Found: Black Cat Near Somerville Hospital

[meflaher.livejournal.com]

This very friendly, sweet cat was found late Monday night on Highland Ave near the hospital.  Please email lavalleyb at  yahoo.com if she belongs to you.

deleaded apts. in Davis

[yellowkettle.livejournal.com]

Does anyone have leads on buildings or units in Davis that are deleaded?
They're not the norm around here, but I need to find one and I'm loathe to leave my beloved Davis. Thank you!

Remember the Donkey Walk? The Christian High Holidays are at Hand.

[lauraruth.livejournal.com]

Dear Neighbors,

Remember the Donkey Walk? A little parade from Powderhouse Park to Davis Sq.? A donkey, a marching band. A tweeking of the powers that be. A dressed up parody of the Roman Legionaires. A parade to begin the count down of days to the holiest day in Christianity.

You can walk Holy Week with us at First Church Somerville. We'd be tickled to have you visit, bring your folks, your family, your family of choice. All are welcome.

Here's the schedule:

Sunday March 28:

Multichurch, Family-friendly Donkey Walk, 9a: We march, chanting 1st century slogans along with our marching band, from Powderhouse to Davis. We sing and wave greenery. We pray for the city. We pet donkeys and watch Jesus, in effigy, rise higher than Mayor Joe, Deval Patrick, Obama, high above College Ave. Starting from Powderhouse Park, College Ave and Broadway.

Gospel Palm Sunday Cantata, 10a: Under the direction of the amazing Thom Whittemore, a blowout that will take us from praising Jesus as king to the edge of the cross, the place where all looks dark, but from which we can still choose whether or not we will praise God for all that is. Homemade hot-cross buns follow at coffee hour!

Wednesday March 31:

Rest and Bread, worship service of communion and reflection, 6:30p in our chapel, with music for meditation at 6:15p.

Holy Thursday, April 1:

Beloved Disciples Last Supper, 6:30p: We’ll gather round the feast-table in the sanctuary, to eat middle eastern finger foods and feel in our bones the fellowship, joy, confusion and edge of fear that other long-ago disciples felt on the eve of their friend’s death.

Falls the Shadow Service of Worship, 7p: Immediately following supper, we’ll hear readings from the last 24 hours of the life of Jesus, we’ll sing songs, we’ll keep watch, and pray.

Good Friday, April 2:

Lenten Morning Prayer, 7a: The last of our everyday Lenten Morning Prayer services starts us off at 7a in the chapel.

Good Friday Vigil, 7:30a-6p: The Sanctuary will open for meditation, healing prayer with our deacons and ministers, and interactive prayer stations as we sit vigil with our dying God. At 2:15p, we will listen to the haunting Macmillan’s Seven Last Words from the Cross. At 3p, we will commemorate the death-moment of Jesus, our brother and the one who saves us every day.

Easter Sunday, April 4:
Multichurch Sunrise Service, 6a: We’ll meet on the peak of Powderhouse Park as the shadows shorten, as the sun rises, and we feel the truth: God has conquered death itself, and Jesus is risen! Children most welcome. Dress warmly!!

Easter Soul Sunday Celebration, 10a: A standing-room-only worship service for all! Home-grown brass and percussion, bells, electric guitar, Handel’s Messiah as you’ve never heard it. Nursery care will be available for young ones ages 0-3. Easter egg hunt to follow worship. Rumor has it there may even be a petting zoo—touch that new life! Wear frilly bonnets, or come as you are, and receive new life in the form of Beloved Community.

Laura Ruth Jarrett
Minister of Outreach
First Church Somerville
firstchurchsomerville.org

Farm shares?

[borgin.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for a CSA to join this summer, and while I've looked at old posts (and just saw one for a farm share fair that I obviously missed!) and I've emailed a few places, a lot of these places don't have a lot of online reviews - and I don't know anyone who already uses this method of obtaining fresh, local produce. Do you have any farms to recommend or avoid? I'm particularly looking for pick up points in Somerville or Cambridge, but I might be willing to go a little farther for a T-accessible weekend pickup.

Thank you!