Dear People of Christ Church,For six days you shall labor. In creation,

God consecrates work; it has a particular blessing, and an important place in our lives. God works, we work. Whether it be in caring for children, or building bridges, or writing sermons, there is an inherent rightness in the fruits of human labor.

But not all the time. When Jesus taught, he famously broke all

kinds of customs for keeping the Sabbath. His disciples picked food (a big no-no). He healed on the Sabbath and told the person he’d healed to carry their mat, thus corrupting him as well. As Jesus saw it, the customs that had evolved for keeping the Sabbath had enslaved people to the rules, rather than freed them for God.

I don’t think that any generation exactly gets things right (our rigid forebears who found it sinful to play cards on the Sabbath, for example, probably could have let that one go), but now it seems like we have trapped ourselves in a different way. Now, we’ve lost our way a bit as to what actually constitutes leisure. Is it shopping? Is it crashing in front of the television, handing our brains over for hours at a time? When was the last time you actually stopped to ask yourself what actually restores you? I think it’s equally troubling that I have to ask myself that question as that I don’t immediately have an answer--honestly, there’s nothing in my life that looks like perfect stillness. I’m beginning to accept that as a fact, rather than a failure.

Sometimes we have to look very, very closely to find the Sabbath. As a parent, I find it’s in micro-seconds; the other day I came home late, almost past bedtime, with my kids after a dinner at Noah’s church. Leaving them sitting in the car, I walked up the driveway to the curb to fetch the trash bin to roll it toward the house. It took about thirty seconds. But in those moments, I was able to take a deep breath, notice the stars, and feel the relief that for fifteen seconds, no one could demand anything from me. I

drank it in deeply. The four year old and the 2 year old were safely buckled, could see me, and knew I’d be there shortly. The phone was in my bag in the car. Perfect darkness, crisp air, my busy street quiet for once. Bliss.

Then it was back to everything, all at once, in the way that life in the world so often is everything at once. But the awareness of that moment echoed through the rest of the evening and was this strange anchor—my spiritual moment did, after all, consist of rolling a trash bin about thirty feet—for the wideness of God’s mercy that could embrace all of us.

In writing this piece, I feel like I have more questions than answers. I don’t know that there is a formula for what constitutes the “right” Sabbath--there are some good ideas in these pages, but one

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Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. For six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it. ~Exodus 20:8-11

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Further resourcesJubilee Ministries on the national church’s website:ecusa.anglican.orgThe Sabbath Economics Collaborative:sabbatheconomics.org

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Creation and the Sabbath by Eric Harvey

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Shtetls were small town Jewish communities that existed throughout Eastern Europe from medieval times right up to the 20th century. You may be familiar with the shtetl from the musical, Fiddler on the Roof.

After WWII a team of sociologists and anthropologists under Margaret Mead’s leadership conducted an in-depth study of shtetl culture which included many interviews with persons who had once lived in them. The results of their research is published in a book, Life is With People. What emerges in its pages is a portrait of a people who, although living with modest material means, had fashioned a cohesive and rich culture every aspect of which was imbued with religious faith. The very first chapter is about the centrality of the Sabbath to shtetl life. Here are some passages:

It is told that God said to Israel, “if you accept my Torah and observe my Laws, I will give you for all eternity the most precious thing that I have in my possession.”

“And what,” asked Israel, “is that precious thing Thou wilt give us if we obey Thy Torah?”

God: “The future world.”Israel: “But even in this world should we have a foretaste

of that other?”God: “The Sabbath will give you this foretaste.”

Sabbath brings the joy of the future life into the shtetl. This is the climax of the week, “a different world, no worry, no work.” One lives from Sabbath to Sabbath, working all week to earn for it. The days of the week fall into place around the Sabbath.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are “before Sabbath,” and they draw holiness from the Sabbath that is coming. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday are “after Sabbath,” and they draw holiness from the Sabbath that is past. Any delicacy that one finds during the week should be bought and kept, if possible, “for Sabbath.”

