Joseph Melkonian, a Ph.D. student at Harvard and CTK member, is looking for a male housemate to join a year's lease in a two-story, four-bedroom house in Lower Allston starting in September. The rent for the room is currently about $875 per month, plus utilities. The roommates are all male, the current roommates are a young professional and another Ph.D. student. The house is close to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods and not far from the Green Line, 86, 70, 66, and 64 buses. The house is a 5-minute walk to the Harvard School of Engineering and to the Harvard Business School, and about 10 minutes by bus or bike to Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Square. For more details, please reach out to Joseph at jmelkonian@g.harvard.edu.
Kastelein GC
Eric Kastelein is hiring a part-time office assistant for his contracting business. Responsibilities include processing payroll, light bookkeeping with QuickBooks, maintaining insurance records, and other administrative tasks. Most of the work is done remotely; hours are 4-6 per week and scheduling is flexible. Contact admin@kasteleingc.com for a full job description.
Park Street Job Openings
Park Street School has several job openings for the upcoming school year. The school is located in the heart of Boston’s historic Beacon Hill neighborhood and offers a continuous, integrated, Christian-based learning environment to students from toddler to grade six. They are seeking to fill the positions listed below.
Lead and Associate Preschool and Elementary Teachers for 2022-2023
Kindergarten Teacher for 2022-2023
Elementary and Preschool Substitute Teachers for 2022-2023
Development Director
Elementary Director of Academics
Director of Finance
Educational Technology Specialist
Please email employment@parkstreetschool.org for complete job descriptions and application instructions. If you are interested in being considered, please complete their Online Employment Application. Be sure to upload a cover letter and resume when prompted.
room needed
A student musician is moving to our area to complete her masters in music performance at Longy School of Music. She is looking to rent a room from a Christian family. If you have space or know of someone who does, please contact Aylin Sauder.
Kastelein GC
CTK Cambridge member Eric Kastelein is hiring carpenters at all levels for his residential remodeling company. KGC emphasizes training and skill development, and employees take part in a wide range of contracting tasks. If you or someone you know may be interested, please contact admin@kasteleingc.com for complete job descriptions, or search Indeed.com for Kastelein General Contracting. Both long-term and summer-only options are possible.
Drakes Moving
The Drakes will be moving the weekend of June 24th and following. They are using PODS so the exact unload date is a bit uncertain. But, if you are in town and willing to help with childcare, moving, etc around that time, please email Sarah Goodman at ssgoodman617@gmail.com. We have collected some names previously, but welcome any others who are available. To sign up to bring them a meal, contact Erin Ward at meals@ctkcambridge.org.
Octet Event
Artificial Intelligence & the Common Good: On Thursday, June 23 at 6:30p, join an online conversation with Rosalind Picard, Octet Collaborative faculty advisor, and Nathan Matias, assistant professor at Cornell University, to discuss artificial intelligence and the ethical questions it poses. Register here for this event.
Dante
Dante Ingram is an eighteen-year-old Christian male looking to rent a room with some roommates or from a church family. He’s able to provide references. He’ll be attending North Bennet Street School in the fall and would like to be moved by August. If you know of any housing openings or opportunities, please reach him at Dmanfortmyers@outlook.com.
Grace Prep Summer Program
Grace Preparatory Academy in Needham, MA, has openings for students grades K-8 in their Monday/Wednesday Summer Program. The program begins June 20 and will run through August 17, taking the first two weeks of July off. From 8a-3p on Mondays and Wednesdays, students will engage in Scripture Memory, Devotions and Bible Study, Reading and Math, Science Experiments, Nature Study, Sports, Arts and Theater, and Dance and Movement. Visit Grace Prep's website for more information.
Grace Prep Hiring
Grace Prep is hiring for the fall! Grace Preparatory Academy (GPA), located in Needham, MA, is a University Model® school serving students in grades K-8. They are a distinctively Christian school community and seek Christian applicants. They are looking for one Elementary School and one Middle School Teacher for the fall. More details are listed on their website.
Harvard Square Summer Shelter
The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter and Y2Y Youth Shelter will be running over this upcoming Summer (6/15-8/10), and they need your help to keep them open! If you will be in the Cambridge-Boston area over this Summer, they would love to have you join their team, and they ask you to please sign up using this application for HSHS and this application for Y2Y by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, June 7th. In addition, for information about their volunteer policies, please find out more by reading our volunteer handbooks for HSHS and Y2Y! You can learn more about their program through this recent newsletter. Please reach out to hsss.volunteer@gmail.com or volunteer@y2yharvardsquare.org with any questions.
