by Caitlin | Mar 8, 2022 | City Engagement
February 2022 Embody -I was a STRANGER and YOU welcomed ME “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand.” 1 Chronicles 29:14 Richie...
by Caitlin | Nov 12, 2021 | City Engagement, Events
Events < Back to All Events Welcoming Afghan Refugees WED, NOV 17 | 8:00 PM Park Street Church is hoping to welcome 20-35 refugees. If you are interested in learning more please join our “Tell Me More” Zoom session on NOV 17, 2021 at 8:00 PM....
by Caitlin | Feb 26, 2021 | 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 | Jan 4, 2021 | 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 | Nov 30, 2020 | 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 | Sep 18, 2020 | 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 | Sep 8, 2020 | City Engagement, East Boston, Face Masks, Love Thy Neighbor, Malden, Mattapan, Revere, Uncategorized
This story is written in the first person by Hannah Tam a young Asian woman who attends Harvard Medical and delivered groceries on the Labor Day weekend. We delivered the groceries this morning at 10am. What a wonderful way to start the day! After attending the 11am...
by Caitlin | Aug 11, 2020 | 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 | Jul 29, 2020 | 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 Caitlin | Jul 27, 2020 | 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...
