Young activists begin sleep out at Boston Common

They plan to sleep out in tents in protest of dirty non-renewable energy that heats our homes and offices and churches UNTIL our state legislators make choice to make MA at state committed to renewable energy resouces. Go Leadership Campaign! And we were there as part of the voice for the religious community to help them out (Rob even prayed for them at their first "illegal" campout on the common) - and the wonderful Boston Globe wrote about it! Shall we hold Watershed one of these sundays with them on the Common and join them in an overnight???

350 a great success!!

Thanks to all who prayed and supported the 350 efforts today. A global success for sure! 5200 some actions in 182 countries worldwide. May earth-healing come. Here are some brave fpcers!

climate action day Oct. 24th 11:30am

Friends - we need you! God's planet earth needs you!!!! Please, come join us this Saturday, Oct. 24th for our local day for Climate Action in the spirit of Bill McKibben's www.350.org. We will gather at FPCW at 11:30am (donuts will be on hand!) to take up our "climate change is a moral issue" banner and march to the center of town commons gazebo to have a rally & vigil at noon. Legislators and folks from other faith communities and the farmer's market will gather and together we will raise our voices to say let's ACT regarding climate change. As people of faith we believe this is indeed an important moral issue and relates to our call to be good stewards of God's gift of creation. We will march RAIN or SHINE - please don't fret about the weather - for the climates sake! :) Please also sign up at: www.350.org/node/8161 Let Rob know if you'd like to help carry the banner! Feel free to bring some instruments/ drums/ bells. And take a moment to watch this great video clip on this movement. peace on earth!
The Sound of 350 from 350 Faith on Vimeo.

Climate Convocation Sunday Oct. 18 at Harvard and NEW DEACONS & MEMBERS!

After celebrating the ordination of 2 new deacons (yeah Lauren & Jenn!) this sunday morning at 10:45 service, please join us at Memorial Church at 2pm for a Climate Convocation with Bill McKibben and local greater boston clergy as we talk specifically how climate action is a matter of Christian faith. And of course, finish off the day back at Watershed at 7pm at which we will welcome 3 new members to our church!

justice and peace shall kiss Oct. 4

Come join us this sunday for World Communion Sunday and our PCUSA Peacemaking sunday. Our theme comes from Psalm 85 - "justice and peace shall kiss each other." Check out this info on the peacemaking offering that will be taken the next 2 sundays. Peace be with you!!


Each congregation is encouraged to retain 25 percent of the Offering it receives to use for local ministries of peacemaking within the church and its community. Twenty-five percent is used by presbyteries and synods, and 50 percent is used by the General Assembly ministries through the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.