Looking Back on 2010

Last week, faith community leaders, advocates, service providers and public officials gathered in Boston for the 21st Annual Interfaith Memorial Service for Homeless People, hosted by Church on the Hill. During the interfaith service, which included prayers, reflection and music, the names of people who have died homeless in Massachusetts during the last year were read.

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"No Room in the Inn"

As churches prepare for Christmas this weekend, Christian congregations in Edmonton, Canada, are taking action to support housing solutions to homelessness.

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Building Homes Along the Jericho Road

Are there any architects in your faith community? General contractors? Accountants? Ever thought about how you and members of your faith community might be able to contribute your skills to ending homelessness in Massachusetts?

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Celebrating the Holidays with a Year-Round Commitment to Action

As Hanukkah came to an end this week and Christian congregations are in the midst of Advent, people from a variety of faiths are reflecting on the role of giving in their lives.

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Registration Open for MHSA 2010 Annual Meeting!

Join MHSA member agencies, friends, supporters and public officials as we host our 2010 Annual Meeting.

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A UU Perspective on Faith and Social Action

Lee Paczulla, Social Action Ministries Assistant Coordinator and a Harvard Divinity School student seeking ordination in the Unitarian Universalist tradition, shares her reflections on the role of social action in Unitarian Universalism.

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Rev. Hurmon E. Hamilton, Jr.: "A Surprise Discovery"

Those of you who were able to join us on October 5th for Leading the Way: Ending Homelessness in Boston heard The Reverend Hurmon E. Hamilton, Jr., Senior Pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church USA and the President of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization, give an inspiring talk about his "surprise discovery" that in spite of his already "full plate," God was calling him to work to end homelessness.

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