The Geographical Circle

Title: The Geographical Circle
Description: These items demonstrate the different places related to the community— neighborhoods of Cambridgeport, Roxbury, and Dorchester, where its parishioners lived, and the Caribbean nation of Barbados from which so many of them hailed.

The Parishioners' Map
A screenshot of the interactive parishioners' map.
St. Augustine Sign.
St. Augustine's Sign
Bulletin Flyer
Handwritten and printed 'bulletins' from St. Augustine's sister church in Roxbury, St. James Church. The handwritten bulletin includes a variety of church news, from instructions on fasting during Lent to upcoming birthdays within the congregation.
Eucharist Retreat Programme
Program from the AOC's 1988 'Eucharist Retreat' in Florida.
The Parish Choir
Religious sheet music from Roxbury Church of the New Jerusalem.
Men's Day Souvenir Programme
Souvenir program for the ‘Men’s Day’ service at Roxbury's AOC church, St. James's, on February 17th, 1963. Most of the pages feature the names of people and local companies who bought space, with the vast majority of the businesses located in Roxbury. In the middle of the program, opposite the event schedule, there is a full page spread offering "compliments and best wishes" from St. Augustine's in Cambridge, showing the interconnection between these two faith communities and their importance to one another.