Reservoir Church

Faith Into Action Meetup
2020-08-30 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online and In-Person Meeting
Let’s get together to continue to build power towards justice and action. We’ll share about the police and healthcare reform work we’ve engaged in through GBIO, and hear one another’s areas of passion for change.
We’ll get together both IN PERSON (socially distanced) and ONLINE!
ALL: RSVP Through this Google form.

For IN PERSON:
Meet 12:00 – 2:00PM at Reservoir Church.
170 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge MA 02140

For ONLINE:
Meet 12:30 – 1:30 on Zoom.
Email lydia@reservoirchurch.org to get Zoom link.

Worship Service Featuring Sabbath Rest
2020-08-30 10:00 - 11:00 | YouTube
Reservoir Staff are taking one week, August 24-30th, for sabbath rest.
Our August 30th service – themed on sabbath and rest – will be great, and prerecorded on YouTube only, not Zoom.
Note: There will also be no kids and youth programming and no prayer ministry available on Sunday, August 30th.

Staff Sabbath Rest 8/24 - 8/30
2020-08-24 - 2020-08-30
Reservoir Staff are taking one week, August 24-30th, for sabbath rest.
Our August 30th service – themed on sabbath and rest – will be great, but prerecorded and on YouTube only, not Zoom.
There will also be no prayer ministry, Kids Church, or Youth meetings available on Sunday, August 30th only.

Online Worship Service
2020-08-23 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-08-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-08-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-07-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-07-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-07-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-07-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Meeting, MA
We continue our virtual worship services – Virch! – which have been a weekly reunion for our church community and visitors during the Covid-19 outbreak. Each meeting we have Reservoir community announcements, singing to God, a spiritual practice, and sermon. We also make space to share life through stories and videos – our activism, service, finding life and joy, and sharing grief.
Get the online meeting link by emailing info@reservoirchurch.org. For security purposes please don’t share via social media, but feel free to personally invite family and friends.

Poetry Night
2020-08-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting
Join us for our 4th Open Mic Poetry Night!
We are finding that poetry is indeed a “bridge between history and truth,” and a great way to express the deepest parts of ourselves. If you like to write or read poetry, choose a poem and sign up to read it out loud.
Email matt@reservoirchurch.org by Wednesday, August 19th to let us know you are interested, and we’ll send you a zoom link to the event!
If you don’t want to read a poem but want to join to listen and hang please do. Tell a friend, your family, your community group! Anyone is welcome to sign up.

On Zoom: Mid-Week Communion
2020-08-19 20:45 - 21:00, 2020-07-29 20:45 - 21:00, 2020-06-24 20:45 - 21:00, 2020-06-17 20:45 - 21:00, 2020-06-10 20:45 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
Join Pastor Ivy Anthony for taking communion together every Wednesday evening. This virtual community 15-minute event welcomes all ages and all elements on hand.
Perhaps you’ll bring to the table bread and wine, gluten-free bread and juice, or cake and whatever other quarantine baking items on hand!
Email ivy@reservoirchurch.org for zoom information.

Online Worship Service
2020-08-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Meeting, MA
We continue our virtual worship services – Virch! – which have been a weekly reunion for our church community and visitors during the Covid-19 outbreak. Each meeting we have Reservoir community announcements, singing to God, a spiritual practice, and sermon. We also make space to share life through stories and videos – our activism, service, finding life and joy, and sharing grief.
Get the online meeting link by emailing info@reservoirchurch.org. For security purposes please don’t share via social media, but feel free to personally invite family and friends.
Guest preaching on August 9: our friend the Reverend Mariama White-Hammond.

Middle School Youth Group
2020-06-28 20:00 - 21:00, 2020-06-21 20:00 - 21:00, 2020-06-14 20:00 - 21:00, 2020-06-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Online Meeting, MA
Meeting ongoing online, including the month of June!
Reach out to Youth Pastor Tory Tolles at tory@reservoirchurch.org for more information and to join.

Online Worship Service
2020-06-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-06-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-06-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Online Meeting, MA
We continue our virtual worship services – Virch! – which have been like a weekly reunion for our church community and visitors during Covid-19 outbreak. Each meeting we have Reservoir community announcements, singing, a spiritual practice, and sermon. We also make space to share life through stories and videos – our activism, service, finding life and joy, and sharing grief.
Get the online meeting link by emailing info@reservoirchurch.org. For security purposes please don’t share via social media, but feel free to personally invite family and friends.

Soccer Nights Care Package Assembly
2020-06-15 00:00 - 2020-06-19 00:01 | Reservoir Church, 15 Notre Dame, Cambridge, MA, 02140, United States
Help put together our care packages for this year’s Soccer Nights, 2020 Virtual addition. We’ll have socially distanced shifts on our campus to assemble the packages for kids that contain soccer balls, t-shirts, and more.
Email lydia@reservoirchurch.org to get updates about shift dates and times.

Developing Spiritual Mentors
2020-06-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Reservoir Church – Ministry Center Dining Room
“A friend.. awakens your life in order to free the wild possibilities within you.”
– John O’Donohue
This monthly course will provide an introduction to listening, soul care, contemplative practices and spiritual mentorship for one-on-one relational and group contexts. You will learn how to craft and give your spiritual autobiography, as well as experience and teach spiritual practices like Lectio Divina, Ignatian practices and contemplative practices.
The course requires a monthly commitment to attendance, readings and spiritual practice. 2nd Sundays – November 2019 – June 2020. Exception: April 5th replaces April 12th for that month, due to the Easter holiday the following week.
Questions? Email ivy@reservoirchurch.org.
Registration deadline is November 3. Sign up here, using eventbrite.

Run to the Goal Virtual 5K
2020-06-14 00:00 - 2020-06-21 00:01
Soccer Nights is hosting a Virtual 5K to fundraise for Soccer Nights Care Packages to give out to our neighborhood Soccer Night participants. Run or walk 5K anywhere between Sunday June 14th – Sunday June 21st, and tag your pictures using #racetothegoal5K.
Suggested donation is $30 per participant. *Update: thanks to your generosity, our initial goal of $5,000 was passed and all 5K donations go to our Soccer Nights care package partner, Black Yard Arts! Give your race donation HERE. All donors will get a T-shirt.
Please use this link to register for the Virtual 5K: http://tiny.cc/0a6vpz.
Contact Jenny Pan at pan.j.jenny@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Faith Into Action Meetup
2020-06-07 11:15 - 12:30 | Zoom Meeting
Want to learn how to bring your faith into action? We’re following up on our Listening Session to organize together a few issues that we can tackle with our power to bring justice. Join us to get involved!
RSVP for Zoom link to lydia@reservoirchurch.org.

Online Worship Service
2020-06-07 10:00 - 11:00

Open Mic Poetry
2020-06-05 19:30 - 20:30 | Online Meeting, MA
Open Mic Poetry Episode 2 is happening! Sign up to read a beloved or original poem, or join to watch and listen as people read some amazing poetry.
Anyone can sign up by emailing Matt at matt@reservoirchurch.org by Thursday 6/4.
Photo by Richard Clyborne of Music Strive.
