The 17th annual joint handbell concert by the ringers of St. Mark Congregational Church in Roxbury and Unity Church, North Easton will be held at St. Mark Congregational on Sunday, November 30 at 3:00 PM. The two churches will collaborate on their annual spring concert here at Unity Church on April 26, 2009.

St. Mark is located at the intersection of Humboldt Avenue and Townsend Street in Roxbury and can be reached by driving north on route 138 through Mattapan and taking a left on Seaver Street after passing Franklin Park. Get in the right lane and turn right on Humboldt Avenue. St. Marks is located about nine blocks north on the right.

Turn right on Townsend Street and park behind the church. The traditional supper will be served after the concert. This rich tradition of interaction between an inner city, black, Congregational church and a suburban, white, Unitarian Universalist church was begun by Unity Church organist, Richard Hill and St. Mark Handbell Director Ruth Ashley who had before her career at Lowell State University taught music in the Easton Public Schools, directed the Children's Choir and served as soprano soloist at Unity Church. The two choirs have performed together since 1992. The concert is open to the public. See Dick Hill for a map of directions to St. Mark.