This week we walk with Jacob out of the ford of the Jabbok River as he comes face to face with his brother and his army. The story has always reminded me of one of Jesus’ most famous parables. Watch or read and see if you agree.
– Pastor Anne
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As we continue to follow the story of Jacob, this week we’ll find him at a fork in the road—or, more accurately, a ford in the river. Danger lies both behind and before him and he spends a night stuck there, in the ford of the Jabbok River (pictured here). He is blocked from turning back and in front of him is an army of 400 men with a score to settle. What does he do? Why should you care?
– Pastor Anne
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On Wednesday, September 17, 9:30am-3:30pm, Rolling Ridge will offer a “Day Apart” retreat they’re calling “God in Yoga.” God in Yoga approaches yoga through a Christian lens. Participants will explore a means of alleviating the stress that is so much a part of today’s world.
No yoga experience required. The day will include “breath prayers, scripture in yoga movement, anointing during meditation, a time to listen to God and a different way to pray. The day will consist of gentle yoga, chair yoga, and yoga nidra where we will meditate on God’s Word through lecto divina.”
Learn more and register online, HERE. If you’d like to carpool, contact Bernadette.
Cost: $89 (includes program from 9:30-3:30, pastries and lunch)
For the first three weeks of September, we’re going to be following the story of Abraham’s grandson, Jacob, in the book of Genesis. We’re going to jump over his life as a child and look at the process of his adult calling and transformation. It begins with a dream about a ladder to heaven.
– Pastor Anne
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Please join us for the 50th Anniversary Concert of the Back Bay Chorale. Among the many reasons to attend – our own Barb Siftar sings in the Chorale! And for this event, the chorale will be joined by 2025 Grammy® Award-Winner Karen Slack, Soprano.
When: Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 4:00pm
Where: Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston
How to get there: MBTA Copley Green Line
If you drive, Parking: Back Bay Garage www.backbaygarage.com
The program will include works by composers including Brahms, Mozart, Verdi, and more:
Sergei RACHMANINOFF: Bogoroditse Djevo
Maurice DURUFLÉ: Tota Pulchra Es
Franz BIEBL: Ave Maria
Alice PARKER: Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal
Johannes BRAHMS: Geistliches Lied
Florence PRICE: Desire / Winter Idyl
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: Requiem, I. Introitus
Johannes BRAHMS: Ein Deutsches Requiem, IV & V
Guiseppe VERDI: Macbeth: Patria oppressa
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART: Le nozze di Figaro: Dove sono
Guiseppe VERDI: La traviata: Brindisi
Giacomo PUCCINI: Madama Butterfly: Tu, tu
Guiseppe VERDI: Nabucco: Va, Pensiero
Margaret BONDS: I Wish I Knew
Margaret BONDS: Set Down, Servant
Bernadette will begin collecting for tickets after church on Sunday, September 28th. Tickets are $68 for Seniors. Carpooling and rides are available. Final day for tickets is Sunday, Oct 5th. Depending on interest, we may have dinner after the show. For questions or more information, call or text Bernadette 617-947-3161 or see her at church.
Please come it won’t be the same without you!