Lent in a Bag: Pickup and Delivery
2021-02-15 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-02-16 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-02-17 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Reservoir Church Ministry Center Living Room, 15 Notre Dame Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02140, United States
You have a Lent gift waiting for you! To get started with special objects for our Lenten observance, stop by and pick up your Lent in a Bag on several days and locations:
Reservoir Church Ministry Center Living Room:
Fri 2/12, Mon 2/15, Tues 2/16, and Wed 2/17 between 11am – 2pm
Home of Scott and Ivy Anthony, 15 Houston Ave., Milton:
Sat 2/13 between 9am – 5pm
Reservoir Church Sanctuary Lobby:
Sun 2/14 between 11:30am – 5pm

If you are unable to pick up your Lent in a Bag, and need someone to drop one off to you we will have delivery available. Fill out this form to request delivery.
Email Trecia with any questions at trecia@reservoirchurch.org.

Ash Wednesday service (online)
2021-02-17 19:00 - 19:15 | Online Meeting, MA
The official start of Lent happens each year in the middle of the week on a day called Ash Wednesday. So as a community we welcome all to join that evening for a 15-minute service online to meditate and pray together, aided by the ash gifted in our Lent in a Bag.
(If you do not have ash, a lit match put out will work.)
For the online meeting link please email kim@reservoirchurch.org.
Part of our grief this year will include naming loved ones who have died recently. Share names and dates of death to kim@reservoirchurch.org.

Generous Listening: Deepening Your Relationship with God, Yourself, and Others
2021-02-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-03-07 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-03-21 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-04-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-05-09 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-05-23 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Meeting, MA
Dates: 2/14, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/11,4/25, 5/9, and 5/23
Time: Sundays 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Guided by Jesus, and a myriad of contemporary voices, you will explore how embodying the way of ‘generous listening’ can usher in healing and a greater sense of belonging to ourselves, to one another, and to God.
This class will require a commitment of attendance (8 sessions), readings, contemplative spiritual practices, and practicums of one-on-one and group spiritual direction.
RSVP at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deepening-your-relationship-with-god-yourself-and-others-tickets-137721335221

Poetry Night
2021-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Online Meeting, MA
Poetry Night – Come read your favorite or original poem!
(Or you’re welcome to just come and listen.)
Email matt@reservoirchurch.org for more information.

Listening Campaign Kickoff with GBIO
2021-03-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Online Meeting, MA
How can we gather collective power towards equity and justice? By listening to one another.
Faith Into Action (FIA) and Reservoir’s Equity Diversity Inclusion (REDI) Team invites you to LISTENING SESSIONS, to share our concerns and build connection. Learn how you can facilitate a Listening Session: Join us on 3/16 7pm for the Listening Campaign kickoff with GBIO (Greater Boston Interfaith Organization), and hear why listening is powerful tool for action.
Save the Date for future meetings:

training on 3/30
meetings throughout April

RSVP to lydia@resrevoirchurch.org.

REDI Team Recruitment for 4 More Weeks!
2021-03-18 08:00 - 17:00
Deadline is April 15 to submit nominations for Reservoir’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion team!
One of our church’s five core values is everyone. (We seek to welcome people in all their diversity, without exception, to embrace a life connected to Jesus and others.) Another is action. (Love for Jesus compels us to act—to seek justice, show compassion, work for reconciliation, and hope for transformation in joyful engagement with the world.) As part of working towards these core values, we formed the Reservoir Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) team in Spring 2019.

The REDI team is a group of Reservoir members with a range of backgrounds working to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion at Reservoir in three main ways:

Evaluation and assessment: through surveys and listening sessions to identify and magnify voices that are underrepresented, or do not feel a sense of belonging in our community and track that over time. REDI Report 2020 available here.
Support and advise the staff and board: based on responses to survey and feedback from the community, proposing recommendations to promote EDI efforts to the staff and board, and provide resources and accountability with organizational decisions such as hiring or representation on leadership.
Operates as a think tank to jumpstart and support EDI programs such as researching strategies for crisis and trauma response, inviting our community to engage in and create diverse and inclusive liturgies, and offer other ideas that serve the community.

