Mothers Day Walk for Peace

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The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace will take place on Sunday, May 12 (Mother’s Day). The Mother’s Day Walk for Peace is a celebration of our potential to create more peaceful communities and supports the wonderful work of Tina Chery. Tina created the Peace Institute as a way to honor her son Louis D. Brown who was shot and killed at the age of 15. The Peace Institute “serves as a center of healing, teaching, and learning for families and communities dealing with murder, trauma, grief and loss.” Every year families from across the state and region walk together to demand dignity and compassion for all families impacted by murder.

CDT has participated in both the walk and in fundraising for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for many years. We hope you will join the CDT team this year as we walk from Fields Corner to Boston City Hall where there will be a Peace Rally. You are welcome to walk the whole route (6.8 miles) or just a part of it.

This year the Peace Institute is asking that everyone who walks register and pay a fee of $10. Registration can take place online at this link. You are welcome to reach out to friends and family and have them sponsor you for the walk.

Walk Details

Come rain or shine and wear purple!

Sunday, May 12th, 2019

LEG 1: 6.8 miles 2.5-3hrs walk time to City Hall

Start: Town Field Park, Fields Corner
1520 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02122
MBTA Red Line: Field’s Corner

Registration Begins: 6:00 am
Opening Remarks: 8:00 am
Walk Begins: 8:30 am

Mid-Entry/Exit Point: Madison Park High School

3 miles 1-1.5hrs to City Hall
For those wanting to walk a shorter distance, this entry/exit point is an excellent choice. Start your walk here or exit Leg 1 and take the T to City Hall

Start: Madison Park High School
75 Malcolm X Blvd, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
MBTA Orange Line: Roxbury Crossing
Registration Begins: 7:00 am
Opening Remarks: 9:00 am
9:45am Estimated entry and meeting point with Leg 1

Peace Rally / Closing Ceremony - Boston City Hall

Opening Remarks: 10:00 am
Welcoming Walkers: 11:00 am
Peace Rally Closing 12:00 pm

Contact Abby Cohen at abby.cohen@verizon.net for further details or questions.

Thu, December 12 2019
14 Kislev 5780

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Dec 13

All-Ages Erev Shabbat Service / Potluck
Friday, Dec 13th 6:00p to 8:00p
Once a month, we gather for a potluck vegetarian dinner followed by a musical, all-ages erev Shabbat service. Join us for this fun, musical erev Shabbat experience appropriate for adults and kids of all ages (especially kids in pre-school through 4th grade). We’ll end at 7:30 pm with Oneg Shabbat (dessert). Please bring a vegetarian/dairy main dish to share - enough for 15-20 people.
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Dec 14

Shabbat Morning Torah Study with Rabbi Toba Spitzer
Shabbat, Dec 14th 8:45a to 9:40a
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Dec 15

Religious School Nitzanim/Gan - Gr. 7
Sunday, Dec 15th 9:30a to 12:00p
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Dec 15

Parent Brunch for Kindergarten & under
Sunday, Dec 15th 10:00a to 12:00p
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Dec 15

Chanukah for Grown-Ups
Sunday, Dec 15th 11:00a to 12:00p
What meaning does Chanukah hold beyond lighting the menorah and eating latkes? We will examine themes of assimilation and identity.
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Dec 15

CDT Board Meeting
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Monday
Dec 16

GBIO Congregation Meeting
Monday, Dec 16th 7:00p to 8:30p
The CDT Co-Liaisons and Health Care Co-Captains would like to build on our recent success of the November 4 GBIO ACtion by bringing the congregation up-to-date on the recent accomplishments and the plans for the next phases of the Health Care Reform campaign. They are also asking for ideas on how to expand the “team effort” that went into making our quota for the GBIO Assembly. If you attended the recent Member’s Meeting, you also know about the focus on better communications on all congregation activities. GBIO wants to help lead that effort.
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Dec 17

Religious School Gr. 3-6
Tuesday, Dec 17th 3:45p to 5:45p
Meets at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington St. West Newton, MA
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Dec 17

Technology Committee Meeting
Tuesday, Dec 17th 7:30p to 9:00p
December Tech Committee focus: brainstorming and categorization of how and in what parts of our lives we use tech. We will be exploring how tech functions in our personal and professional lives, as well as how this congregation might use it in the future. Come in person, dial in, or zoom in, for all or part of the meeting. All tech backgrounds and abilities welcome and encouraged to participate.
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Dec 19

Mindful Mornings
Thursday, Dec 19th 8:30a to 9:15a
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Thu, December 12 2019 14 Kislev 5780