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BOSTON, MA (January 21, 2009) \u2013 The Covenant Congregation Church used the occasion of President Barack Obama\u2019s inauguration to raise funds and food for a local homeless shelter.
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\nMore than 40 people watched the inauguration. One-third of the people were from outside the church, including several from the shelter.<\/p>\n

\"Boston\"\u201cWe wanted to open our doors to the community, including the courthouse next door and the homeless shelter down the street, so that others would have a chance to watch it and watch it with others,\u201d said Pastor Fred Elliott-Hart.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the actual swearing-in began, most people took a seat on couches and living room chairs, or on folding chairs around tables,\u201d Elliott-Hart said. \u201cDuring various parts of the ceremony, some people stood when people in D.C. were asked to stand, folks joined in the Lord’s Prayer, joined in the applause, sang the Star-Spangled Banner, and a number of people wept at various points along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was not about politics,\u201d Elliott-Hart emphasized. \u201cThe inauguration of an African-American president is such a historically meaningful occasion. Coming the day after Martin Luther King Day, how wonderful to seize the opportunity to celebrate the progress toward the dream of racial justice and equality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patty Glidden, who directs the church\u2019s outreach to the mission came up with the idea. Attendees brought canned goods and paid $2 for a light lunch, and the proceeds were donated to the mission.<\/p>\n

“This event was an opportunity to open our church doors, however scary and vulnerable that may be for us, and be in relationship with our community wherever they may be,” Glidden says. “Today, I saw joy and hope as a small group of people from our community celebrated this momentous occasion. Barriers are being torn down and opportunities abound to share our faith in love and service. This was not a flashy or media-highlighted event, but I was grateful to be with friends and neighbors and will remember the experience fondly.”<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read a related story on the reaction of five Covenanters who attended the inauguration.<\/p>\n

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