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Way More Than A Day

by George Aguiar – 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 Francis Day as I transitioned to midcoast Maine after a summer in Azeitão, Portugal immersed in learning Portuguese and getting to know the people, history and current political situation in order to better understand the wildfire situation within the context of climate catastrophe.

November 17, 2018

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

October 25, 2018

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

October 18, 2018

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 serve

August 22, 2018

Reflection From Visitor Marjorie Corbman

Jim Robinson brought his friend and fellow Fordham PhD candidate, Marjorie Corbman, to Agape in late July. The two of them delighted the community with kale salad and crispy tofu!

August 13, 2018

Everything Is Real Customer Appreciation Day

Allah Mathematics Allah is the founder and main barber for the Everything is Real Barbershop at 182 Dudley Street, Roxbury. Here are photos and reflections on Everything is Real Customer

August 10, 2018

Solar is Agape’s Sole Power

As of June 2018, both of the houses and the electric car at Agape run solely on solar power. In 1999, Agape began its commitment to solar energy when the community built

August 7, 2018

Annual Agape Workday June 2018

This year’s Work Day included a memorial to Pat Tracy, who, before his passing last fall, had come to every Work Day to drive groups of students, serve refreshments, haul

August 4, 2018

Stonehill College Rural Immersion

A Stonehill College H.O.P.E. service trip, originally scheduled for two weeks in Nicaragua, had to change plans when a travel advisory was issued, so the two faculty members and nine

July 31, 2018

Comments from Iona College

Here’s what students from Iona College had to say about their retreat in April: “This is the only extended field trip I’ve ever been on at Iona and I wish

July 25, 2018

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