Sunday Service, January 21
Sun, Jan 21
|First Unitarian Church in New Bedford
MATT HAS LED WORSHIP FOR HUNDREDS OF CONGREGATIONS, TRAVELING THE COUNTRY SHARING A MESSAGE OF LOVE AND JUSTICE, THROUGH RHYTHM AND SONG.
Time & Location
Jan 21, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
First Unitarian Church in New Bedford, 71 8th St, New Bedford, MA 02740, USA
About The Event
Matt is a sought-after speaker wherever Unitarian Universalists gather to deepen their worship and explore their faith. He has led worship for convocations at several seminaries and has been a worship leader and workshop presenter for national gatherings of LREDA, UUMN, UUMA, and the last twelve general assemblies of the UUA.
Matt also serves as the Director of Operations for Sanctuary Boston, a community of vibrant worship and real connection.
MUSICMatt has been blessed to have performed with Ysaye Barnwell (of Sweet Honey in the Rock), Pete Seeger, Emma’s Revolution, Peter Mayer, Jim Scott, Nick Page, The Halalisa Singers, Samba Tremeterra, and Bloco de Afrobrazil.
He has a degree in hand drumming from Berklee College of Music and has studied abroad in Cuba, Ghana, and Central America.
ORGANIZINGMatt has a long background in activism and organizing for social and economic justice.
He is also a founding organizer of these cooperative organizations:
- Lucy Stone and Margaret Moseley Cooperatives.
- The Greater Boston Chamber of Cooperatives, a trade association of worker, consumer, and housing cooperatives.
- The Boston Cooperative Investment Club, which has invested $50K+ in newly forming cooperatives to build a more democratic economy.
Coffee hour immediately following service. All are welcome to attend!