DETENTION CENTER VISITATION Training: Visiting immigration detainees in Boston, MA
Individuals are needed to visit asylum seekers & others detained by ICE in detention centers. Offer spiritual and emotional support to those detainees in Boston’s Suffolk County House of Corrections. Background checks are required. Training will be held on Thursday evening, September 27 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran, Woburn, MA. Among the topics covered will be active listening skills, prison culture, cross cultural issues, legal issues, Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE), trauma, loss, and separation. Volunteers commit to once-a-month visiting also with opportunities for debriefing. For more info & to sign up, contact Pastor Britta Carlson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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Clergy Installations
The Rev. Joshua Ferris will be installed as associate pastor of Immanuel, Holden, Mass., on Sunday September 30 at 2 p.m.
The Rev. Steven Wilco will be installed as pastor of Christ the King, Windsor, Conn., on Sunday, September 30 at 3 p.m.
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The New Haven-based American Baroque Orchestra, a period instrument ensemble, presents "Voyage to the Colonies, Music of the Early Connecticut Settlers" on Sunday, September 30 at 4 p.m. at Bethesda Lutheran Church (305 Saint Ronan Street, New Haven, CT). A reception will the concert. Admission is free; free will donations will be taken to benefit Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services. Visit the Bethesda Music Series website to learn more.
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