c o m m o n c a t h e d r a lThanks You

2014 was a year filled with blessings, growth and prayer. We worshipped every week on the Common, created at common art, hosted youth at CityReach, and were present on the streets of Boston as well as through

chaplaincy at the Barbara McInnis House.

This annual report is coming together in the aftermath of a record winter. Many feet of snow, with record cold temperatures, crippled the city. Coupled with the abrupt closure of the Long Island Shelter and recovery facilities, our already vulnerable community has struggled mightily. Everyone is tired and ready for good news.

We are so thankful that YOU are our good news!

Every Sunday, rain or snow, clouds or sun we gather on the Boston Common for fellowship and worship. You, our extended community (including 46 groups in 2014), brought the food and the love. This ministry is not possible without you. You provide fellowship – and what is often our community’s first meal of the day. You bring the good news.

common art gathered weekly, bringing people together to create beauty in community. Volunteers supported us every time we met. 16 art shows were hosted by congregations and other groups. Our artists sold their work, represented their work and

grew community. One artist said, “I came for the art and stayed for the love”. This is good news!

In 2014, 39 churches and youth groups participated in CityReach, bringing warm clothing, blankets, food, and other winter essentials. You kept our community warm even as our community taught you about homelessness in Boston. One of our CityReach staff said, “CityReach is important because I have an important story to tell – one which I hope they will share with others”. This is good news.

Your time, prayers, participation and financial support make our community possible. Your help allows us to be present, to build community, and to sustain this congregation of unhoused individuals – and their friends -- in Boston.

We hope you know how much we appreciate all that you do. You, your churches, your foundations and your schools have made a difference in the lives of many. common cathedral is not just “The Outdoor Church on the Boston Common”. We are also present with you in your home churches as you worship. We are always praying with (and for) you throughout the year.

In closing thank you for your consistent support – your commitment to our shared mission – and for welcoming me so warmly into this wonderful community of faith.

Amanda Grant-RoseExecutive Director, common cathedral

mattersACCOMPLISHMENTSIN 2014common art held 16 art shows throughout Boston and surrounding areas. Proceeds from the sales of original pieces went directly, and in full, to the artists who sold them.

39 different groups participated in CityReach.

Many worship services, in addition to Sunday Outdoor Worship, took place. These included: special services for Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, All Saints and All Souls Day, and Christmas. We also participated in the city wide remembrance service for those who died on the streets of Boston in 2014.

Heidi, our Artist-In-Residence, and community artist/curator Dante Guidini, spoke about homelessness at the United Nations in New York City.

During Thursday’s weekly Bible Study at South Station, more than 259 drinks from Dunkin Donuts (hot chocolate in the winter, fruit smoothies in the summer) were consumed.

Thanks to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Westwood, the yearly traditions, many years in the making, of a summer fishing trip and a winter bowling trip, took place.

Learn more about how you can become involved at www.commoncathedral.org

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2014 Annual ReportTHANK YOU FOR YOUR FINANCIAL GIFTS

Duncan W. & Jo-Anne AllenDonald & Katherine L AlmeidaSusan Anderson-SmithBruce & Janet AngusAnonymous (5)Lisa ArmJudith AustinWilliam & Donna AustinFrederic & Christine BaileyElizabeth BakerMichael & Paula BeckerleSusan Berry & Deborah FlaggBiogen Gift MatchBoston Episcopal Charitable SocietyThe Boston FoundationBoston Society of New JerusalemRobert A. & Regina E. BowerAlice P. BoyleJohn & Roberta BrackettEduard & Sarah H. BrauPeter Calkins & Susan Ann CaseyBecky & Allan CallowLisa CarangeloCarter Memorial UMC, NeedhamWilliam CavelliniRob CerundoloCharles Sanders TrustMichael J. ChmuraChrist Church, NeedhamChurch Hill United Methodist, NorwellChurch of Christ Congregational, MillisChurch of Our Saviour, ArlingtonChurch of Our Saviour, MiltonChurch of the Redeemer, Chestnut HillChurch on the Hill, BostonCity HeArtCity Mission Society, BostonGunnel Clarke & John De Villars John & Deborah ColellaCommunity Covenant Church, HopkintonCongregational Church of TopsfieldJudith CrossettRobyn CurrierTimothy P. Davis & Lisa Capra

