News & Events

Page updated 29 May 2026

Contact the church office to receive weekly email updates.

 This Week at BPC 
 31 May – 06 June 2026 

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
    the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are humans that you are mindful of them,
    mortals that you care for them? (Psalm 8:3-4)

Friends, sometimes it is difficult to believe that God knows each of us by name; that we were created and called by God to be caretakers of God’s amazing creation. Even the Psalmist has a hard time contemplating this, considering the vastness of the stars in the sky and all the wonders that God has made — we are so tiny in comparison to all of that! And yet….

We are “fearfully and wonderfully made,” to quote a line from another psalm. And God has given us important work to do in the world. We are to steward, protect, and care for the natural world and for all the living beings therein. How do we understand our role as caretakers, both as gift and responsibility? How does the Holy Spirit empower and equip us for that role? We remember that God is One in Three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — and that the Spirit is continually at work in the world and in our lives.

This Sunday, we welcome Rev. Nelson Steinert to the pulpit. He is currently serving as the associate pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Virginia Beach, VA. Upon his graduation from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2024, he received a call to First Pres. Virginia Beach. Nelson possesses a deep love and appreciation for the Reformed Theological tradition and Christian History, but more than anything, he is passionate about studying and sharing the significance of what God has done once and for all on our behalf in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ! 

Please welcome Rev. Steinert, his wife, Mandy, and the Pastoral Nominating Committee of First United Presbyterian Church of Cambridge to our church this Sunday.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pride Month
June is Pride Month, and there are several opportunities to mark the occasion, locally and in Boston! The Boston Pride parade is next Saturday, June 6th. The Presbytery of Boston has a group walking in the parade and a booth at the festival on the Common. If you are interested in attending, please contact Pastor Trina and she can give you more details.

Our Pride Sunday service will be next Sunday, June 7th.
We will celebrate Pride in the Town of Burlington on Saturday, June 13th, from 11 to 2 on the Town Common.

Congratulations Graduates!
We will celebrate our high school graduates in worship on June 14th.
If you are celebrating a graduate this year, please let us know!

Coffee Hour
We really do still need our coffee…to keep us warm until Spring really arrives. We need your help to help keep us all warm. If you would like to help. Please sign up below:

Worship Assistance
We would like you to be a part of our worship service.  You can do that by signing up to participate as an assistant. It is not hard and we supply all the readings for you. Please consider signing up below:

FAITH FORMATION

NEW ENGLAND GLOW

Joint Confirmation 2026/2027
It’s time to start thinking about next year! New England GLOW will offer a regional confirmation class for the 2026/2027 school year if there is enough interest.  We will be using the “Changing the World: Confirmation for the Missional Church” curriculum.  Joint confirmation class will run from October to June.  We will choose a day and time that works best for the group throughout the year. There is the possibility of a hybrid meeting (in person and on zoom) if desired, otherwise we will meet on zoom. We will begin with 4 one hour zoom sessions followed by an in person day retreat in December. Then we will spend 5-6 months completing a Faith in Action program with mentors from home congregations. During this time we will complete 8 mentor/large group sessions and regular whole group hybrid check ins.  In total, we will have 3 in person day retreats (December, February, and May) (location TBD). We will complete at least 1 Faith in Action project with mentors from home congregations/communities. We will complete at least 1 Faith in Action Project as a whole group.  This class is open to any youth age 13 and up who would like to participate.  Leadership will be shared across participating church communities.  Please let Jen know at newenglandglow.rym@gmail.com if you or youth in your congregation may be interested.

Presbytery Pentecost Celebration
Due to worsening weather forecasts – including wintry mix and severe wind chills, the planned Presbytery Pentecost gathering is postponed. Hopefully there will be an opportunity at another date to gather and worship together – preferably with weather more favorable to connection and comfort. Please watch for updates. 

Dungeons & Dragons
TBD in person At the Presbyterian Church in Burlington (335 Cambridge Street, Burlington, MA). We will continue our Dungeons and Dragons campaign with Alex and invite anyone interested in an evening of gaming to join us to play board games. Bring your favorite game to share or come to experience some new games! Please let us know if you will be attending so there will be enough food for everyone.

Request for Meal Assistance
An important part of our evenings together is sharing a meal. If you are interested and able I would love to have help providing meals for our youth gatherings. Home cooked meals, pizza or other pick-up meals, or pre-prepared items in advance that can be heated on the day of are also welcome. Donations can be made here.  Be sure to designate “for food” in the memo. Let us know at newenglandglow.rym@gmail.com if you can help.

Camp Wilmot Updates

Camp Wilmot registration is still open! Join us for a summer of fun and friendship:

 Grandparents Camp (all ages): July 5th-8th
 Adventure Camp (ages 13-17): July 5th-11th
 Youth Camps 1&2 (ages 8-17): July 12th-18th and 19th-25th.

We are also hiring! If you or someone you know would like to cook (July 5th-11th and/or July 19th-25th) or be the camp nurse (July 5th-25th), please reach out to campwilmotdirector@gmail.com.

JOIN US THIS WEEK

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am EDT

Women’s Bible Study
Thursday, 07 June 2026, 10:00 am EDT