Join us for the 2nd Sunday of Lent
The Holy Eucharist
in the Sanctuary
Sunday, February 25th, 10:00 am
Bach cantata series continues with
BWV 8 - "
Liebster Gott, wann werd ich sterben?
"
See below for full Holy Week and Easter Day schedule.
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SUNDAY PARKING at the Back Bay Garage (entrance located at
199 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02116
).
Vouchers are available during coffee hour. Your ticket is good for a 3 hour period on Sunday beginning at 8:00am. The price for 3 hours is $5. Beyond that the regular rate applies.
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Gather with us at 8:00 am on Tuesdays this month for Morning Prayer Rite II in the Lindsey Chapel. Join us in deepening our connection to God and one another through common prayer.
Services will continue throughout the year in even numbered months.
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Mission Hub House update!
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Last January here at Emmanuel Church, in cooperation with the Boston-Cambridge Mission Hub, The Rev. Isaac Everett organized meetings to continue exploring the founding of an intentional community affiliated with our parish where housemates could integrate God's mission of justice, reconciliation, and joy into their daily lives. The process actually began long before that, through collaboration with four neighboring congregations in Boston and Cambridge. On September 1 of 2017 the first Mission Hub House was a go, drawing residents from several of our mission hub partners! The next Mission Hub House is currently being planned for September 2018 and will be affiliated with Emmanuel Church. The Rev. Isaac Everett, who is an assisting priest here at Emmanuel serving the second Sunday of each month, is also the Boston Cambridge Mission Hub Executive Director. Questions? He can be reached at:
isaaceverett@gmail.com
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Metamorphoses: Orpheus in Oedipus
&
Lindsey Chapel Series
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The Orphic Moment
by Matthew Aucoin (Harvard '12) takes a freeze-frame look at the moment before Orpheus turns fatefully to look at Eurydice. In Harbison's Symphony No. 5, the Orpheus myth is reflected in vivid poetry of Milosz, Glück, and Rilke, the eponymous hero's lute represented by an electric guitar. With a libretto by Cocteau based on Sophocles, Stravinsky's monumental and chilling opera-oratorio
Oedipus Rex
is a throbbing musical engine of fate.
There will be a Composers' Forum from 6:30 - 7:15 PM at Sanders Theatre. Participating will be Matthew Aucoin, John Harbison, John Heiss, with moderator Christopher Lydon.
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This year's series provides a rare opportunity to hear original and transcribed works of Bach and his contemporaries on the Lute and Lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord). The warm and intimate Lindsey Chapel provides the ideal acoustic and meditative surrounding in which to hear these unusual instruments.
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Brave Conversations
Diocesan Spring Learning Event
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Saturday, March 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston.
Participants in our diocese's Spring Learning Event will have the opportunity to experience a gracious dialogue process focused on the topic of race, and will learn how to provide hospitality and prepare people for dialogue, not debate. They also will learn how to invite people from their church and neighborhood to participate in an initial dialogue to achieve mutual understanding through deep listening. The event, facilitated by the Kaleidoscope Institute, aims to equip participants with new and expanded skills that they can use in their churches and communities.
One of the co-leaders is Emmanuel Church’s former seminarian, The Rev. Bill Cruse.
Register online at the website for our diocese,
www.diomass.org
(In the "News" column, click "Register for Brave Conversations.") Questions? Contact the Rev. Karen Montagno at
kmontagno@diomass.org
or
617-482-4826, ext. 413
,
or talk with Jane Redmont or Pam Werntz at Emmanuel Church's coffee hour!
NB: Registration deadline is February 26. There is a discount if we bring five or more people from Emmanuel. Let Pam know if you plan to attend.
