Over the summer there has been a lot of progress. We received news in June that two large grants, from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund, had been approved. An additional gift was received from Linzee and Beth Coolidge. This gave us confidence to go forward with planning to complete the … Continued

We are proud of our renovated Safe-Serve Kitchen, completed in June. On June 18 we had our first church potluck, blessed the kitchen and thanked all the volunteers who made it possible.

A draft of the revised bylaws has been completed by the Board and reviewed by chairpersons of committees, former chairs of the Board of Managers and others who agreed to provide feedback.  We are planning a church conversation on May 21, after the service to present and discuss this proposed bylaw text with the Congregation. … Continued