Peter & Ann DawsonGeorge DelianidesThomas A DeMarco IIIPablo & Helga DetorresJocelyn DillMargaret M. DohertyDarcy J. DyeJoseph & Deborah M. DyerRobert & Claudia EatonTracie L. & Stephen Eddington-BaileyEdwards Church, FraminghamBrenda EgbertEliot Church, NewtonEpiscopal City Mission Episcopal Diocese of MassachusettsAlice & Kenneth EricksonAdam EwensteinBruce & Paula EwensteinLois & Warren FarrellFieldstone FoundationFirst Baptist, FraminghamFirst Church, BostonFirst Church, WenhamFirst Congregational, NatickFirst Congregational, ReadingFirst Congregational, SuttonFirst Parish, ConcordFirst Parish, FraminghamFirst Parish, York MEFirst Religious Society, CarlisleSally, David, Thea & Otto FisherThomas & Mary Kay ForeseFranklin Federated ChurchJoseph & Judith GarciaErnestine A. GianellyGood Shepherd, ReadingPamela & Bruce GoodyBillie Mae GordonJoan & Nathaniel GortonMichael Gorton & Karen Swift-GortonGrace Episcopal, NewtonJames Graham & Lee DicksonJennifer GrahamKenneth Grant & Marie Yannaco-GrantDonald M. & Naoko B. HagueBeverly HallLisbeth J. HallIvan J. HansenStephen Hartigan

Dorothea HassRuth & Charles HatcherRichard & Deborah HolleranAmos B. & Barbara W. HostetterRalph W. HughesAmy P. JonesBenjamin KantorNancy & Kenneth KantorJack L. KensingerKings ChapelStephen & Susan KirkFrederick KnabeLula B. KopperKorean Church of the Nazarene, ReadingH. Bruce & Susan LederhouseDebra & Reid LeonardRyan Leonard & Kira BokaldersPeter LeoneJanet & Michael LevangieLexington Christian AcademyMark LippoltM.C.B. Quantico R.O.F.Carol MackenzieGeorge MacNaughtonJane N.P. MallinsonFrank P. & Martha R. ManleyMaple Street Congregational, DanversNancy Jeanne MartinWanda McClainJonathan & Kathleen McCormickJoyce McCrevanLeslie G McGovernEllen Bacon McKinleyJames & Mary Sue MeissHannah MellmanStefano Migliuolo & Sarah HeathGraeme Mills & Deborah HunterMarilyn & Mark MoffettChristine MollaGarvin & Nancy MooreEileen MoranCharles MorganJoan & Robert MurrayNetwork for GoodNew York Community TrustNewton Country Day School of the Sacred HeartNorth Church Portsmouth, NH

Northeast Retirement Services, Inc.Thomas E. Nutt-Powell & Bonnie RandallStuart F. O’BrienOld South Church in BostonGerard PapinParish of the EpiphanyDavid B. ParkeF. Robert & Lindsey ParkerJanet Fitch ParkerOlive PatrickJohn PearsonPenfield Family Charitable Gift FundNatalie C. PhillipsTheresa PierceBob PulsterRaymond Village Community ChurchH. Milton & Nancy E. ReadBarbara C. RimbachGregg & Rita RobbinsMarjorie & James RobertsLaurie RofinotJohn B. & Margaret M. RollNaomi RonenAnn RooseveltStephen Rose & Amanda Grant-Rose Edward & Sarah RossiterDiana SabellaSanders FundWilliam & Sarah SatterthwaiteJoseph SchmidtMark J SchmidtZoila & Dick SchoenbrunJohn W. SearsDennis E. SmithFrank SmithSusanna Snyder & Michael BarnesKaren & Marshall SpanglerJanet and Henry SpiersBliss SpoonerSt. Barnabas, FalmouthSt. John’s, GloucesterSt. John’s, HinghamSt. Luke’s, ScituateSt. Mary’s, Newton Lower FallsSt. Peter’s, WestonSt. Thomas, Hanover, NHAnn StaffeldGary & Debra StifflerStitch HouseJoan A. Stone

Diana Tilley StrangePaul E. Jr. & Emily Stimson SuggJohn & Linda SurinchakDmitry & Kathryn SvirskyAnn TarltonRaynor W TaylorSteven & Rebecca TaylorScott & Carol A. ThompsonWilliam A. Thorndike Trinitarian Congregational Church, North Andover Trinity Chapel, ShirleyTrinity Episcopal Church, Concord Trinity Episcopal Church, WrenthamNorma Tuckwood Brain Turner Nancy Tyborowski & Crystal DiamondUnion Congregational Church, GrotonUnited Church of Christ Congregational, BurlingtonUnited States Marine Corps Command ChaplainNatarajan & Cathy VenkateshVillage Church (UCC), WellesleyStephen & Amanda VoyseyAlicia WagnerMr. & Mr. WahlersCarol Walker Frank Walley IIIMartha Weille Wellesley Hills (UCC), WellesleyRobert & Kathryn WindsorJared J. & Eveline R. WolfLoren M. & Sally Ann H WoodPauline & Ronald Wright

Distribution of Gifts

$10,000 and up 7$5,000 to $9,999 7$1,000 to $4,999 21$500 to $999 26$100 to $499 82$0 to $99 77

Donations given by indviduals, foundations and churches in 2014:

“J” moved two benches closer during Sunday worship. He still claims that he’s not coming for church, but he stays through the whole worship service and listens to every word.

common artists made puppets, and 10 of us marched with them, at the First Night parade on New Years’ Eve in Boston.

