Hanscom anticipates increase in traffic
From a press release from Hanscom Air Force Base: As a result of a recent federal policy change, a significant number of base personnel currently teleworking will be required to return to in-person work no later than Thursday, Feb. 6, and all employees will return to work by Monday, Feb. 24. This change will increase the number of personnel commuting to and from the base during the work week, and likely result in delays and traffic congestion at the Sartain Gate at Hanscom Drive in Lincoln and the Ruiz Gate, at Hartwell Avenue in Lexington during peak commute times.
Hospice organization seeks volunteers
Care Dimensions, the nonprofit organization that operates the hospice house in Lincoln, will hold online training classes for those interested in volunteering. You can make a difference in a patient’s life by:
- Engaging in a shared interest or hobby
- Helping with letter-writing or life review
- Visiting with your approved dog
- Reading to the patient
- Listening and by providing a supportive, comforting presence
Volunteers visit patients in their homes, in facilities, and at the hospice houses in Lincoln and Danvers. If patient visits are not the right fit, you can volunteer in other ways, such as providing administrative office support or making check-in phone calls to current patients or bereaved family members. The 16-hour training will be held via Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00–11:00am from March 3–26 (register by February 21). For more information or to register, click here or email volunteerinfo@CareDimensions.org.
First Parish in Lincoln welcomes atheist chaplain
On Sunday, March 2 at 10:00am, Greg Epstein will serve as guest preacher at the First Parish in Lincoln. In a forum following at 11:30am, he will talk about his new book, Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation. Click here to order his book at a 50% discount off the cover price. Epstein serves as the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University and also serves the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as humanist chaplain and as Convener for Ethical Life at the MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life.
Also at the First Parish: “Women Mystics” on Tuesdays, February 25, March 11, March 25 at 7:30pm on Zoom. Click here for more information and email Sarah Klockowski for the Zoom link. Visit www.fplincoln.org/events to view more upcoming programming.