Life of the Church
SUNDAY DEC 12, 2021
Announcements
Important Advent Dates
December All–Church Prayer Schedule
Update on Afghanistan Refugee Resettlement
Park Street Church’s plan for welcoming Afghan refugees is now underway. Click below to watch a video with updates on recent developments. For more information about Park Street Church’s Refugee Relief Plan for welcoming and helping resettle refugees in the Boston area, visit our Refugee Relief webpage.
Board of Elder Minutes
Attached below are the minutes from the Board of Elders meeting held on WED, NOV 3. They are also posted to the bulletin board in the Ockenga Lobby. For privacy and security, some items may have been removed or edited in the web version.
Support Refugee Children with Disabilities | SUN, DEC 19 | 12:30 pm
Calling all healthcare clinicians, educators, and people with a heart for serving children with disabilities.
Enable Boston and the PSC Middle East Medical Short-Term Mission Team invite you to meet the new Executive Director of Kardelen, a Christian agency that serves Iraqi and Syrian refugee families with children with disabilities. Park Street has sent two medical Short-Term Mission Teams to provide education, training, and support to their dedicated workers. Currently, we are seeking professionals who are willing to help us with virtual teaching/training and perhaps, when travel allows, to go again in person. We are also seeking partners to support this important work with prayer.
We will meet in the Fellowship Hall at Park Street Church.
RSVP for this event is required. Please RSVP to [email protected] by TUE, DEC 14.
Community
Second Sunday Meals | SUN, DEC 12 | after all services
Our Second Sunday meals this month coincides with Lessons and Carols, so we will be having somewhat simplified fare, with light breakfast after the 8:30 AM service, lunch after the 11:00 AM service, and tea and cookies after the 4:00 PM service. Food will be served in the Fellowship Hall, with seating available throughout the church.
If you are available to join the hospitality team in serving, please email Randall Wetzig: [email protected].
A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols | SUN, DEC 12 | 7:00 pm
Our traditional service includes music sung by the Sanctuary Choir and Congregation, and accompanied by the Park Street Orchestra.
Seating for this worship service will be limited to sanctuary capacity; we recommend arriving 30 minutes early to ensure you find a seat. The service will also be livestreamed at www.parkstreet.org/live and the Lessons & Carols program booklet will be available at www.parkstreet.org/booklet.
*Limited childcare will be available for children ages 0–4 (preregistration required).
Men's Service with H.O.M.E. and Prayer | SAT, DEC 18 | 8:00 am
Calling all Park Street Church men to join Doug May and Stuart DeLorme on SAT, DEC 18 at 8:00 AM to serve breakfast to City Engagement guests in conjunction with the H.O.M.E. ministry and spend time in prayer afterwards. To RSVP, please call Rick Camann: 617-308-8441.
Christmas Eve Services | FRI, DEC 24 | 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Our candlelight Christmas Eve services will be at 3:00 PM (masks required; hymns led by organ) and at 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM (masks optional; music led by choir, brass, and organ). A livestream option will also be available (more information TBA).
Worship Service Change for SUN, DEC 26
On SUN, DEC 26, we will be worshipping together at 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM only. We will not be gathering for the 8:30 AM worship service. The 11:00 AM service will follow its usual masking guidelines. Masking, however, will be mandatory at the 4:00 PM service on this week.
Advent Devotionals
Advent devotionals are now available. Pick up a booklet after one of the services, or visit www.parkstreet.org/advent to view daily entries (a PDF will also be available to download). As we enter the season of Advent, the devotional’s daily Scripture readings and reflections (written by Park Street Church congregants) explore the themes of hopeful waiting for our Lord and renewed repentance.
Welcoming People During Advent
Advent is a time when many new people visit Park Street. We’d love to have your help welcoming them into the church at special events and for Sunday Services. To learn more, please email Randall Wetzig: [email protected]
In-Person Worship Service COVID Guidelines
In-Person Worship Guidelines
8:30 AM–Masking required for all attendees.
11:00 AM & 4:00 PM–Masking is not required, though attendees are very welcome to wear masks. Masking is strongly advised for all who are unvaccinated during the services and while in the building.
Balcony Seating–Reserved at all three worship services for socially distanced seating and for those wearing masks.
To see a fuller explanation of our COVID-19 guidelines, please visit our webpage at www.parkstreet.org/updates.
Jobs
Director of Facilities Management
Park Street Church is looking for qualified applicants for the Director of Facilities Management. This position is responsible for managing Park Street’s downtown properties, as well as overseeing the stewardship of the Wilson House campus in Cambridge, MA, and the operational infrastructure (mechanical, electrical, security, HVAC, technological, etc.) of these critical assets. The position is also responsible for safety and security of the church’s properties and the church’s technology footprint and its efficient and secure operation.
Please send applications to [email protected].
Details about these and other opportunities can be found on our jobs page!