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Liturgy in Eastertide:
Why we do what we do
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On Sunday, March 11
from 12:30pm-1:30pm please join members of Emmanuel's Worship Commission and the Rector in the Emmanuel Room (adjacent to the Parish Hall) for a conversation about the upcoming season of Eastertide at Emmanuel! We'll explore what the broader Church does during this season, how those traditions came into being, and how Emmanuel might interpret those traditions for our own congregational/local use. Light refreshments provided.
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Holy Week at Emmanuel Church
Palm Sunday
-- March 25th at 10:00 am
Blessing of the Palms
in the garden, weather permitting, followed by
Holy Eucharist
in the Sanctuary
Emmanuel Music will offer Mozart's
Litaniae Laurentanae, KV 195
.
Holy Wednesday
-- March 28th at 7:30 pm
Tenebrae
in the Lindsey Chapel.
Emmanuel Music will offer Gregorio Allegri's
Miserere Mei, Deus
.
Maundy Thursday
-- March 29th at 7:30 pm
Ecumenical Service
in the Lindsey Chapel
with Old West Church (United Methodist), Church of the Covenant (Presbyterian and United Church of Christ) and common cathedral (ecumenical).
The service will include
footwashing, Holy Communion, and stripping of the altar
.
Good Friday
-- March 30th at 12:00 pm
Good Friday Liturgy
in the Lindsey Chapel.
Emmanuel Music will offer Heinrich Sch
ütz
's
Die Sieben Worte Jesu am Kreuz, SVW 478
.
Easter Vigil
-- March 31st at 7:00 pm
A Soulful Easter Vigil
Hosted by the Crossing at the Cathedral Church of St Paul.
Feast of the Resurrection
-- April 1st at 10:00 am
Holy Eucharist
in the Sanctuary.
Easter egg hunt for children in the Lindsey Chapel.
Emmanuel Music will offer
Ein Herz, das seinem Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134
The Newtowne Morris Men Dancers will perform in Newbury Street
immediately following the service.
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Rector's Bible Study will resume in March
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Morning Bible Study
will continue on Tuesdays in March. Come whenever you are able to join us for this lively conversation in the Emmanuel Room with the Rector.
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Gratitude from Ecclesia Ministries
Thank you for all the ways that you are supporting
common cathedral!
We are so grateful. We hope that in 2018 you come and see first hand the work Emmanuel is supporting for those who call the streets of Boston Home - We would love to see you and offer you a cup of coffee! This year we are still in need of your yummy sandwiches to distribute and the generous donations from our wish list. Also, if you are able, we would love some volunteers to come to our Feed Your Spirit (FYS) program. At FYS we have a guest presenter who shares about how God has worked in their life and about what they do to feed their spirit. This sharing can be an activity, a practice or experience that connects them to God. FYS takes place every Thursday at 10:00 am at Old South Church. Interested in this or other opportunities to be involved? Contact Amanda Grant Rose at
amanda@commoncathedral.org
Support Ecclesia Ministries and common cathedral’s programs
: Click on the link below that will take you to a new way to support the programs. Please consider checking out our wish list by clicking the green button below. Click on an item and help out!
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Thank you!
Amanda Grant-Rose
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Episcopal Relief & Development
urges prayers and financial contributions for all who are dealing with the impact of the recent hurricanes, earthquake, and fire. Please visit the organization's website for more information about relief and recovery efforts and donate at
www.episcopalrelief.org
.
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Becoming Beloved Community: the
Episcopal Church’s Long-Term Commitment
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Becoming Beloved Community
: the Episcopal Church’s Long-Term Commitment to Racial Healing, Reconciliation and Justice. Churchwide discussion and webinars have begun. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings and officers of the House of Bishops and House of Deputies are inviting Episcopalians to study and commit to using Becoming Beloved Community: The Episcopal Church’s Long-term Commitment to Racial Healing, Reconciliation and Justice. Leaders say
Becoming Beloved Community
is designed as a strategic path through distinct phases that lead to personal and structural change.