REDI has a two year membership commitment, which means that many of the original team members will be stepping down this spring and we are looking for new members to join and replace them.

What we need:
3-5 new people for a 2-year commitment. 2-4 of our current members will also be continuing on for another year to smooth the transition.

You are invited to apply if you are a member or in the process of becoming a member, committed to and invested in the community. All are welcome to apply, and we especially welcome applicants who are people of color, people with disabilities, people who identify as part of the LGBTQ community, people whose first language is something other than English, and those who identify as lower income or working class.
Self-nominations and nominations of others will be accepted. To nominate yourself or someone else, email redi@reservoirchurch.org with a short statement or with a request to talk in person, on why you/they would be a good candidate for the team by April 15th. We will follow up with nominations to schedule a conversation about the role by May 1st. Decisions will be made by representatives from the current REDI Team, Staff, and the Board by June 1st.
Priority will be given to members with experience in diversity and inclusion initiatives and those with trusted spiritual and relational history in our community.
Time commitment is 2 years from June 2021. Usually meeting every six weeks but sometimes more frequently depending on projects or initiatives in process. Communication happens primarily through email averaging about 5 email threads between meetings.

If you have any questions please reach out to redi@reservoirchurch.org. Thank you!

REDI Team Recruitment for 3 More Weeks!
2021-03-25 08:00 - 17:00

Members Meeting
2021-03-28 11:00 - 12:00 | Online Meeting, MA
Reservoir Church’s quarterly members meeting. Come hear updates from Steve about what’s on the horizon for spring and summer. Connect with others about our community and vision, and experience the joy even without the potluck!
Meeting link will be shared through our newsletter.
RSVP to trecia@reservoirchurch.org anytime by March 28.

REDI Team Recruitment for 2 More Weeks!
2021-04-01 08:00 - 17:00

Reservoir Easter Services
2021-04-04 06:00 - 11:00 | Online and In-Person Meeting
We are so excited to celebrate the risen Christ as a church community in several ways this year, both in-person and online.
You can participate in a variety of ways:

Online on Zoom, Easter Sunday at 10:00 am (email info@reservoirchurch.org for meeting information)
In-person and socially distanced at one of several small neighborhood gatherings at sunrise, Easter Sunday at 6:00 am (sign-up form shared in our virtual worship services prior to Easter)
Watch our recorded anytime on Easter or afterwards, posted on Reservoir’s YouTube channel HERE.

Check out our YouTube channel anytime to get acquainted with Reservoir’s worship service, community, and events and happenings around Greater Boston!

REDI Team Recruitment for 1 More Week!
2021-04-08 08:00 - 17:00

Faith Into Action Listening Sessions
2021-05-16 11:30 - 13:30 | Online and In-Person Meeting
Reservoir is opening spaces to listen to one another throughout the month of May with a variety of listening sessions. These sessions are all about coming together and discovering common ground by listening to one another.
What keeps you up at night? What problems are you or those you care for facing? We’ll learn together as we listen. Two sessions, hosted by Faith Into Action, will take place Sunday May 16th:
1. In-person @ Reservoir Church | 12-1:30 p.m.
2. Virtual on Zoom | 11:30-1 p.m.
Register here to attend either and we’ll share the details.

Jakwan & Syuda Photography & Art Show Exhibition Opening
2021-06-06 15:00 - 18:00 | Reservoir Church, 15 Notre Dame, Cambridge, MA, 02140, United States
You’re invited to Jakwan’s (one of our Soccer Night alumni) photography exhibit with his mom, artist Syuda!
The opening ceremony will begin with an outdoor gathering at 3p.m. Sunday 6/6. Please RSVP with the Google form to reserve your spot to enter and view the Dome Gallery. Masks and social distancing are encouraged.
The exhibit will remain in the Dome Gallery through August and will be open for viewing on Sundays 9 a.m. – 1p.m. Contact Lydia for more information.