The Sabbath is a day of rest, joy and devotion to God. None must work, none must mourn, none must worry, none must hunger on that day. Any Jew who lacks a Sabbath meal should be helped by those who have more than he. But of course one hopes not to need help, for no matter how poor a man may be he counts on the Lord to provide for the Sabbath meal.

Some stroke of luck, some sudden opportunity to earn the price of a fish and a fowl will surely turn up at the last moment-if only one goes after it hard enough. Many stories and legends describe miracles by which God at the last moment provided Sabbath fare for a devout Jew who lacked means to “make Sabbath.”

Sabbath is a Queen and a Bride; and on the Sabbath, “every Jew is a king.”

Perhaps not every Sabbath in every shtetl was alike for all Jews of Eastern Europe. Perhaps everyone did not always enjoy a happy Sabbath. Yet the memories that live through the years have a glowing uniformity. On no point is there more unanimity than on the significance and the feeling of Sabbath in the shtetl. It is remembered as a time of ecstasy. Father in a silken caftan and velvet skullcap, mother in black silk and pearls; the glow of candles, the waves of peace and joy, the glad sense that it is good to be a Jew, the distant pity for those who have been denied this foretaste of heaven.

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Sabbath rest was tremendously important for the writers of the Hebrew Bible—so Important that violating the commandment carried the penalty of death. For the priestly author of the first chapter of Genesis, the Sabbath was even more than a commandment. It was a special day blessed and sanctified by God from the dawn of creation. In this poem, the author fits all of creation into six days—not because he is trying to convey literal, historical information, but because he wants to show that this pattern of work and rest is built into the very nature of the world.

The tight literary structure of the first six days shows that the author’s goals are more poetic than historical. He divides the

six days into two parallel groups of three. Each day in the second group fulfills what was begun in the first group. God creates light and darkness on the first day, and on the fourth he creates the sun and the moon to govern the day and night. On the second day, the waters are divided; on the fifth, fish are created to fill those waters. The land that God creates on the third day he fills with animals (including humans) on the sixth day.

On the seventh day all of creation is complete, and God blesses the day and sanctifies it. This is the culminating act of this creation story, the icing on the cake. God signals the end of his creative labors by enjoying a day of rest, and even more than this, he writes this day of rest into the very

fabric of the world. For the priest who wrote the tale, nothing could be more compelling or more frightening than this. God has blessed the Sabbath and made it holy—who can violate it with impunity?

For us in the modern world it is nearly impossible to take a day of rest, an entire day off from all of our duties, obligations, and labors. Perhaps it is time to take a lesson from Genesis 1. The physical sciences have dismantled the idea of a literal six-day creation, but we can still acknowledge that the need for rest is built into our basic human nature, and appreciate the value of a weekly day of holy rest. Then again, perhaps the priests were right, and it takes the fear of God to force us to stop and enjoy the fruits of our labors.

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This past week, we finished the last of our four small-group meetings exploring the writings and practices of Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, and Catholic monk Thomas Merton. Here are some of the key points that I took away from our time together, not only from the readings and group meditations, but also from the insightful comments and reflections that arose during our group discussions.

#1: Awareness is important. The first evening we met, I asked everyone to share why they had come. The answers, it seemed, were all variations on the same theme: an understanding that becoming more aware makes life more meaningful, focused, and peaceful. By beginning our later meetings with walking meditation, slowly walking around the sanctuary, we learned to feel more “present” in the world. It was a practice that bears results not only for ourselves, but for the people who share our lives. As Thich Nhat Hanh writes,

“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. To really love someone is to be fully there for them. When you are truly present for another person, then the energy of the Holy Spirit is in you.”

#2: Be kind to yourself. While Merton and Hanh challenge us to “wake up” out of mechanical patterns of thought and action, our group also dwelled on the importance of gentleness as the key to progress on any spiritual path. Merton notes that we should not be frustrated when, during our attempts to pray quietly, our mind seems distracted by more trivial matters:

“It is useless to get upset when you cannot shake off distractions. They

are unavoidable in the life of prayer. It is the will to pray, the desire to find God that matters. No matter how distracted you may feel, simply continue to pray by centering your heart upon God, Who is present always no matter what thoughts are in your mind. After all, his Presence does not depend on your thoughts of Him!”