Looking for housemate
Joseph Melkonian, a Ph.D. student at Harvard, is looking for a male housemate to join a year's lease in Allston, starting in September. The rent for the room is currently $873 per month plus utilities. The room is in a 4 bedroom shared house. The roommates are all male, the current roommates are a young professional and another Ph.D. student. The house is close to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods and near the Green Line, 86, 70, 66, and 64 buses. It’s a 5-minute walk to the Harvard School of Engineering and to the Harvard Business School. For more details, please reach out to Joseph at jmelkonian@g.harvard.edu.
Roommate Needed
CTK member Morgan Crago is looking for a roommate to join her and 3 other women in a year-long lease in their lovely Cambridge (Riverside) apartment, beginning Sept 1. The spot available is a shared bedroom, and rent is under $800 a month, utilities included. Free, on-site laundry included. Email mcrago@bu.edu if you or someone you know is interested!
Rick & Martha Party
Rick and Martha Olson are hosting a birthday & retirement BBQ for CTKers, friends, family and neighbors from 1-3 pm at Dana Park on Sunday, March 22 (Magazine St., about 10 minutes walk from CTK). An email to Martha (marthabwolson@gmail.com) by Thursday, May 19 including the number of adults and children attending would be helpful for planning! Please bring chairs/blankets. If the weather is inclement, the party will be held in the function room of their condo building at 20 Corporal McTernan, Cambridge (adjacent to Dana Park).
VBS
City on a Hill Church and Seven Hills Church (formerly CTK Somerville) are collaborating on a VBS-like program this summer called Kids Summer Adventure from July 18-22 for kids ages 3 through (completed) 5th grade. For more information and to register, visit sevenhillschurch.org/summerkids.
housing
A family friend of Matt Owens has recently graduated high school and is moving to Boston to attend North Bennett School in the North End in August for nine months. He is hoping to rent a room from a family for this relatively short time in Boston, ideally near the T, as he won’t have a vehicle. If you have a room you’d be willing to rent for nine months or have any questions, please contact Charlie Ingram (charlie@continuumhr.com).
Housing
Room Needed: Ivy Gonçalves, a young professional woman coming from Brazil to work at the Cambridge Health Alliance, needs a place to live from Sept 9-Oct 8, ideally within commuting distance from Cambridge. (Ivy's mother is an acquaintance of Leandro Pinheiro, pastor of the Brazilian congregation that formerly was part of CTK.) Please email Ivy (ivyrsgoncalves@gmail.com) if you have any suggestions for places she could stay during this month.
Flute Recital
Eva Skanse, a accomplished flautist who works in CTK’s nursery, is presenting her graduation recital on May 16, 2022 at 11am at Longy School of Music. All are welcome to join either in person or virtual for this magical and fantastical program of Scandinavian music inspired by Kay Neilsen's illustrations of the beloved collection of Nordic fairytales, East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Note, to attend in-person, Longy requires that you register for free tickets for contact tracing reasons and present a vaccine card at the door. You may access concert details and register to attend or watch the concert online (note link will be available once the livestream starts).
CTK Softball
Do you want to spend time enjoying the summer sun and activities with your CTK family? Join the CTK softball team! No experience or skill required - just a willingness to have fun representing CTK Cambridge in the Boston Metro Church Softball League. Games are Saturday mornings or afternoons from June to August (you choose which games you want to play in). Anyone 18+ is welcome to play. We are also looking for non-players to come along and help cheer everyone on! Please contact Rachel rprice@mit.edu or Kimberly (kbowal@gmail.com) to sign up or ask any questions!
Boston Fellows
The Boston Fellows program is accepting applications for 2022-2023. God has a province for you to oversee. Whether your career is soaring or stuck in traffic, you need to know deep down what your work is about, beyond a paycheck, a good career move, or even that dream job. The Boston Fellows is a nine-month program for professionals seeking to cultivate the insights and spiritual habits necessary for meaningful vocation within a cohort of peers, spiritual leaders, and professional mentors. See here, here, and here for what past participants have said. Info and apply here. Please feel free to reach out to CTK member Rosemary Boyle with any questions (romaryboyle@gmail.com)