GBIO Virtual Listening Campaign Update
2021-06-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Online Meeting, MA
If you attended any of the Listening Sessions, you are invited!
On June 7th at 6:30, you’ll hear the top issues across Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO)’s 60 institutions so we can start shaping our platform. Then in July, teams of leaders will take each problem area on the platform and do research actions to turn them into specific, issuable campaigns.
Register here to get the link: bit.ly/gbiojune7. Email lydia@reservoirchurch.org with any questions.

Annual Firearm Drop Off
2021-06-12 09:00 - 12:00 | Reservoir Church – Parking Lot
The Cambridge Police Department’s Annual Gun Buyback event will be held at the Reservoir parking lot.
This is an opportunity for those who wish to drop off a firearm to simply drive to the parking lot and give their gun to the police.
Contact Trecia for more information.

Recognizing Students & Educators!
2021-06-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Meeting
During Virch service, Reservoir will be celebrating students as well as all educators finishing a long year of school teaching and administration. You are appreciated!!
Let us know if you are a student or an educator finishing a year working in schools by filling out this form, so that we can publicly honor and pray for you!
Reach out to Ivy for more information.

Member's Meeting
2021-06-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom Meeting
Plan to attend our next members meeting! This meeting will update about reopening Reservoir and forecast summer plans and goings on.
RSVP to Trecia.

Reservoir In-Person Worship Resumes
2021-07-04 09:30 - 10:30 | Reservoir Church, 15 Notre Dame, Cambridge, MA, 02140, United States
Sign up to join us as Reservoir returns to in-person worship beginning Sunday, July 4th.
Click on the link to register yourself and your family for the service. You can also email register@reservoirchurch.org to sign up – make sure to leave a call back number. We will also have a few walk in spots Sunday morning.
Make sure to show up early – check in will begin at 9 a.m. and we will begin service promptly at 9:30 a.m.!

Online Worship
2021-07-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Meeting
We’ll be live for worship service on Zoom this Sunday – with interactive congregational chat, event links, and closed caption services.
This Sunday, Steve will continue his summer series, Becoming Christian: (Re)Interpreting the Apostles Creed and the Christian Faith for Our Times plus we’ll have all our usual elements of prayer, spiritual practice, and singing.
Later in the day, we’ll post our Virch service on our YouTube channel.

In-Person Worship
2021-07-11 09:30 - 10:30 | Reservoir Church, 15 Notre Dame, Cambridge, MA, 02140, United States
Sign up to join us as Reservoir returns to in-person worship in July.
Click on the link to register yourself and your family for the service. You can also email register@reservoirchurch.org to sign up – make sure to leave a call back number. We will also have a few walk in spots Sunday morning.
Make sure to show up early – check in will begin at 9 a.m. and we will begin service promptly at 9:30 a.m.!

Online Worship
2021-07-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom Meeting
We’ll be live for worship service on Zoom this Sunday – with interactive congregational chat, event links, and closed caption services…plus we’ll have all our usual elements of prayer, spiritual practice, and singing.
Later in the day, we’ll post our Virch service on our YouTube channel.

Summer Vax Party
2021-07-14 15:00 - 19:00 | King Open School, 850 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United States
Did you get your COVID-19 shot yet? Join the Cambridge Public Health Department, Cambridge Public School District (Official Site), and Cambridge Health Alliance Wednesday July 14 from 3 to 7 p.m. for a Summer Vax Party! The party will be held at King Open School, located at 850 Cambridge Street in Cambridge.
There will be music, a selfie booth to show off your shot to your friends, and more fun! Stop by for a free first-dose of the Pfizer vaccine*.
Everyone 12 and older is welcome to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Learn more at: https://bit.ly/Summer-Vax-Info
*To get your second dose of the vaccine, please visit our second Summer Vax Party, Wednesday, August 4.
