ED: Note. For the summer, our Ministerial intern Brigitta Vieyra will be taking over Reverend Christine’s Notes From Your Dance Partner column, and as per her request, the column name has temporarily changed to Field Notes From Your Ministerial Intern. One of my daily spiritual practices is to slow down with a good stretch. Some

ED: Note. For the summer, our Ministerial intern Brigitta Vieyra will be taking over Reverend Christine’s Notes From Your Dance Partner column, and as per her request, the column name has temporarily changed to Field Notes From Your Ministerial Intern. This month, I’ve attended various community safety webinars about how progressive faith communities are working

ED: Note. For the summer, our Ministerial intern Brigitta Vieyra will be taking over Reverend Christine’s Notes From Your Dance Partner column, and as per her request, the column name has temporarily changed to Field Notes From Your Ministerial Intern. This month in worship together, we’re exploring what it means to be a people of

What a year this has been! We’ve been back in person for over a year now. We went through so many discussions around masking and finally went to mask-optional in January. We started singing together in March. With all of that, we are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic–mental health challenges from the

This week is my favorite time of the year–our Congregational Meeting. Yes, you read that right, I love the Congregational Meeting. It is the time in the year when we practice our democratic process in electing our leaders, approving the budget that reflects our values and looking at the ways that we collectively govern ourselves

On the first day of Pride Month, I offer you this reflection from Rev. Otto O’Connor, an openly transgender minister serving our congregation in Malden, MA.  On a Holy Night in 1969On a holy night in 1969,In an Inn, also known as a bar,Called the Stonewall Inn,A basement—which had no running running water,Nor safe fire