#3: Every moment is holy. A final theme was a widely-expressed desire to more consistently become aware of God’s continual presence in our lives. Despite the worries and cares of everyday life, we all expressed a desire to more fully “know” God in the here and the now. Each one of us has our own paths to walk in this regard, so I will end with this final note of encouragement from Merton. “I must learn to look for God. If I look for God, then every event and every moment will sow, in my will, the grains of His life that will spring up one day in a tremendous harvest. For it is His love that warms me in the sun, yet also sends the cold rain. It is the love of God that sends the winter days when I am cold and sick, and the hot summer when I labor and

my clothes are full of sweat; but it is God who breathes on me with winds off the river and breezes from the woods. His Love speaks to me in the birds and the streams, but also in the clamor of the city. All of these things are seeds sent to me by His will. If these seeds would take root, then I would grow together with thousands of others into the gold of one huge field praising God.”

Thanks to all who attended these past weeks, and I hope that all of us at Christ Church can, in our own ways and patterns, continue to learn how to rest in the continual presence of God’s love.

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thing will not work for everyone. There is also a political and economic element to it; the desire for Sabbath for one must also include a desire for a Sabbath for all, a desire to live in such as way as to relieve the suffering of others. Exodus talks about allowing the land to rest as well: leaving land uncultivated, allowing the poor to harvest what they need. In the seventh year, debts are released. Sabbath’s close cousin is the jubilee year; every fifty years, where anything bought or sold reverts to its initial condition, and slaves are free to go home. Contemporary global movements for the cancellation of debt (particularly third world economies

crippled by debt) find their roots in the theology of jubilee. Sabbath Economics collective puts it this way: the Sabbath is “a communal discipline of suspending work in order to remind us that human doing is subordinate to being.” It is naturally limiting: limits to growth, limits to consumption, limits to greed. When the Israelites were fed manna in the wilderness, they couldn’t keep more for tomorrow or invest it to grow more. They had only enough. We can see from the crisis in the Eurozone to the collapse of the American housing market how the logic of unfettered “growth” and expansion has worked out--not so expansive after all.

Is that really what Jesus had in mind when he invited us to seek first the Kingdom of God and all that is needed would be given?

This Advent, pray about what Sabbath you need. What really, really restores you? What brings you close to God and frees you to receive the good gifts of life? How does your Sabbath help to create a more just world where others are free to enjoy God’s good gifts of life and love also?

Or come to our Tuesday evening Advent series and talk more about this and other contemporary thinking about faith and the economy!

Blessings, Sara+

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John O. Johnson, age 89. Born in Waltham, graduate of Waltham High School and Tufts College. Served on the battleship Washington during World War II. Married to “Betty” Hayden in Christ Church, Waltham in 1949. Survived by four sons and four grandchildren. Employed as a safety consultant for many years at Liberty Mutual. Graveside burial service was held in Mt. Feake Cemetery.

This year, we said goodbye to longtime parishioners John Johnson (in May) and Otho Kerr (in October). Both were in their late eighties and lived lives of profound accomplishment and service. Here, we share a short piece that John wrote before he died and requested to be printed here, and Otho’s obituary to the right.

Excerpt of remembrance given by Otho Kerr's son at his memorial service: "My friend Tim Kincaid lost his father on Tuesday, the day after our dad passed. On his Facebook Wall, Tim shared a wonderful quote: “A child looks up at the stars and wonders. A great father puts a child on his shoulders and helps them to grab a star.” Throughout his entire life, our dad Otho Kerr put us on his shoulder and helped us grab stars. I don’t know if it’s nurture or nature—it doesn’t really matter— but I see him in each of his children. We each love to travel and we each crave information. We are each motivated by the idea that justice and equality are defining values for us. And we would each make sacrifices for our family, especially our mom, without thinking twice about it. I thank my dad for passing that on.