We stood in solidarity with religious leaders and community members during a public prayer service that voiced our concerns about the closure of Long Island, which housed the largest shelter -- and many recovery beds -- in Boston.

We purchased and distributed hundreds of ponchos for the community to use on rainy days.

We prayed. We prayed in large groups on the Common, we prayed individually on park benches, we prayed with parishioners over the phone and by text message.

2014 also marked the passing of several beloved members of the congregation.

We keep Donnie, Bryan, Peter, Theresa, Garret and all those who loved them – in our prayers.

And -- we laughed -- a lot! Even when things were hard, we found moments of joy.

STAFFAmanda Grant-Rose, MSW, M.Ed Executive DirectorMary Eaton, MDiv Associate PastorThe Rev. Ken Schmidt DeaconHeidi Lee Artist-in-Residence for common artTonika Farrell Administrative Assistant

BOARD

The Rev. Stephen Voysey Chairman Rector, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Weston, MAJames Dukes Member common cathedralPaul Estes Member common cathedralThe Rev. Julian Fredie Retired Vice-President, Staples Corporation; Deacon, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church Roxbury, MAThe Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris Bishop Suffragan, Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Boston, MADebra Leonard, PhD Member, Old South Church in Boston (UCC) Cambridge, MALynn Smith Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Duxbury, MA

common cathedral (Ecclesia Ministries, Inc.) is an outdoor congrega-tion, housed and un-housed, sharing God’s love through community, pastoral care, creative expression, and worship on Boston Common. Revenue

Total Revenue 252,060Expenses Programs

Sunday Worship 16,430common art 33,000CityReach 21,800Street Ministry 31,430

AdministrationGeneral Overhead 42,720Fundraising 5,120Total Expenses 150,500

Excess of Revenue over Expenses*

101,560ASSETSCurrent Assets

Investment Account $531700Cash/Other 190,500

TOTAL ASSETS $722,200

Overview of Income and Expenses: Calendar Year 2014

Financial ReportTotal Expenses

General Overhead 28%

Street Ministry 21%

Fundraising 3%Sunday Worship11%common art 22%CityReach 14%

Foundations19%

Earned Income 15%

Individuals19%

Congregations 37%

Funded By

2014 Accomplishments (continued from page 1)

*2014 was a transitional year, during which we sought to fill two staffing vacancies. Our new Executive Director joined the organization in late August 2014. We are excited to announce that the second position has just been filled! Our new Associate Street Minister and Chaplain will join our team on June 1st, 2015!!

WE THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS

PO Box 51003, Boston, MA 02205

…who have given countless hours of support and in-kind donations:

Ric Bailey Musician, common cathedralUNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST,

NORWELLNEW NORTH CHURCH, HINGHAM

Mike Bancewicz CityReachCHURCH ON THE HILL, BOSTON

Bill ComerSpecial EventsTHE CROSSING, BOSTON

Lucy Costacommon artOLD SOUTH CHURCH IN BOSTON

(UCC)

George DelianidesPhotographerOLD SOUTH CHURCH IN BOSTON

(UCC)

James DukesBoard memberCOMMON CATHEDRAL

Paul EstesBoard memberCOMMON CATHEDRAL

Paula EwensteinLunch coordinator, common cathedralALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL,

BROOKLINE

Sally Fisher common artCHURCH OF THE ADVENT,

BOSTON

The Rev. Julian FredieBoard memberST. CYPRIAN’S EPISCOPAL,

ROXBURY

Emanuel GenoveseStained glass artisan, common artKINGS CHAPEL, BOSTON

Tim GreenArt ShowsST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL, NEWTON

LOWER FALLS

Bob GreinerCATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST.

