On Sunday, September 29th, worship will take place at the Collaboration Retreat at Calumet. There will be no worship at either First or Redeemer that day. For those not in attendance at the retreat, we are encouraging you to attend worship that day with another congregation. The hope in this is that those who do this, will use this as an opportunity for reflection and learning that can be brought back to our collaboration. While there are some suggestions below, please feel free to attend worship with the congregation of your choosing. Additionally, there are some questions to ponder as part of this experience.
Lutheran (ELCA) Worshiping Community Suggestions. To find other ELCA congregations by zip code, search here.
- Resurrection Lutheran, Roxbury
- Our Savior’s Lutheran, East Boston
- First Lutheran, Lynn
- Faith Lutheran, Andover
- Trinity Lutheran, Chelmsford
Below are denominations with which the ELCA has Full Communion partnerships. Click on the links to take you to each denomination’s website where you can find congregations by zip code.
- Presbyterian Church (USA) – Full Communion partner since 1997.
- United Church of Christ – Full Communion partner since 1997.
- The Episcopal Church – Full Communion partner since 1999.
- United Methodist Church – Full Communion partner since 2009.
Questions to ponder
- How did you go about choosing a place to worship?
- What is it that helped you finalize your decision?
- What was it like finding the information about the worship time / location/ directions etc?
- What were some thoughts / concerns / questions you had before worship started?
- What was it like being a visitor to another congregation?
- What made you comfortable? Uncomfortable?
- What is one thing you can personally do to make visitors to our collaboration more accessible and welcoming?
We can’t wait to see you at the retreat, and to hear how your worship experiences with other communities went when everyone returns in October.
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