[The day before my father died], I experienced one of the most wonderful adventures I have had in a long time when I ran the New York marathon. It was a spectacularly beautiful day. Before I checked my clothes and belongings for the final time before the race, I called my mom at home and then my dad who was in rehab to tell them the race was about to start. As I looked around me, I was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the beauty around me – Manhattan, the Great Bay, the bridge’s spectacular cabled spans and the tens of thousands of people bouncily running alongside me, in front of me and behind. And I thought about my parents and started crying. I finished the race, I called my mom and dad. My dad proudly said that he followed the race on his iPhone and that he shared my splits with the staff at the rehab facility and with Aunt Ann and Lillian who were visiting him at the time. He was energetic and eager to talk. It was the last time I spoke with him. But the experience was metaphorical for the way he was present then and throughout the lives of each of his family members. It was yet one more star he helped me to grab. I thank him for getting me to the starting line, for helping me grab stars. As my friend Sukey said, I know his spirit will run with me and my family forever."

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The Sabbath, that day of rest when we leave behind the demands and concerns of the World and dedicate it to the Lord, to thank for His Love, care and Grace that has provided for us during the week, a time for worship not only at church but with His Ekklesia, the community of His followers, His family.

Growing up in Puerto Rico and Spain that observance was very dear to me and has left me with some of my fondest memories and it saddens me to see how the modern world has all but lost that day.

In the Spanish culture not only was Sunday that Sabbath day for turning to the Lord and to those dear to us but it started earlier with all commerce ceasing at between 1 and 2 in the afternoon of Saturday. It meant that my father who worked hard the other five and a half days would be home and it was still early in the day for activities involving the entire family and at times in conjunction with one of the neighborhood’s family, still early to go to the beach, or a museum, a hike at the nearby Rain Forest with all its abundant and diverse vegetation or some other wonderful adventure he and my mother had planned.

Sunday of course was church in the morning but my most vivid memories was going after the service to my grandmother where the extended family met for lunch, in the midst of music and incessant chatter the family got acquainted with what went on during the week and how the different members were really faring, always eager to share in the joys of notable achievements or to pitch in during hard times. Afterwards it was either sharing time with my father at the movies or sitting around the table to participate in card games like Hearts or table games like Monopoly. The family was at ease, there were no constraints of time, of someone having to leave for work, or the need to go shopping, those activities were attended to in the other days of the week, those belonging to the World, this was the Lord’s day and the freedom to celebrate as a family, as an Ekklesia permeated everything.

This feeling was heightened and deepened during December and into January. The Sabbath was for going around

the neighborhood as a child caroling with the family, I endured the practice sessions and fought my shyness for everywhere we went we partook of wonderful homemade Eggnog and the different kinds of turron that most traditional Spanish Christmas treat, but yes, I also enjoyed the music and camaraderie but as a child sometimes our goals are slightly different than those of the adults. Then came that special Lord’s day and the memories of venturing very late at night in the chill of the evening (yes to us in Puerto Rico it did feel wintry, can you imagine! ) as we attended Midnight Mass for a service of pure joy, music and flower arrangements. Traditionally families either went afterwards to a home for a very late family dinner and celebration that went into the early dawn or met at noon for a similar lunch and celebration. I have experienced both and can not do justice to describe the mirth and joy that permeated among the family and bright festive sensation of that day. As you have probably noticed there has been no mention of Santa or gifts, that is because to us Christmas was exclusively a religious experience one for meditating on the one true real gift of the day, God’s giving of His Son.

That does not mean that we kids grew up deprived of the experience of sharing in both the giving and receiving of gifts. Our tradition made note that it was in January during the Epiphany that the Three Wise Men came baring their gifts and therefore we too gave on that day and met as a family for another meal and celebration. And the experience was total as the day before as kids we hurried around the neighborhood cutting the lawns so as to gather three shoe boxes full of cuttings for the camels and then off to bed in the nervous expectation of what Melchior, Balthazar and Gaspar would leave for us underneath the Christmas tree.

