What is Be the Change New England?

Welcome to the Be the Change New England Blog!
Be the Change New England is a gathering of youth groups and young adults to recognize Martin Luther King weekend, and the upcoming presidential inauguration in a new way. We will be learning about doing social justice and bringing about change in New England. We will help bring some change by doing acts of service in the Portland area. We will worship together, and we will stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in poverty.

Be the Change New England is a local response to the national Be the Change gathering in Washington DC organized by the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church. Churches around DC are opening their doors during inauguration week in an expression of hospitality, service, and hope to engage the hearts and minds of visitors to the capitol. Some of us in New England can't make it to DC so we decided to hold and event of our own. Check out bethechangeyouwanttosee.org to see what is happening in DC. If you can't travel so far, then come join us in Portland ME!

This blog will be regularly updated as plans come together to for Be the Change NE!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Special Guest presenters!

The Rev Marcelle Dotson will be our guest preacher for evening worship.

Cat Janson will give our afternoon workshop on poverty and how we can all be the change we want to see in our communities
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Updated schedule

Hey everyone! Be the Change New England is almost here! With its rapid approach comes a new updated schedule. Below. The important thing to note is that we will be gathering at 10 am at Clark Memorial UMC 15 Pleasant Avenue, Portland, ME.

Saturday January 17th
10:00 meet at Clark Memorial UMC
10:30 - 1:45 service at Wayside Soup Kitchen, including lunch
2:15 Workshop with Cat Janson at Immanuel Baptist Church
3:30 service with SPIRAL Arts
5:30 make-you-own pizza dinner
6:30 worship with guest preacher Rev Marcelle Dotson. Candelight vigil to follow
8:00 back to Clark; movie "The Great Debaters"; conversation, games

Sunday January 18th
Breakfast followed by Worship with local congregations followed by departure
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

lodging and costs

Just an update - Clark UMC will be available for overnight accomodations (on the floor of course) with separate sleeping areas for boys and girls.

Also we are suggesting a $10 donation/registration fee per person to help cover the costs of food for the weekend.
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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Tentative Schedule

Saturday January 17th
Morning (staring at 10) - Workshops on bringing about change and social justice in New England. Workshop schedule to be posted soon. We're bringing in some great workshop presenters!

Lunch and gathering. Prepare to depart for service.
Afternoon - service in the Portland Area

Evening - Dinner with keynote speaker
Prayer Vigil
Worship together
Social Justice Film Series
Activities TBA

Sunday Janurary 18th
Morning - Breakfast
Worship with churches in the Portland Area
Afternoon - Depart for home
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