From Pastor Megan: January 30, 2026

Rev. Megan
Berkowitz

Pastor Megan
January 30, 2026

Dear church,

As violence has escalated from ICE and other institutions, and as protests have intensified in response, I have heard from a number of you wondering what to do now, especially for those of us who cannot travel to where witness is most needed. I don’t have all the answers, but I have some suggestions of what you might do if you’re feeling helpless and hopeless, as so many of us are.

1. Join the group from our church that travels to witness at the ICE Detention Center in Burlington on Wednesday mornings. See more details below.
2. Attend the GBIO teach-in about the action pressuring Citizens Bank to stop funding ICE facilities, and consider joining that effort.
3. Call your elected officials and talk about how your faith calls you to witness to the dignity of all people, and to decry the inhumanity of the current administration’s policies. Ask them what they’re doing to protect immigrants and citizens in Massachusetts and beyond.
4. Give financial support to congregations and organizations helping people in Minnesota make rent while they fear leaving their houses due to ICE activity. Or continue the financial support of our nearer neighbors that we began with our Christmas offering.

And finally, and most importantly, pray. Pray for hearts and minds in our country and its leadership to change. Pray for courage for people terrorized by ICE in their daily lives, and for those who are risking themselves by speaking out. Pray for wisdom and for a vision of a new world where love and justice rule over fear and hate. Prayer changes our own hearts and minds, and prayer can change the world. May it be so.

Peace,
Megan

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