by Caitlin | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement
Jesus of Nazareth passed by fishermen mending their nets and invited them into a journey of becoming, “Follow Me and I will make you become fishers of the human race” (Mk 1:17). Entrance into the journey had a requirement – “follow me.” The meaning was clear –...
by Caitlin | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement
Around December 19th I received an email advising me that I had a message waiting on the answering machine in my office at Park Street Church. It was a neighbor in the streets around Park Street Church who was calling. This neighbor does not go to church anywhere. In...
by Caitlin | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement
Christmas is a wonderful season when we remember the appearing of God in flesh! Jesus of Nazareth was born as an infant into this dark and dying world that he might bring Light and Life. Now, as we follow in the footsteps of Jesus it is our mandate to walk as he...
by dev | May 28, 2025 | BHCHP, City Engagement, East Boston, Face Masks, Love Thy Neighbor, Malden, Mattapan, Revere, Senior Buddies
< RETURN TO CITY ENGAGEMENT In the early days of the pandemic, Park Street Church organized a COVID Rapid Response team with a focus on mobilizing quickly and jumping in to action to support other organizations in the communities as they provided people with food...
by Caitlin | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement, Revere
This story is told by a volunteer in the first person. Names have been changed to protect confidentiality. I wanted to share with you about a conversation I had at the food pantry tonight. Originally I thought I would take the night off, but around 5:30, when...
by Caitlin | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement, East Boston, Love Thy Neighbor, Mattapan, Revere
by Jennifer Powell Julianne White was building a career in the corporate world when she felt a tug at her heart five years ago to do something that would enable her to more directly help people. She could not have foreseen the winding path that led her to a critical...
by Caitlin | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement, Love Thy Neighbor
A story shared by Ying – she and her family purchased and delivered groceries to a family in need. They have been checking in and following up since that delivery! “I do want to share our story with the family we got connected with but probably not identified by...
by Caitlin | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement, East Boston, Malden, Mattapan, Revere
America is in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. 1 Recent surveys suggest that people are going hungry. However, surveys also suggest that federal aid packages amounting to more than $2 trillion dollars have prevented a surge in poverty2. This...
by dev | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement, Love Thy Neighbor
by Jennifer Powell As a former executive chef, Patrick Lynch knows quite a bit about food shopping, But he was still daunted by the challenge of getting enough of the right kinds of groceries for a family of seven he had never met and knew little about to survive for...
by dev | May 28, 2025 | City Engagement, Face Masks
By Jennifer Powell As the COVID-19 Pandemic unfolded, routines were disrupted at the Brigham House while caregivers at the assisted living facility took drastic measures to protect the residents. Visitors were not allowed. Meals were served in individual...