- Telling the Truth about the Church and Race, via a census to determine church demographics and a Racial Justice Audit to study the impact of racism on the Church’s leadership, organizations and bodies
- Proclaiming the Dream of Beloved Community, via a series of regional public listening and learning engagements, starting with a partnership at Washington National Cathedral
- Practicing the Way of Love, via a churchwide Beloved Community story-sharing campaign, multilingual and multigenerational formation and training, pilgrimages and liturgical resources
- Repairing the Breach in Institutions and Society, via advocacy for criminal justice reform, re-entry collaboratives shaped by people moving from prison back to community, and partnership with Saint Augustine’s University and Voorhees College (the historically black university and college associated with the Episcopal Church)
For more information go to www.episcopalchurch.org.
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At Emmanuel -
Name Tags for All
- Because it's always nice to be able to attach a name to a face, we encourage you to wear a name tag. You may find them along the wall in the Parish Hall, alphabetized by FIRST name. We encourage you to put your pronouns (he/him, she/her, etc.) on your name tag. By doing this, we help make Emmanuel Church a more welcoming place for transgender worshippers. If you don't see a name tag along the wall in the Parish Hall, and would like to have one, please find Penny Lane at church or email her at
penelopelane77@gmail.com
with your name and pronouns.
Emmanuel Church Photography and Social Media
Communicating through social media helps our efforts to build community and expand our reach to people who are new to Emmanuel, as well as to Emmanuelites around the world. Volunteers help spread the Word by taking photos before, during and after services, posting and sharing online. We value the sanctity of our worship and aim to strike a balance between sharing life at Emmanuel and creating a sacred space for all, filled with wonder, love, thanksgiving and praise. No one will be tagged or identified by name in a photo without their permission and other privacy wishes will be respected on request. If you are interested in helping in these efforts or have concerns please see a vestry member after the service.
Care Commission
If you can write notes or make visits, we would love to have your help. Do you know someone who is in the hospital, or confined at home? Know someone who needs a ride to or from a medical appointment, or would just appreciate a visit? The Care Commission wants to help. Contact Pauline Ratta (617-469-2232) or Walter Jonas (617-696-8020) and we will see that a pastoral response is provided.
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Reminder of Sanctuary
In a typical week, Emmanuel Church provides sanctuary and hospitality for as many as 1500 people who are living on the various margins of our society because of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, disability, addiction, immigration status, religion, and so on. Coming together to help lift heavy hearts and carry heavy burdens is what we do, and many hands make light work. Every single one of us has some capacity to join in this vital mission, thanks to Love. – plw
Emmanuel Church
supports the mission of religious, social service, and artistic organizations by providing space and some staff support for meetings, concerts, events and functions. As our mission states, Emmanuel Church strives for justice and peace. Your financial contributions help us continue to support these organizations vital to the health and spiritual wellness of the City of Boston. We are proud to support the mission of:
- AA and Al-Anon Meetings
- Artists-in-Residence: Sara Peattie, Puppeteer & Ted Southwick, Woodcarver
- Back Alley Puppet Theater & Free Lending Library
- Back Bay Chorale: weekly rehearsals
- Boston Gay Men’s Chorus: weekly rehearsals
- Boston Early Music Festival
- BostonWarm (see Ecclesia Ministries below)
- Calliope: weekly rehearsals
- Central Reform Temple
- Ecclesia Ministries: BostonWarm day center for people without shelter; and the common art studio program for unhoused and marginally housed people
- Eliot Center: Safe Haven, a shelter for women
- Emmanuel Music, Inc.
- Ethos: weekly GLBT Senior luncheon
- Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti
- Onnuri I:um Chapel Korean Presbyterian Campus Ministry
- Universal Worship in Boston: A Celebration of One Human Family
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The Episcopal Church welcomes you! Come and see...
watch the video below and learn more.
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Contact: The Rev. Amanda March,
Parish Operations Manager
at parishadmin.emmanuel@gmail.com
Learn more by clicking the links below.
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15 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
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