Participants will be guided with clear instruction in gentle yoga-based exercise and breath focused meditation, using chairs for comfort and support. Emphasis will be given on cultivating relaxation and concentration, as well as maximizing circulation, joint mobility, immunity and bone strength. No previous experience with yoga is required.
Our teacher – West Medford’s yogi Judy Scribner-Moore – brings more than 30 years of experience teaching yoga and meditation to students of diverse ages, abilities and backgrounds.
Wednesdays, 10:00 to 11:15 a.m. online via Zoom
July 8 through August 26; 6 classes @ $120; $25/drop-in
No classes held on August 5 and August 12!
If interested in participating in this class, please register at: www.sanctuaryucc.org/supportyoga;
or – Text UCCYOGA to 51555 (and follow link) to sign up
or – contact Sanctuary at 781.395.3360/office@sanctuaryucc.org or Judy at scribnermoore@verizon.net to reserve a space.
$ 20.00 per session for full term; Drop-in Price $ 25.00. If you need support with the cost of the classes please contact Rev. Wendy for information about scholarships.
Please bring a yoga mat and firm blanket to each class.
The Art Gallery Team plans programs and activities associated with the Sanctuary Art Gallery, including receptions and reflections with the artist and other art programs. All are welcome.
──────────
Rev. Wendy Miller Olapade is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
zoom.us/j/758187304?pwd=OXRhTWJCUjRUTFJZeDlTUVZFVDdBQT09
Meeting ID: 758 187 304
Password: 579373
One tap mobile
+16468769923,,758187304# US (New York)
+16699006833,,758187304# US (San Jose)
Dial by your location
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Find your local number: zoom.us/u/adAx0YWVnn
──────────
Bailey Henderson, Office Administrator (11:00 am – 4:00 pm)
Charmaine Lee, Financial Administrator (3:30 pm – 6:00 pm)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 618 636 2281
One tap mobile
+19292056099,,6186362281# US (New York)
+13126266799,,6186362281# US (Chicago)
Dial by your location
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US
+1 301 715 8592 US
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 618 636 2281
Find your local number: zoom.us/u/adFwPm5MS3
This event has a Google Hangouts video call.
Join: plus.google.com/hangouts/_/calendar/b2JnN2E4NDVybzdlNm44dXYwYTdxODR1bWdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ._74rk4h1h6srk6b9h64p4cb9k752j0ba174rk4ba289336da16gokcc9k8c?hs=121
Bailey Henderson, Office Administrator (11:00 am – 4:00 pm)
In this time of social distancing, join Sanctuary online to connect with/make new friends, enjoy some lunch, and check-on your heart and soul space! We will talk and pray and inspire each other. Join Rev. Wendy and members of the Leadership Circle – everybody needs a little sanctuary.
Join Zoom Meeting
zoom.us/j/751379207?pwd=a3RyTXQ3K2JQUzBOdDBpdVIxOUx0Zz09
Meeting ID: 751 379 207
Password: 114972
One tap mobile
+16468769923,,751379207# US (New York)
+16699006833,,751379207# US (San Jose)
Dial by your location
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 751 379 207
Find your local number: zoom.us/u/adAx0YWVnn
──────────
First Come, First Served – one bag each until the vegetables are gone.
Please wait outside until you are invited in to collect vegetables. Masks required! Bring Your Own Bag.
Through a generous donation and partnership with The Plough & Stars Project – Sanctuary’s Micropantry Mission is able to offer these farm fresh vegetables. The vegetables and quantity will change each week depending on the season and yield. About www.ploughandstarsproject.com/
Registration is required for these events: igfn.us/form/MQcEQg
With the current social conditions present in both local and global perspectives, it is essential now to educate ourselves and act deliberately to be anti-racist. Sanctuary UCC is partnering with Hillside Community Church to bring you the Black Lives Matter Film Series.
This collection of films will deconstruct and frame an understanding of the inherent power structures in America and the effects this debilitating system has on communities and people of color. Please join us in listening, understanding, and acting in dismantling what racism is in our community.
~~~
ABOUT THE FILM
After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian, who is sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. In the years that follow, Stevenson encounters racism and legal and political maneuverings as he tirelessly fights for McMillian’s life.
Reviews:
“This is an important movie to watch right now as we talk about injustice, doing the right thing…” — Brandon Collins “Medium Popcorn”
“Simply told with limited theatrics and anchored by some weighty vulnerable performances, Just Mercy is an excellent watch.” — Kate Rodger “Newshub (NZ)”
~~~
To keep everyone safe, we will be implementing existing and required safety measures; such as social distancing of 6ft between groups and requiring everyone to wear masks.
There will be physical space for the outdoor film series for 24 “family groups” which can range from 1 to 4 people. (We will mark off 6×6 spaces for each family group). We also have space on Zoom – Zoom registrants will join for gathering time — access will be needed to watch the film at home — and return to Zoom for breakout conversations to happen concurrently with conversations happening in the outdoor space.
Bring your own chairs (preferably beach/low chairs so people can see behind you), blankets, snacks, and drinks. The church will only be open for the rest room.
If weather conditions are inconvenient, all will move to Zoom (meaning access will be required at home through Netflix, Amazon, etc.).
Your donation and reservation is recommended: Text UCCFILM to 41444 or igfn.us/form/MQcEQg
Join Zoom Meeting;: us02web.zoom.us/j/86116129775?pwd=VFRFcUExdmxPemZZTDJPSzdBeGR2QT09
Dial by phone: 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 861 1612 9775
Password: 749543
For information about the film title, please email office@sanctuaryucc.org or call 781-395-3360.
