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Way More Than A Day
In fact, 28 days. This year my Francis Day stars aligned in such a way that I’d be spending 28 days at Agape Community in Massachusetts helping to organize…
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Holy Cross Rural Immersion 2018
The week after Francis Day, Agape facilitated a Rural Immersion for six students from Holy Cross. Intern Aria and Mission Council member Sam assisted for the four days. Following the…
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Photos From Francis Day 2018
As promised, here are some photos from Francis Day 2018, “Confronting Systemic Racism”. All photos taken by David Legg except the last three. Enjoy these scenes from the event. Hover…
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Francis Day 2018
Francis Day 2018 was attended by over 200 folks, the weather cooperated however could have been a bit warmer but we dawned blankets…
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Ethnic and Racial Diversity: A Challenge to a White Community
by Suzanne Belote Shanley (an excerpt from a chapter in Loving Life on the Margins: The Story of the Agape Community by…
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Following Jesus in a Post-Truth World
by Brayton Shanley “Ultimates have to be seen for what they are; namely, ultimate.” This statement from Thomas Merton drives…
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Incarceration in a Rural Georgia County Jail
by Martha Hennessey In southeastern Georgia, it is near the end of May, and the seven of us who participated…
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New Energy
by Aria Killough-Miller “Can everyone halt?” Brayton asks. We pause from clearing lunch dishes and discussing afternoon tasks. He begins…
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May 2018 Stonehill College Rural Immersion
by Rachel Riani At the end of May, eight of my fellow classmates at Stonehill College along with two faculty members went on an H.O.P.E. (Honoring…
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Weekend with Young Adults from Second Church in Newton
Leah Rumsey came to Agape with a group of students from Franklin College, IN and has since returned to the Boston area for PhD work at Harvard and to…
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