be translated into Korean. Other upcoming trainings will be held on August 26–27, September 3, and September 9–10. For more information, visit www.compassionboston.org/biblework.
Boston Temple Community Services will be hosting a neighborhood yard sale on July 24 from 2:30-6:00 pm here at the Boston Temple Church. Come and join the fun! Bring your unused (or used but in good condition) goods that you would like to donate to the yard sale. Clothing, computer goods, household items ect., all are welcome!
Click the button below to sign up to help with potluck this Sabbath, July 9. The theme is “Southern Comfort.” For questions, contact Carrie Applebury: applebury.carolynda@gmail.com, or (617) 749-8831.
All kids (BIG or small) are welcome to come hang out with us at Vacation Bible School as we go on an adventurous Cave Quest following Jesus, the Light of the World! Kids will play games, study the bible, sing, and eat dinner together for 5 evenings, July 18-22, from 5:30–8:00 pm at Boston Temple. On the Sabbath following, we will share what we’ve learned that week with the church.
To register children or to volunteer, see the full event page. ⟶
STRIDE Summer Campus Ministry Training Program, August 10–20—Who is God pursuing through you on your campus? STRIDE is providing a unique and intensive 10-day campus ministry training for recent high school graduates and college students in the Boston area. Learn from expert instructors and receive hands-on experience to share the love of Jesus on campus! August 10-20, 2016. Register at strideboston.org/summertraining. Contact Andrew Innocent for more information at info@strideboston.org.
On Saturday, June 18th at 8:00 pm, the Boston Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church will be holding a prayer vigil in solidarity with those affected by the Orlando shooting.
The vigil is scheduled to last about an hour and will include songs, prayer, a speaking out moment if people need a space to share their fears, concerns and thoughts. We hope this vigil will be an opportunity to support each other as we process this tragic event.
Donations received will be given to the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, which is helping the shooting victim’s families in Orlando. All welcomed and invited. Light refreshments will be served.
For more info, or to participate in the program, contact Jonathan Reveil at jonathan.reveil417@gmail.com
