1859 Centre St.
P. O. Box 320001
West Roxbury, MA 02132
617-325-4439
Rev. Jo warmly invites members and friends of Theodore Parker Church to join her at the December 21 carol sing, jointly hosted by The Sanctuary Boston and Arlington Street Church. Learn more about the event here. The service will be held at Arlington Street Church at 351 Boylston Street and on Zoom.
The Board and Stewardship Team are hosting this important meeting to introduce the congregation to the financial implications of our ministerial search ahead of the annual pledge drive. We will launch our FY24 campaign in February, a month earlier than usual — and it will look a little different from past years. Please plan to … Continue reading Congregational Meeting on the FY24 Pledge Campaign
Birth of a Movement brings to life Boston’s long history as a center of abolition and a force for racial equality. In 1915, William Monroe Trotter, a little remembered leader in the Black radical tradition, led the struggle to ban D. W. Griffith’s notoriously racist film, The Birth of a Nation. Trotter advocated mass action … Continue reading Racial Justice Task Force Film Series: “Birth of a Movement”
All are welcome to join this evening of board game fun. Bring your favorite game to share, or just show up ready to play. This event is focused on the children and families of our congregation, but folks of all ages are welcome to join in. Pizza and other snacks will be provided.
Are you new to TPC? Thinking about joining as a member? Been attending for a while but interested in delving deeper into your spiritual journey, Unitarian Universalism, or community connections? This is a group for you! Rev. Jo will lead this small group experience with the Welcoming Ministry Team, which offers folks a chance to … Continue reading The Starting Point: A Group for Newcomers & Deeper Connections
The committees involved with social justice work will be sharing their collaborative approach to this work at Theodore Parker Church. Please plan to join us to be part of this discussion starting at noon in the parlor.
All are welcome to join this evening of board game fun. Bring your favorite game to share, or just show up ready to play. This event is focused on the children and families of our congregation, but folks of all ages are welcome to join in. Pizza and other snacks will be provided.
Have you wondered how you might contribute to TPC? Do you have special gifts, such as social media know-how or experience with health and safety procedures, that we could use in our Communications and Community Safety Teams? While you snack on food and coffee after church on March 19, come and talk to people from our different committees … Continue reading TPC Committee Fair
Rahsaan Hall is an advocate for community engagement, legal reform, and racial equity. He has served as Director of the Racial Justice Program for the ACLU of Massachusetts, Deputy Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, and Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County. He is ordained in the African Methodist Episcopal … Continue reading The 2023 Theodore Parker Lecture: Rev. Rahsaan D. Hall on “Policing Black Communities, 1854-2023: Changing Public Safety Narratives”
America’s Misdemeanor Problem exposes how our country’s history of racial injustice evolved into an enormous abuse of criminal justice power. Thirteen million people a year — most of them poor and people of color — are abused by this system. Through first-person accounts of those charged under the Black Codes of the Reconstruction era paralleled … Continue reading Film: Racially Charged: America’s Misdemeanor Problem
