An Advent Journey: tuesdays

"I am about to do a new thing" ~Isaiah 43:19

Friends, be sure to join us each Tuesday from 7-8pm during this Advent season as we think, talk, pray, and sing together about how God is doing a new thing in our midst here in Waltham.

Changing World, Emerging Church

This weekend be sure to attend Presbytery Day at Needham Presbyterian Church where together we'll examine our "Changing World, Emerging Church". Former moderator of our denomination Rick Ufford Chase will be our keynote speaker. Rob will be leading a workshop as well. We'll be closing worship in Watershed-style - so please join us!Contact presbytery office to register.

"using religion to go green" & transcending boundaries

The Harvard Crimson just wrote a good article on some of the local religious response to climate change has been taking shape. Check it out here.

Also - let's remember to keep the Transcending Boundaries Conference in our prayers next weekend in Worcester. Our very own Vickie & Sammi will be leading a workshop.

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.

Sunday Sept 13 Fall Beginning!

This coming sunday will see lots of buzz around FPC! Morning service at 10:45, followed by a congregational meeting to set up a board of deacons (11:45-noon), followed by an all church Fall Cookout/ Church Picnic (noon-1pm), followed by an hour of intentional community building (1-2pm), then a New Members class (3pm) - and finally - yes - WATERSHED at 7pm to finish off a Fall solid kick-off sunday!
Hope to see you sunday.

watershed at 6pm this sunday - Song-Sing

"Over my head, I hear music in the air!"
Warm up them vocal-chords and bring your favorite watershed-song/hymn requests. This sunday it's a simpler 6-7pm service of music n' prayer. Please keep the church leadership in prayer sunday as they have a planning retreat in the afternoon.

garden boxes!

Thanks to the wonderful campers at Camp Wilmot who stayed at our church as part of their Eco-Service Adventure Trip this past week, we have 2 new garden boxes out front! Special thanks to carpenter extraordinaire Sara as well - without whom we could not have functioned. We also had a wonderful time canoeing along the CT river in Vermont (and learning about the Connecticut river watershed thanks to becky!). Thanks for your prayers!

NEW CO-PASTOR LIZ!!!!!!!!!!!

We are super blessed and excited to have pastor Liz on-board with us here at FPCW! Here are some photos from her installation sunday end of June, 2009. Check out John's photos here.

Watershed MONDAY July 6 (not sunday July 5)

Just a friendly reminder that due to the long weekend of patriotic-fanfare, we have watershed on Monday July 6th 7pm, not Sunday July 5th. If you are around, come join us for sunday morning worship as it is our new co-pastor Liz Leavitt's first sunday!!! Morning services in July and August are at 10am. 

Faith and Climate Change

Come to watershed this sunday - the summer solstice - and hear Dr. Bryan Mark, glaciologist from Ohio State University, speak to us about what it means to be a Christ-follower in the midst of a rapidly changing climate. Bryan also happens to be a father - so we will celebrate him and all our fathers as well! Let's keep Bryan in our prayers as he is back in the Peruvian Alps doing his research.

trinity and pride

Today is trinity sunday - a day we celebrate the radical communion that is our God - and to which that relational God calls us all. Today is also More Light Sunday - and in that light, remember next week on Sat. June 13th, we will be taking part in the Boston Pride Parade. Talk to Alanna if you can join us at our table or in the parade. Peace be with you, in the name of the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer - Amen.

pentecost

This sunday at watershed we celebrate the mysterious Spirit at work in our midst as it is Pentecost sunday. We will also get a chance to give a special offering to to help youth. Check out this clip that explains specifically how the offering will help. See you sunday.

new co-pastor!! And next watersed MONDAY 5/25

Aleluia Amen! Our Presbytery of Boston last night voted to concur with the motion from COM to call Liz Leavitt to FPCW as our next co-pastor! We are graced to have Liz join our community of faith. Rob is very happy to have a fellow co-pastor to serve alongside in this collective ministry. There will be chances for Watershed to meet Liz once she begins at the church in July.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to Memorial Day, there is NO WATERSHED on Sunday 5/24 - it moved to MONDAY 5/25 at 7pm. We'll have a taize service together.

congregational meeting 5/10/09 12:30pm

Friends - come this sunday after the morning service to join in on the special called congregational meeting to vote on the report of the Transitional Committee and to meet the person they have nominated to call as next co-pastor. Please join in on this very exciting day!!

Camp Wilmot this summer!

Charles River Earth Day Clean Up 2009

Thanks to all who helped out in this year's clean-up! Watershed certainly was well represented! It was especially meaningful to all pray together after we got our hands dirty for the health and recovery of our beloved Charles River watershed.