My kids grew up with the tradition of the Three Kings but otherwise I lament the loss in our culture for that exclusive day for the Lord as the bustling and hustling ethic of commerce has usurped that last remaining day when mankind left the demands of the world behind and looked not downward to this world but upwards to the Heavens and around to the family and community.

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Thanksgiving Basket outreach updateBlessings were again in abundance during our Adopt-a-Thanksgiving Basket outreach program. Parishioners were generous in their giving to enable Christ Church to supply 20 families from the Plympton School district with a Thanksgiving dinner and two hand knitted hats that were included as a gift from the knitting table of the Fieldstone Fair. I give a big Thank You to everyone who donated these items and to Maureen and Bill Fowler and Peter Lobo for packing and distributing the baskets. ~Sally Lobo

fieldstone fair updateThis year’s Fieldstone Fair raised $4,089.00 with the annual dinner and auction held Friday, Nov. 18th and the holiday fair ran Saturday, Nov. 19th with crafts, baked goods and raffles. Special thanks to Sue Burkart for organizing the silent auction, Suzanne Hughes for coordinating tickets, and Pam Hopkins’ for a delicious dinner!

Vestry update This fall, the Thanksgiving season, has been a time of blessings and abundance for us here at Christ Church.

Even as we have said, “good bye” to some close friends, we have been blessed with new members who have stepped up to fill in the gaps. Matt Dooley, our new Micah intern, has been working with St. Peter’s and us to continue to keep the two communities connected, as well as working with the children who are an ever-growing portion of our congregation. We are fortunate to have with us David Collins, taking the place of Stephen, as music director, in an almost seamless transition. And we are very grateful that Chris Jensen has stepped up to take on the role of Treasurer, vacated by Shawn Russell.

After much discernment, discussion and research, we finally took the plunge and commenced our Capital Campaign. The congregation responded with abundant generosity and Christ Church not only met, but surpassed its goal. Once again, this money will be combined with the CPA funds that are now being released by the City of Waltham for restoration projects. We can look forward to seeing the results of all this work in the coming years, making our building a more welcoming and accessible place for both the congregation and the community.

In keeping with the season, we have celebrated our own good fortunate by sharing Thanksgiving baskets with local families and opening our doors for the annual Fieldstone fair.

~Michele Driscoll, Clerk

Announcements Together Now Capital Campaign

After a church-wide effort, we are so excited and proud to announce the Together Now Capital Campaign has surpassed our goal of $260,000, and members of Christ Church have currently pledged $300,360!

This is great news! surpassing our goal means just another room renovated, another floor resurfaced! Many thanks to you to all who said "Yes!" to the church's emerging needs and a chance to partner with the larger Church. While handicap accessibility, restoration and updates if interior spaces, environmental upgrades will be underway, we've also invested in the diocese's initiatives with programs we are already involved in or can access (BSAFE, green grants, etc.). This is a huge achievement and honors the 160 legacy here at Christ Church, and will help us thrive into the future!

Also, thank you to those who joined us the evening of Tuesday, October 25th for our Capital Campaign celebration dinner with Bishop Tom Shaw!

It is never too late to turn in a pledge––please contact Sara or the Church Office if you would like to take part in this historic five year capital campaign!

Christ Church 2012 StewardshipOur annual stewardship drive kicked off on November 6th, and we are reaching for the same goal as last year, $100,000. This is our annual fundraising effort to support the operational needs of the church in order to support our mission statement to be "a welcoming Episcopal community brought together in our common worship of God and united in our desire to see and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves." Stewardship funds help us achieve this mission by keeping lights and heat on day-to-day, plowing the snow, paying salaries, etc.

Thanks to those who have contributed! We have currently raised $59,868 with 38 pledges! If if you still need to get your card in, or have any questions, contact Sara or the Church Office!

Giving updates

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Christmas Events and ServicesTuesdays in Advent Nov. 29th, Dec. 6th, 13th, and 20th

Holy Eucharist at 6:30 p.m. with Dinner and Program on Faith and Economic Justice

“A Child is Born” Nativity PlaySunday, Dec. 18th, 10 a.m.

