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Ethical Culture in Greater Boston since 1955

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Boston Ethical CommunityFormerly the Ethical Society of BostonSearch

Sunday series

A Sunday habit of attention

The Sunday lecture series brought speakers, live music, questions, and conversation to the Boston Ethical Community. The public archive remains available.

The Sunday assembly was the Community's most visible practice. It brought people into a room to hear a speaker, listen to live music, ask questions, and stay for conversation. The format was simple enough to repeat and open enough to change with the subject.

Programs were held at the Longy School, 33 Garden Street, Cambridge. When the series was active, the assembly began at 10:30 in the morning. The old site said guests did not need a ticket or an invitation.

The shape of a Sunday

The morning usually began with a welcome and a few opening words. Music framed the speaker's presentation, and the room moved afterward into announcements, a closing, refreshments, and an open question period. The pattern gave the gathering a rhythm without turning it into a fixed liturgy.

Ethical inquiry needs a room, a text, a question, and other people willing to stay with it.

Current status

The Community's most recent public notice reports that Sunday meetings are suspended. This site does not invent a new schedule. The archive remains open, and the contact page is the right place to ask about current arrangements.

Browse the program archive