Old Ship Committees and Groups Acting for Peace, Social Justice, and Ecological Sustainability
Here is a list of the groups at Old Ship. You may get in touch with the contact person(s), if there is one, by e-mailing them by clicking on their
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Coffeehouse off the Square:
Now in its 25th season, the Coffeehouse provides a brief respite from our hectic everyday lives, gives budding singer-songwriters and poets a chance to be heard monthly between September and May, contributes net proceeds to support the varied work of the UU Service Committee, and sometimes sparks an interest in Old Ship Church. It also contributes to shared investments for churchwide use, such as tables, chairs, chair racks, and the new Parish Hall lighting.
Contact person: Jim Watson jwatson@ocpcrpa.org
Green Sanctuary Team:
The team works to affirm Old Ship's "respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part" by promoting activities that inform and support UUs to sustain life on earth. The team received Green Sanctuary certification in 2009 from the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Contact persons:
Carol Valentine cvbostonma@aol.com
Rick Mattila rickmattila@verizon.net
Peace and Justice Seminar:
Meets monthly to consider issues of war and peace, violence and nonviolence. Films, readings, speakers, and conversation all aimed at inspiring our actions to help create more peaceful communities and a more peaceful world.
Ken Read-Brown 781-749-1679 oldshipkrb@comcast.net
Religious Education:
Our religious education programs - for children, youth, and adults - all have service and social justice dimensions. Many of our adult classes are open to the public and frequently explore interfaith themes, thereby, we hope, contributing to interfaith understanding. We hope to inspire our children and youth with programming that is based on our Unitarian Universalist principles to create a meaningful community.
Contact persons:
Beverly Tricco, Director of RE (children and youth) beverlyTmail@gmail.com
Janet Asnes, Chair of Children's RE asnes@comcast.net
Social Outreach Committee:
This committee, appointed by the Board of Trustees, considers requests for grants to outside organizations from our Social Outreach Fund and makes grant recommendations to the Parish for vote at our Annual Meeting each May. Grants are usually in the $1,000 - 4,000 range. The committee also decides how to allocate the operating budget line item for social outreach.
Contact person: Susannah Thomas zanthomas@gmail.com
Social Responsibility Council:
The council hosts a gathering several times a year of the various committee chairs and contacts from the groups at Old Ship listed on this flier "acting for peace, social justice, and ecological sustainability." The council's goal is to encourage the work of all these groups and the synergy that comes from working together
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Welcoming Congregation Committee:
Helps Old Ship to become more welcoming to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people by sponsoring workshops, speakers, and social events toward this end.
Contact person: John McKendry john.mckendry@gmail.com
