COS Reads: Summer Reading
Guest columnist this month for COS Reads is Joy Ackerman, Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Environmental Studies at Antioch University New England, who specializes in spirit and place. Her...
View ArticleCOS Reads: 101 Reasons to be an Episcopalian
For a sweet little book to tuck into your beach tote, the rector recommends 101 Reasons to be an Episcopalian, compiled by Louie Crew with a foreword by Phyllis Tickle. It includes reflections from...
View ArticleCOS Reads: Love and Death
Love & Death: My Journey Through the Valley of the Shadow, by Forrest Church In 2008 the Rev. Forrest Church, an author and a Unitarian minister in New York City, discovered that a cancer first...
View ArticleCOS Reads: Sustainable Food
It’s harvest season and as part of our care for all of God’s creation many at COS are concerned about where we get the food we eat. We are fortunate, of course, to be so privileged as to wonder where...
View ArticleAdvent Course 2009: A Spirituality of Waiting
“The gift of waiting is that it offers us a process for making peace with what is and becoming comfortable with new perceptions.” – Holly Whitcomb The season of Advent, more than any other time in the...
View ArticleCOS Kids Read: The Searcher and Old Tree
At Robbins Library last month, I noticed a children’s book with a raccoon and a tree on the cover, The Searcher and the Old Tree by David McPhail. I was drawn to it because we have a big tree in front...
View ArticleCOS Reads: The Restored New Testament
The Restored New Testament: A New Translation with Commentary, Including the Gnostic Gospels Thomas, Mary, and Judas, by Willis Barnstone (New York: W. W. Norton, 2009) This remarkable book is a New...
View ArticleCOS Reads: Holding On and Letting Go, Reviews of Books by Peter Manseau and...
In this season of All Saints and All Souls, when we contemplate the lives of saints and of loved ones no longer bodily with us, it seems fitting to review two books about the dead and the dying....
View ArticleCOS Book Club Forming!
Gail and I just finished reading Exile by Richard North Patterson, a novel that incorporates details about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, as well as the history of both nations. We were so...
View ArticleCome Learn More about the Episcopal Church
Want to learn more about the Episcopal Church? Come to a book discussion of “The Episcopal Way” on Sun., Jan. 11 at 11:30 a.m. You can pick up a copy of the book in the parish hall. Please try to read...
View ArticleThe New Jim Crow
Malia will facilitate a discussion of Michele Alexander’s book, The New Jim Crow, during Epiphany. Sessions will be held at COS on Sundays Jan. 18 and Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. Please get a copy and try to...
View ArticleThe New Jim Crow Discussion, Pt. 2
Due to the snow, we are rescheduling our discussion of The New Jim Crow. We will meet instead at 11:30 a.m. on Mar. 15. There are a few more copies of the book in the parish hall available to borrow–...
View ArticleInterfaith Discussions on Incarceration & Discrimination
A Team of 3 has invited author Susan Sered to COS on Sun., Apr. 26 at 11:30 am. She will discuss her work documenting the lives of Boston women struggling to survive incarceration and systemic...
View ArticleClass on “Crazy Christians”
Malia will be leading a class this fall based on the book Crazy Christians: A Call to Follow Jesus, written by our newly elected Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry. This class is perfect for newcomers who...
View ArticleLenten Discussions on Climate Justice
This year, we will explore Lent through the lens of climate justice. On Sundays, Feb. 21, March 6 and March 13 at 11:30am, we will have Adult Education book discussions of Pope Francis’ much-discussed...
View ArticleAdult Ed: Discover “The Book of Common Prayer”
After the Bible, The Book of Common Prayer is the most important book for Episcopal spirituality. Discover how The Book of Common Prayer can support your spiritual life. Classes will be held after...
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