United Parish in Brookline

It's been a while since we've tweeted! Stay tuned for various updates on all the December happenings at United Parish! First, we invite you to join us this Thursday from 6:15-6:45 in the Parlor for Advent Midweek Worship! Contact Iuliana at seminarian@upbrookline.org for info!

Upcoming Holiday Hours and Schedule Changes: The Church Office will be closed from December 26-January 2. Staff will be working limited hours and will be available by phone and email when they are not taking time off. Thrifty Threads will be closed December 31.

Merry Christmas from the United Parish in Brookline!

Are you feeling "blue" this Christmas season? Join us in the United Parish Parlor on Thursday, December 22nd at 6:15 for a "Blue Christmas" service. We will create a sacred space for people living through dark times. Contact Associate Pastor Amy Norton at amy@upbrookline.org.

Our 6th annual Christmas Market is taking place online now through December 31st! Choose one or more of our selected charities to donate to, and Missions Giving will match all donations received! Visit our website and/or contact missiongiving@upbrookline.org for more info.

Thrifty Threads, United Parish's resident thrift store, is collecting new pairs of socks in all sizes. Please consider donating one or many pairs! Thrifty Threads will be open for business on Dec 16-17, Dec 30, and Jan 6-7 from 12-3 pm. Contact thriftythreads@upbrookline.org

Hamilton-Garrett Music & Arts is having a FREE Winter Concert on Sunday, Dec. 18th at 6 pm at the Charles Street AME Church in Roxbury. Get to know the students who benefit from our Negro Spiritual Royalties payments! Contact susan@upbrookline.org if you want or need a ride.

United Parish invites you to support City Mission's "Coat Boston." Please consider donating new coats in all children's and teen (including adult) sizes! Visit citymissionboston.org/coat-boston to learn more. Thank you for your generosity!

Join us tonight at 7 pm on Zoom for a meeting to kick off GBIO's (@GBinterfaith) Housing Justice Campaign! The link to register is on our website.

Today is the last day to order a Poinsettia donated in honor or memory of a loved one! Email your name and the names of those you are honoring to office@upbrookline.org. Please send $10 per name to the Church Office! We will decorate the Sanctuary with the donated Poinsettias.

Tomorrow, November 13, is the deadline to sign up for a free Thanksgiving Meal Kit from the Brookline Food Pantry. Learn more: unitedparishbrookline.org/news/thanksgiv…

Afterward, please stay to learn about badly deteriorated building conditions in Brookline Public Housing buildings and how United Parish can help. Questions? Contact David Rockwell, United Parish’s GBIO Captain for Affordable Housing, at drockwell789@gmail.com

This development will replace the existing buildings from the 1940s with a state-of-the-art, six-story, 115-unit building. It will be fossil-fuel-free and built to very high environmental performance standards. It will be a wonderful new affordable housing resource in Brookline!

Upcoming on October 23rd: The executive director of Brookline Housing Authority, will be at United Parish after church on October 23 to tell us about the exciting new 100% affordable housing development for seniors at 32 Marion Street!

Did you know? If you'd ever like to submit a prayer request or have your email added to the prayer chain, you can contact PrayerRequests@upbrookline.org. To share a prayer directly with everyone on the prayer chain, email PrayerList@upbrookline.org.

Apple picking is this Saturday!! We will meet at 10 am at Dowse Orchards in Sherborn, MA. Click here for a link to RSVP: unitedparishbrookline.org/news/apple-pic…

United Parish will host a 3-part "Wills and Wishes" workshop on Sundays 10/2, 10/16, and 10/30. Attendees will discuss planning for both emergencies and end of life. EVERYONE is welcome and should consider attending! Register on Realm or by emailing legacygiving@upbrookline.org

Save the Dates: New Member Classes This Fall New Member Classes will take place after worship on October 23, 30, and November 6, culminating in a joining ceremony on November 13 during worship. More information to come! Contact discernment@upbrookline.org with any questions.

Voices of unity. Blessings, @UPBrookline & @TempleShirTikva