Depending on the film chosen – you will need access to Netflix or Amazon to view the film!
Here is how we are planning the evening:
Faith and Film will have the same time frame as normal.
We will join together on zoom (see access below) from 6:30 to about 6:45 to say hello, get connected to each other, and hear from the leaders with their invitation to the film.
Then we will begin watching the film (via our own Netflix access). So we will all be watching together, just in separate rooms ;-).
When the film is finished, we will take a 3 minute break before returning to zoom for the discussion!
As always, Anna and Chad will lead the discussion and Rev. Wendy will “Host” the meeting, managing the zoom room.
We hope you will give it a try. We are finding that we need each other now more than ever – and sharing our experience of the film will ground us in the community we share at Faith and Film; while honoring our need for social distancing.
—-
Reservations Recommended: Text UCCFILM to 41444 or igfn.us/form/MQcEQg
This month’s film has not been selected – please check back later.
Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/86116129775?pwd=VFRFcUExdmxPemZZTDJPSzdBeGR2QT09
Meeting ID: 861 1612 9775
Password: 749543
Dial by your location: 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 861 1612 9775
Password: 749543
Find your local number: us02web.zoom.us/u/kemW1db25Q
~~~
Chad & Anna Kidd will lead the discussion. BYOB. Bring your own beer, wine or soda and experience the places where Pop culture meets our faith. We will watch a current film followed by a discussion about themes of morality, faith, and humanity led by local theologians and community leaders.
This Film Screening and Discussion are free – suggested $10.00 donation is welcomed.
For information about the film title, please email office@sanctuaryucc.org or call 781-395-3360.
Charmaine Lee, Finance Administrator (3:30 to 6:00 pm)
For the past three years, Sanctuary UCC and the Medford MicroPantry Mission has partnered with Tufts University, Medford Faith Communities, Medford residents, and The Outreach Program (www.outreachprogram.org) to purchase and pack 35,000 protein enriched, low cost, shelf stable, non-perishable meals. These have been distributed throughout Medford’s churches, food pantries, and micro pantries. The cost of these healthy meals is $.30 per serving. Due to the generosity of other organizations, we have been able to distribute an additional 10,000 servings during the pandemic through the nine Medford MicroPantries, Community Cupboard Food Pantry, and Bread of Life.
Since the pandemic began, the Medford Micropantry Mission has received additional emergency grants from Tufts Community Outreach, Medford’s Melville Trust, Medford Community Coalition, and Medford High Girls Softball Team; as well as countless individual donations which will allow us to pack and distribute another 15,000 shelf stable meals and expand the Micro Pantry Mission to install more micro pantries.
You are invited to join us for an immediate opportunity pack these 15,000 meals at the Pembroke warehouse of the Outreach Program wherein masked individuals and family groups (of up to 4 people) will be set up to be physically distanced from anyone they did not arrive with. You will pack meals for a three hour shift and bring back the cases to Sanctuary UCC, Medford where they will be stored and distributed as needed through these same networks.
Please go to igfn.us/form/k6xEQQ to sign up to pack meals on July 18 and donate as you are able.
Don’t want to pack but want to help? Please go to sanctuaryucc.org/care/micro-food-pantry/ to sign up to help fill one of the nine Medford Micro Pantries or to donate to the Micro Pantry Mission!
Contact: Bailey Henderson, office@sanctuaryucc.org ; or Mike Oliver, 617-605-7325
guided meditation w/ sarah d
Sundays @ 9:45am-10:15am
In anxious times, taking time to breathe and just be is a gift. Join Hillside’s Sarah D for this 30-minute guided meditation session where you’ll be invited to focus on your breath and let everything else fall away for a while.
Zoom Link: zoom.us/j/9823959325?pwd=K3lxTE43bTQ0dVBqRFJOY2lzS3J0Zz09
By Phone: +1 646.558.8656 US (New York) ; Meeting ID: 982 395 9325; Password: 12345
community gathering
Sundays @ 10:15am – 10:30am
Arrive a few moments ahead of time to greet your neighbors and get settled in with communion elements, a worship center such as a candle, and your soul space!
~~~
Join Zoom Meeting
zoom.us/j/632751126?pwd=N3hXQUVuVkVNOW5OWnRJbkIxbUFNUT09
Dial by phone: +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 632 751 126
Password: 787294
──────────
This event has a video call.
Join: meet.google.com/toj-caxc-eiq
For the duration of the Stay Home/Stay Safe orders – Sanctuary and Hillside will worship together, online via zoom and facebook live. Sunday morning schedule includes:
- 09:45 – 10:15 am – Online Guided Meditation with Sarah D.
- 10:15 – 10:30 am – Community Gathering (say hello and get your spirit settled with tech)
- 10:30 – 11:30 am – Online Worship (including time with children, sermon, special music, and prayers)
- 11:30 – 12:00 pm – Virtual Coffee Hour – Stick around for a bit to connect in small conversations with friends, old and new!
Scripture: to be announced
Theme: to be announced
Prayer for This Sunday: to be announced
──────────
Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/632751126?pwd=N3hXQUVuVkVNOW5OWnRJbkIxbUFNUT09
Meeting ID: 632 751 126
Password: 787294
Dial by your location: +1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 632 751 126
Password: 787294
Find your local number: us02web.zoom.us/u/kb4LIED7y
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,632751126#,,1#,787294# US (Germantown)
+13126266799,,632751126#,,1#,787294# US (Chicago)