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Our next Presbytery Assembly is this coming Monday, December 9, at the Korean Church of Boston, 32 Harvard St, Brookline, MA.
Parking will be available in the city's parking garage.

Dinner will be served after 6 pm
Registration will open at 6:30 pm
The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm

Click here to download the meeting packet. It can also be found on our website.
Click the image above to read the first post in a series about online advertising best practices from our Communications Corrdinator, Benjamin Chicka. This post gives advice regarding what to focus on and what to avoid when advertisting your church on Facebook - especially timely with Christmas coming soon.
Get closer to finishing your shopping by visiting the Fair Trade Gift Show at Burlington Presbyterian Church this Saturday. Your purchase of fair trade products helps artisans and farmers build healthier and more sustainable communities.

New! Ordination Anniversaries in December:
Ray Henderson 12/6/15
Pat Kepler 12/27/64
Nancy Kilgore 12/9/84
Philip Lin 1966
Alison Moore 12/5/99
Bill Newman 12/30/79
Beth Wieman 12/6/83
Kelsey Woodruff 12/18/15

Congratulations and thank you! If your ordination anniversary is not listed when it should be, or is listed incorrectly, please send your information to: office@presbyteryofboston.org

New! Movie Night: Newton Presbyterian Church will be having a fun family movie night tonight, Friday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 pm, featuring Home Alone. They are located in Newton Corner at 75 Vernon Street. If this is of interest to your families and/or friends, you can share this flyer. They will be offering pizza and refreshments, and request RSVP if possible to NewtonPresbyterian@gmail.com 
 

New! KCB Mission to Guatemala 2019: The Korean Church of Boston will be sending a joint overseas mission team to Guatemala with the Primera Iglesia Presbiteriana Hispana de Boston and the Quincy Young Sang Korean Presbyterian Church this year from Dec. 14 - 21. They will be providing education, medical and pharmacy services through the Comunidad Galilea in the Chisec area in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. The Comunidad Galilea is lead by the missionary Rev. Do Un Kim. The team will be visiting local churches and communities with Rev. Kim and the other members of the Communidad Galilea to provide the services. Please pray for the Guatemala mission team. 

Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network: Are you a lawyer or know a lawyer with a bar card who wants to help people detained by ICE? The Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network urgently needs lawyers with or without immigration experience for interviews and possible services in Plymouth and Bristol jails. More information can be found on our website.

224th General Assembly Hands and Feet Service Opportunities: During GA 224 as part of the Office of the General Assembly’s Hands and Feet initiative, The Center: Mission Outside the Box will offer hands-on service opportunities. They will offer up to 4 service options, from 8:30-noon, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 22-26. Click here for more information and to register through March 6.
Prayer Concerns: In your prayers please remember the Rev. Andrew Parmelee, whose beloved wife Liz passed peacefully from this life on November 24. Notes to Andy can be sent to:  281 High Street, Hingham MA 02043-3357 or awparmelee@comcast.net

Please keep Jo-an Bott and Elise Kreiger in your prayers. Elise is Jo-an's life partner and had a mini-stroke in December from which she is still recovering. She has also been diagnosed with uterine cancer and recently received a pacemaker. Cards can be sent to: Elise Krieger 73 Briarwood Circle, Worcester, MA 01606

Please continue to pray for Jennifer Wegter-McNelly and her family. You may send cards to: 1904 Providence Ave., Niskayuna, NY 12309

Jericho Walk every third Tuesday in Burlington: For over a year, on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 1:00 pm, the Burlington Area Clergy for Justice (BAC4J) has been sponsoring a Jericho Walk around the ICE Administration Office in Burlington, MA. Regardless of the weather, anywhere from 40-100 clergy and individuals from all faith traditions participate in the Walk. Click the image above to watch a video from the most recent Walk on August 20, and consider attending the next Walk with members from your congregation. 



Upcoming 2019 Events - Save the Date

More details about events can be found on our website here.
 
Fair Trade Gift Show at Burlington Presbyterian Church: December 7 from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Presbytery of Boston Assembly Meeting: December 9 at 7:00pm at the Korean Church of Boston, 32 Harvard St. Brookline, MA. Pre-Presbytery meeting gathering and meal at 6:30 pm.
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