MASSACHUSETTS COUNCIL OF CHURCHES
ECUMENICAL DINNER
MAY 21, 2008

Bishop Margaret Payne, Evangelical Lutheran Church in discussion
Mr. Richard Harter, Esq., President MCC Board of Directors
with the Rev. Tony Pappas, Executive Minister of the American
Baptist Churches in Massachusetts.

Rev. Terry Burke, Unitarian Universalist, and Rev. Lise Hildebrandt,
MCC Consultant for "Healthy Churches, Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities".

Jack Johnson with Rt. Rev. Gordon Scruton, Bishop of the Ms. June Carter, (L) MCC Board of Directors member, with
Episcopal Diocese of Western
Massachusetts friends
enjoy the dinner.
Music ensemble under the direction of trumpeter-composer Mark
Harvey together
with Guitarist Larry Carsman and flutist Peter Bloom provided an evening of jazz
and American music, sacred music, and Duke Ellington.

Nancy Banks, Mass. Interfaith Climate Action Network and Rev. Terry Burke, UUA
130 People gathered for the evening of music, food and fellowship..

Keynote speaker, Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, General
Secretary, National Council of Churches of Christ.
(his presentation)

(l - r) Ms. Laura Everett, MCC Associate Director, Roger Zimmerman,
member of
MCC Board of Directors; Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon,
Mr. Richard Harter, President MCC Board of
Directors

Bishop Peter Weaver, New England Conference, United Methodist Church
(r) Rev. Dr. James Antal, Minister and President,
gives the Benediction.
Massachusetts Conference, United Church of Christ


(l-r) Jack Johnson, Rev. Thomas and Mrs. Donna McKibbins,
(l-r) Rev. Canon Edward Rodman, Episcopal Divinity School with
American Baptist.
Mr. David Edwards, Communities Together.


