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ABBS Weekend Mar 18-19
We welcome you to attend any and all portions of the weekend! As you are able, please register for all of the sessions you plan to attend.
Day-of registration, on Sat. 3/18 or Sun. 3/19 is also welcome, however, registration numbers will help the “2023 ABBS Team” prepare Trinity community space, food ordering, and other logistics. Thank you!
Trinity Church welcomes parishioners, family, friends, and all interested in these important topics and this timely retreat in community.
Trinity will welcome Dr. Kent A. McConnell, History Chair at Phillips Exeter Academy. Drawing on Romans 5:12-19, the Events will explore the Intersection of Climate, Race and Justice.
The mission of the Anne Berry Bonnyman Symposium:
To give Trinity Church Boston a living platform for addressing systemic racism in our church and greater community. The Symposium is designed to sustain attendees with the courage and strength to take concrete actions towards the creation of an anti-racist environment by presenting public events that promote deep introspection regarding racism and related social justice matters. These events include various activities to strengthen the resolve and the dedication required to create a community more fully anchored in Christian beliefs. The Symposium honors the Reverend Anne Berry Bonnyman (retired former rector of Trinity Church Boston) for her active commitment to social justice and the eradication of racism.
Outline of Weekend Timing and Events
Saturday, March 18
9:15 - 10:00 AM
PLEASE ENTER THROUGH THE PARISH HOUSE – 206 Clarendon Street, Boston.
- Grab & go light breakfast in the Commons
10:00 AM - Lunchtime
- Lecture: Dr. Kent A. McConnell, History Chair at Phillips Exeter Academy. “Resonances between the United States’ post-Civil War period and the current season of our national life.”
Following Dr. McConnell‘s lecture …
o Small group discussions & report-backs
o Lunch will be served, whilst encouraging ongoing discussions.
Sunday, March 19
8:00 AM
- Holy Eucharist
- Dr. McConnell will preach the sermon.
9:00 AM
- Coffee and Community Hour
- Dr. McConnell will greet the parish.
10:00 AM
- Holy Eucharist
- Dr. McConnell will preach the sermon.
11:15 AM – 12 NOON
- Fourth Lenten Series Lecture Romans & Righteousness (Romans 5:12-19)
- Dr. McConnell will deliver the lecture, proposing racism as the United States’ original sin and reflecting on the difficulties forgiving such a sin.
BREAK
3:00 PM
- Community gathering for coffee, cake, and cookies
3:45 PM
- Moderated conversation in the Forum, including small group discussions exploring the Intersection of Climate, Race, and Justice.
5:00 PM
- Holy Eucharist
- Dr. McConnell will preach the sermon.
Dr. McConnell’s Sunday 11:15 am lecture will be recorded and livestreamed to trinitychurchboston.org/live-worship.
Dr. McConnell’s dissertation explored religiosity following the Civil War, he has contributed to Oxford University’s Encyclopedia of African American History:1896 to the Present, and he recently addressed the Smithsonian Institutes National Museum of American History and the National Park Service’s academic symposium on John Brown. We welcome him as part of Trinity’s ABBS and Price Lecture series programs.
RESOURCES
3. ABBS Background & Previous Years' Themes
4. Trinity Creation Care Ministry
Link to post-meeting evaluation: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C5S757M
