Love. Earth. Justice.

Faith and spirituality have always sustained people through difficult times. In this age of colliding crises—from pandemic to systemic racism, from inequality of wealth and power to ecological collapse—they can play a crucial role in sustaining our movements for change.

At 3 pm on Sunday, October 3, 2021, MassIPL will convene Love. Earth. Justice.: A Multifaith Service of Prayer, Celebration, and Resolve. We will gather at Old South Church in Boston to celebrate creation and community, mourn all we have lost, and call each other to faithful action. If you can’t be with us in person, join us by livestream here! 

Planned for approximately ninety minutes, the service will include prayer, readings, and uplifting music, with an inspiring sermon from Rev. Traci Blackmon, Associate General Minister of Justice & Local Church Ministries for The United Church of Christ.

Other worship leaders and musicians:

Marie-Thérèse “Tess” Browne, Sisters of Charity of Nazareth

Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Missioner for Creation Care for the Episcopal Diocese of Western  Massachusetts and the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ and Advisor for Creation Care for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts 

Mitchell Crawford, Music Director, Old South Church in Boston

Yenkuei Chuang, Everyday Mindfulness Everywhere

Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman, Director of Professional Development, Hebrew College, and Rabbinic Ambassador, Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action

Hartman Deetz, Enrolled Member, Mashpee Wampanoag

Robert Jonas, Director, The Empty Bell, Northampton

Dr. Bijoy Misra, President, India Discovery Center

Old South Church Jazz Ensemble

Rev. Fred Small, Policy Director, Massachusetts Interfaith Power & Light

Rev. Nancy S. Taylor, Senior Minister, Old South Church in Boston

Imam Ibrahim Sayar, Staff Chaplain, Boston Children’s Hospital 

Rev. Vernon K. Walker, Senior Program Manager, Communities Responding to Extreme Weather

After so many months of quarantine, we are excited to worship together in person! We’ll follow the strict Covid protocols of Old South Church.

Or you can join from anywhere by livestream.

Funds raised from the offering will be shared equally with GreenRoots and MassIPL’s new Faith in Action Campaign.

Driving, parking, and accessibility information are here. If you can, take the T to Copley Station—the church is right there! To help us plan, we invite you to RSVP here.

We are grateful for our cosponsors:

Boston Catholic Climate Movement
Climate Crisis Task Force of Old South Church
Environmental Ministries Team of the Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ
Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts
Faith Communities Environmental Network
Jewish Climate Action Network
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Falmouth
UU Mass Action

Please share this invitation with your friends, families, and faith communities. We hope to see you on October 3!