Agape Community

Agape Autumn Work Day 2
2022-11-12 09:00 - 16:00 UTC | MA
Assist our community in getting ready for winter. We need your strong (or weak) arms and willing hearts! Come help with cutting up, splitting, and stacking wood from three recently felled trees, closing up the garden, general landscaping, and many other homesteading tasks.

All are welcome! Work according to your ability. Join us for a delicious vegan potluck following the day’s work. Please bring your own lunch. RVSP to peace@agapecommunity.org or 413-967-9369 by November 1st if you plan to attend.

Agape Autumn Work Day 1
2022-11-05 09:00 - 16:00

40th Anniversary Celebration
2022-10-01 10:00 - 16:00
Reflections on Agape by:

Sr. Claire and Rev. Kato Shoni of the Leverett Buddhist Peace Pagoda
Frida Berrigan, nonviolent author and columnist
John & Carrie Schuchardt, cofounders of the House of Peace
Fr. Emmanuel Charles McCarthy, Byzantine Melkite Priest, Agape Cofounder
Nicole Brathwaite-Hunt, Board Member of Worcester Inter-Tribal Indian Center
Steve & Nancy James, cofounders of Agape
Rev. John P. Sullivan, M.S., Director of La Salette Shrine in Enfield, NH
Sr. Melinda Pellerin, SSJ, Vice President of National Black Sisters Conference
Michael Boover, cofounder of the Mustard Seed Catholic Worker
Linda Reimer, cofounder of the Sirius Community
Larry Buell, founder of University of the Wild and Earthland, accompanied by representatives from the Nipmuc Nation
Pat Ferrone, Regional Coordinator, Pax Christi, Agape “lifer”
Brother North Star, Peace Pilgrim and Earth Activist
Fr. Mark Korban, Orthodox Priest
Sheikh Yawar Baig & Mohammed Saleem Bajwa of the Islamic Society of Western MA
Members of the Agape Mission Council
Members of the extended community networks including Pax Christi, Just Faith Springfield, University of the Wild, MA Sisters of Joseph, Jesuit Community, Sirius Community, and Catholic Workers.

Music:

Ricardo Frota
Fran Reagan
Katja Esser
Maria Termini
Noonday Farm Singers and Noonday/Haley House friends: Bill Beardslee, Lisa Mayer, Jimmy Levinson, Beth Ingham, and more…stay tuned.

Important Information:
Parking:

Please arrive by 9:30 for on street parking. The program will begin promptly at 10 AM.

Overnight:

If we have not already confirmed with you that you may stay overnight , we are unable to accommodate any more guests. However, please call us for possible alternative arrangements if you intend to stay in the area.

Food:

Please bring a bagged lunch. Our food offerings will be very limited this year.
If you intend to stay for the evening VEGETARIAN/VEGAN potluck, please bring a dish that DOES NOT need to be heated. We are unable to heat up multiple meals in our kitchen.

COVID-19 Protocol:

Per the most recent CDC guidelines on outdoor gatherings we will not be requiring proof of vaccination or masks when outdoors.Due to the large size of our gathering we recommend anyone who is able to test prior to arrival to do so.We are requiring masks when indoors, and recommending people limit their time spent indoors to as little as possible.

Annual Agape Summer Workday
2022-06-11 09:00 - 17:00
A day of homesteading, wood-splitting, gardening. Preparing the community for the Fall and Winter. Rain date: Saturday, June 18th

Rural Immersion at Agape: Stonehill College
2022-05-23 12:00 - 17:00
students participate in contemplative life, cultivate a spring garden and gather wood