As part of our regular Sunday Eucharist

Christingle Service and Party with St. Peter'sSunday, Dec.18, 3:00 p.m.

Christingles, carol singing, with our friends from St Peter’s Ugandan Anglican Church

Christmas Eve Choral EucharistSaturday, Dec. 24th, 7pm

Christmas Day Service Sunday, Dec. 25th, 10 a.m.

Holy Eucharist (no 8:30 service)

New Years Day ServiceSunday, Jan. 1st, 10 a.m.

Service of Christmas Lessons and Carols (no 8:30 service)

Christmas memorial flowersPlease let us know if you’d like to offer Christmas memorial flowers—suggested donation $15 to $20. Contact Lee in the church office or look for the sign up sheet in the parish hall.

Advent Tuesday Evening SeriesOur Advent series where we share Eucharist at 6:30 p.m. and dinner and conversation at 7:15 p.m. began on November 29th; we’ll be using a curriculum from the NPR show On Being as a springboard to consider faith and economics. What role does economics play in the life of people of faith? The moral life of a nation? The interaction of a nation like the U.S. on the world stage? Examine these challenging key issues with thinkers like Parker Palmer, Nathan Dungan, Rachel Naomi Remen, Sharon Salzburg, Martin Marty, Paul Zak and Jonathan Greenblatt.Occupy the Rector’s Office! (and let Sara know if you’d be willing to prepare the meal for the group for any of the sessions!) Hope to see you there!

A special thank-you to... Watertown Savings for a generous $750 grant to go towards Diaper Depot.

Hannaford for donating 50 helping hands hunger relief boxes filled with food.

American Legion Band for the great concert on a Saturday, December 3rd, and music petting zoo.

Outreach Diaper Depot:We need donations of diapers in all sizes (especially larger) as well as volunteers to shop for diapers (you can be reimbursed). Please talk to Cathy Hughes if you can help. Open the third Saturday of every month from 10-noon. Special Collection the first Sunday of the month.

Grandma’s Pantry: Needs: saltines, Ramen noodles, cereal and baked beans. Open Friday mornings from 9-11, to Waltham seniors.

Grandma’s Attic:Grandma’s Attic, our thrift shop room, is open the third Saturday of the month. Please consider donating any household items, small furniture, lightly worn clothing, books, CD’s, appliances and baby items. Thanks to Suzanne Hughes, Coordinator.

hannaford Gift Cards: Thanks to all who donate! In 2010, we gave out close to 100 cards to those in need who came to our doors. Please consider a donation of a gift card to Hannaford in the amount of $15. Checks may also be made out to Christ Church with “food assistance” in the memo line. These cards are made available to people who stop by the church looking for assistance buying food. Due to limited quantities, at this time, visitors are permitted aid once every four months. Thank you!

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Sunday Services8:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist Rite I 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist Rite II

Advent Tuesdays 6:30-7:00 p.m. – Meditative Eucharist 7:15-8:30 p.m. – Bible Study and Dinner

Christmas Eve Service7 p.m. – Choral Eucharist

Christmas Day Sunday10 a.m. – Holy Eucharist (no 8:30)

New Years Day Sunday10 a.m. – Service of Christmas Lessons and Carols (no 8:30)

Save the DateDec. 10th Diaper Depot prep (2nd Saturday of every month) Dec. 18th Christmas Pageant, 10 am service Christingle Service and Party with St. Peter's, 3 p.m.Dec. 24th Christmas Eve Choral EucharistDec. 25th Christmas Day Service with Carol Sing, 10 a.m. Every Friday 9-11 a.m. – Grandma’s PantryJan. 22nd Annual Meeting

For a full listing of events, go to the Events page on our website and click through to Events Calendar.

Coming up in the next issue...Focus on Handiwork | Submissions due Monday, March 12thAll are welcome and encouraged to contribute articles, art or announcements.Contact Rev. Sara, Kristin Harvey or email news@christchurchwaltham.org

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