PAUL’S, BOSTON

The Rt. Rev. Gayle E. HarrisBoard memberEPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF

MASSACHUSETTS

Liana Johannaber common art

Brittany Johnston common art

Evelyn Kanecommon art

Elizabeth Kellycommon art

Lucy Lafleche common artCHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

NEEDHAM

Debra Leonard Board memberOLD SOUTH CHURCH IN BOSTON

(UCC)

The Rev. Dr. Debbie Little WymanFounder and Missioner, common

cathedral

Nancy MartinGeorges Island PicnicTRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

BOSTON

Bill MeehanMusician, common cathedral

Mary Jessica Naffcommon art

Steve NelsonWebsiteEAST MILTON CONGREGATIONAL

Chris NordstromMusician, common cathedralEAST MILTON CONGREGATIONAL

Nancy Richardson Photographer, common artOLD SOUTH CHURCH IN BOSTON

(UCC)

Amanda Rigatticommon art

Sarah Rossiter Communion Bread, common

cathedralST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL, WESTON

The Rev. Ken SchmidtDeaconEPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF

MASSACHUSETTS

Lynn SmithBoard memberEPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF

MASSACHUSETTS

Emily SuggField Trip coordinatorST. JOHN’S, WESTWOOD

The Rev. Cathy Venkateshcommon art

The Rev. Stephen VoyseyChair of the BoardST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL, WESTON

Virginia WaldenPastoral CareTRINITY EPISCOPAL, BOSTON

Rebekah Woolfcommon art

Penny WinnSilver Cross Orders FIRST CHURCH UCC, PEMBROKE

…who brought lunch and stayed for common cathedral worship:

All Saints Episcopal, Brookline

Carter Memorial UCC, Needham

Christ Church Episcopal, Andover

Christ Episcopal Church, Needham

Church of Christ Congregational, Millis

Church of Our Saviour Episcopal, Milford, NH

Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal, Wayland

Congregational Church of Chelmsford, UCC

First Church UCC, Wenham

First Congregational UCC, Concord, NH

First Congregational Church, Reading

First Congregational UCC, Rockport

First Parish Westwood (UCC)

First Religious Society, Carlisle (UU)

Franklin Federated (ABC & UCC)

Grace Community Church, Boston

Grace Episcopal Church, Norwood

Korean Church of the Nazarene, Reading

Lakeville United Church of Christ, Lakeville

Melrose Highlands Congregational

Milal Korean Church, Chelmsford

North Congregational, Portsmouth, NH

North Street Community Church of the Nazarene, Hingham

Old South Church in Boston (UCC)

Parish of the Epiphany Episcopal, Winchester

Second Congregational Church of Boxford

St. Alban’s Episcopal, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

St. Andrew’s Episcopal, Wellesley

St. Cyprian’s Episcopal, Roxbury

St. John’s Episcopal, Gloucester

St. John’s Episcopal, Portsmouth, NH

St. Luke’s Episcopal, Scituate

St. Mark’s Episcopal, Westford

St. Michael’s Episcopal, Milton

St. Paul’s Episcopal, Brookline

St. Paul’s Episcopal, Hopkinton

St. Paul’s Episcopal, Natick

St. Peter’s Episcopal, Weston

St. Stephen’s Episcopal, Cohasset

Joan A. Stone & FamilyTrinity Chapel (Episcopal),

ShirleyUnion Church, Waban

(UCC)Union Congregational

Church, East BridgewaterUnited Congregational

Church, Little Compton, RIUnited Methodist Church,

Westford Wellesley Hills

Congregational, Wellesley

…who participated in CityReach — providing food, financial support, clothing, and prayers in support of hundreds of unhoused individuals:

All Saints Episcopal, Brookline

All Saints Episcopal, Wolfsboro, NH

Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree

Centre Congregational Church, Lynnfield

Christ Episcopal Church, Needham

Church Hill United Methodist, Norwell

Congregational Church of West Tisbury

First Church, Belmont (UU)First Church, Groton (UU)First Church of Christ,

Sandwich (UCC)

First Congregational Church, Sutton

First Congregational Church, Shrewsbury

First Parish Congregational Church, E Derry NH

First Parish, Concord (UU)First Parish, Framingham

(UU)First Parish, Groton (UU)First Parish, Sherborn (UU)First Parish, Watertown

(UU)First Unitarian Society,

Newton First United Methodist

Church, SouthbridgeGrace Episcopal Church,

Vineyard Haven Melrose Highlands

Congregational ChurchNorwell High SchoolOld South Church, First

Congregational Church of Farmington, ME

Pilgrim Church, Duxbury (Presbyterian)

Second Congregational Church, Boxford

South Church, Andover (UCC)

St Andrew’s Episcopal, Edgartown

St Andrew’s Episcopal, Hanover

St. Anselm College, NHSt John’s Episcopal,

Westwood St Michael’s Episcopal,

MiltonThe Dover ChurchTrinitarian Congregational

Church, N AndoverUCC Community Church,

BoxboroughUnion Congregational,

GrotonUnited Church of Christ,

NorwellUnited Church, WalpoleWellesley Hills

Congregational Church, Wellesley

2014 Annual Report