Hillside Community Church
Pride Month Faith and Film: Rustin
Hillside Community Church 144 North St., Medford, MASanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present a Pride Month edition of Faith and Film featuring the 2023 biographical drama "Rustin." In the film, Bayard Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicates his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights, and worldwide democracy. However, as an openly gay …
Faith and Film: Where Olive Trees Weep
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library 111 High Street, Medford, MASanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present a Faith and Film series program at the library featuring the movie "Where Olive Trees Weep." The feature-length documentary, released in June, offers a window into Palestinian resilience under Israeli occupation, following journalists and activists amidst trauma, land confiscation, and oppression, while questioning the oppressor’s …
Family Faith and Film: Inside Out 2
Hillside Community Church 144 North St., Medford, MASanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present a family edition of their Faith and Film series program featuring the movie "Inside Out 2." Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust have been running a successful operation by all accounts. However, when Teen Anxiety shows up, they aren’t sure how to feel. All will …
Faith and Film: American Fiction
Hillside Community Church 144 North St., Medford, MASanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present another edition of their Faith and Film series program featuring the movie "American Fiction," Cord Jefferson’s hilarious directorial debut, which confronts our culture’s obsession with reducing people to outrageous stereotypes. All will watch the film (1 hour, 57 minutes), with a Faith and Film discussion …
Faith and Film: The Holdovers
Hillside Community Church 144 North St., Medford, MASanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present another edition of their Faith and Film series program featuring the movie "The Holdovers," the perfect Christmas movie if you don’t always spend the holidays conventionally. All will watch the film (2 hours, 13 minutes), with a Faith and Film discussion to follow. Those who …
Art and Soul Circle: Scavengers Out
Arts Collaborative Medford 162 Mystic Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesSanctuary and Hillside churches present an Art and Soul Circle program based on the "Scavengers" exhibition on view at Arts Collaborative Medford. "Scavengers" is a showcase and pop-up library celebrating the resourcefulness on artists. In this program led by Rev. Wendy Miller Olapade, come appreciate an artist's ability to use anything as a tool for …
Faith and Film: Exhibiting Forgiveness
Hillside Community Church 144 North St., Medford, MASanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present another edition of their Faith and Film series, featuring the 2024 drama "Exhibiting Forgiveness," directed by Titus Kaphar. In this raw and deeply moving film — a profound reflection on fractured relationships and the ways we heal — a family comes to terms with the past and …
Art and Soul Circle: The Threads That Tie Us
Arts Collaborative Medford 162 Mystic Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesSanctuary and Hillside churches present an Art and Soul Circle program based on "The Threads That Tie Us," an exhibition on view at Arts Collaborative Medford through March 28. The …
Faith and Film Circle: Conclave
Virtual MASanctuary United Church of Christ and Hillside Community Church present a virtual edition of their Faith and Film series, featuring "Conclave." The highly acclaimed 2024 film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto and Isabella Rossellini, locked in a secretive process of choosing the next pope — where every choice carries unseen consequences. …
Art and Soul Circle: Room to Breathe
Arts Collaborative Medford 162 Mystic Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesSanctuary UCC presents an Art and Soul Circle program based on "Room to Beathe," an exhibition on view at Arts Collaborative Medford through May 26. Step into a circle shaped by color, courage, and contradiction. "Room to Breathe" is more than an exhibit; it’s a deeply human outcry. From Elaina Bates-Egan’s bold, visceral paintings to the …