Michael P. McGee

by | Aug 19, 2025 | Uncategorized

Celebrating the life of
Michael Patrick McGee
July 6, 1963 – July 22, 2025

Whether or not you are able to attend Mike’s service on Saturday, August 23, Michael’s family invites you to join them as they sit shiva on Saturday, 8/23 (5-7 pm) and Sunday, 8/24 (4-6 pm). Sitting shiva is a Jewish mourning practice observed for up to seven days following the burial of a close relative, allowing everyone to continue processing their grief and give/receive support. Friends and family visit the mourners at their house and often share memories and stories about the deceased. Come whenever you wish during those hours and stay for as long as you like. Light snacks will be available for noshing. Your presence is warmly welcomed. The McGees live at 28 Brentwood Road in Woburn.

Last Hope K-9 Returns on Oct. 4

Last Hope K-9 Returns on Oct. 4

by | Jul 16, 2025 | News

Last Hope K-9 will hold an adoption event at Crawford on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Last Hope K-9 rescues dogs from high-kill shelters and places them with loving foster families who give them the attention and the medical care so many of them need, until they can find their “forever” homes. Visit https://www.lasthopek9.org/ to learn more about the organization and the dogs that are up for adoption. Learn more about the adoption process, here.

Voice of the Congregation: Virtual Small Groups

by | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorized

As SPRC puts together the congregational profile that the Bishop and Cabinet will use to find us a new pastor (planned for 2027), and the Church Council continues discussions about the future of our church, we need your input and ideas. We will host small groups on Zoom on three separate dates in July. See the dates, times, and links below:

If you would rather write your thoughts, a questionnaire is available to download and print here. After completing it, please return it to the church office or give it to either Pam Reeves or Neil Cudmore.

All input will be aggregated without individual attribution to assist in the creation of the profile, provide feedback to Church Council and to be read back to the congregation in the fall.

A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth

by | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized

This year’s Annual Conference passed a resolution that 100% of our clergy and as many of our laity as possible should participate in A Long Talk, a program developed to interrupt racism (and other isms). See a video of the introductory session presented at Annual Conference, here. (If the video doesn’t begin with Bishop Bickerton’s introduction of Carter and Williams, you can get there by forwarding  the video to 3:00:30).

The program is available online and includes just two interactive Zoom sessions of two hours each plus other activities and information you can do for a few minutes a day at your own pace. The organizers recently added a session in August, and two more in September. If you haven’t already, please sign up here

WHAT NOW?
I strongly encourage you to at least watch the presentation at Annual Conference (see the link in the second paragraph above) and then consider whether the skills they teach would be useful in your life, no matter what kind of difficult conversation you may be having. Spoiler alert: they will be!

Once you realize that, sign up for a training. I will be doing it as soon as I get back from vacation.

In hope,
Anne