[act-ma] 2/8 MATTHEW DUMONT: "Hope Amid the Ruins"

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THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF BOSTON
SUNDAY SPEAKERS FORUM presents...

Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 11:00am

MATTHEW P. DUMONT, M.D.
"Hope Amid the Ruins" (rescheduled from 1/11)

Matt Dumont, a long-time friend of Community Church, has also become our
prophet. In December, 2004, after Bush's reelection, he encouraged us by
observing correctly that "even in the heart of The Beast there are
self-defeating forces". In December, 2006, after a few Democratic victories,
he warned that it was "time for some thoughtful reflection about who the
Democrats really are and what they are capable of". And now he asks, "What
are our best expectations of a promising new administration which carries
the burdens of corporate influence that caused the desolation of our world?"

Matt is author of "Treating the Poor: A Personal Sojourn through the Rise &
Fall of Community Mental Health" (1994), an account of his decades of
experience as a community psychiatrist in Chelsea, MA.

Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square)
www.communitychurchofboston.org


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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS

10:00am Coffee, Tea and Bagels
11:00am Sunday Speakers' Service/Forum (2nd floor)
12:30pm Luncheon
5:00pm  Meditation/Prayer Services


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NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY CHURCH FORUM (2/15)

JASON LYDON
"In the Spirit of Valentines Day: Sex, Sexuality, and the Left"


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LUNCH ON SUNDAYS, 12:30PM

On Sunday after our morning programs, we have lunch with one another in the
Guatemala Room (3rd floor), prepared by our cook Luis Alonso Guzman. Enjoy a
delicious lunch with friends! A small contribution is requested to help
cover lunch expenses.


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DIRECTIONS/PARKING

The Community Church is located at 565 Boylston Street in Copley Square,
between Dartmouth and Clarendon Streets.

Parking is available on Sunday mornings at the Back Bay Garage (entrances on
Clarendon Street or St. James Ave.). We can provide a sticker to affix to
your parking receipt, and you will be charged $5.00 for 3 hours of parking.

By public transportation, take the Green line to Copley or take the Orange
line to Back Bay station. Community Church is a 2-minute walk from either
station.


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A PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGREGATION SINCE 1920

The Community Church of Boston is a free community of human beings united
for the study and practice of universal religion, seeking to apply ethical
ideals to individual life and the democratic and cooperative principle to
all forms of social and economic life.


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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US

Jason Lydon, Congregational Director
Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
(617)266-6710
(617)266-0449 (fax)
info at commchurch.org
http://www.communitychurchofboston.org