National Literature and Poetry Month at King's Chapel
Louisa May Alcott and Little Women. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Nathaniel Hawthorne and The Scarlet Letter. Reverend Ephraim Peabody. Abigail Adams.
What do all these writers and works have in common? They all have literary connections to King's Chapel!
Join the History Program throughout April to celebrate National Literature and Poetry Month, and learn more about the literary works and authors who attended, visited, or were inspired by King's Chapel and its members. We will be celebrating the breadth and diversity of literary King's Chapel by highlighting and sharing literary works ranging from personal writings and letters alongside more widely known published works, all connected to the church. Throughout the day, History Program Educators will present and read selections from these works. Visitors are also encouraged to try their hand at writing their own poem or piece inspired by their time spent at the chapel. Special talks will be offered on the half hour during History Program hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and at select hours Monday - Thursday. To learn more, please contact Faye Charpentier at
faye@kings-chapel.org.
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You probably don't know about jealousies within a family. Or disputes between siblings. Or hurt feelings between parents and children. Or public humiliation. But Jesus seemed to know enough about all of these to weave each into his most famous story. Yet despite the angst and anger in his parable, and without any true apologies, reconciliation begins. What's the magic ingredient in the story? What would it take in your life? If we could figure that out, wouldn't that be worthwhile? Watch for more clues this Sunday.
Joy
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There will be no nursery care this Sunday due to building issues.
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King's Chapel Easter Flower Donations
If you would like to contribute lilies for the Easter Services as a memorial to a loved one, please send name of person being remembered, along with your name and contact and a check for $50, to the Parish House at 64 Beacon St. Boston, MA 02108, with memo Easter Flowers. The deadline for ordering is April 5.
Anne Sexton, Chair of Chancel Committee
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Lenten Book Group: The Cross and The Lynching Tree | Wednesdays through April 10 | 6:15 PM | Following Contemplative Communion, in the Vestry
This Lenten season, join Rev. Joy Fallon in reading and discussing James Cone's book The Cross and The Lynching Tree. The group will meet following contemplative communion on Wednesdays from March 6 to April 10. RSVP to Gretchen Horton at gretchen@kings-chapel.org. Read more.
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(Re)Introducing the Rev. Rali Weaver as Sabbatical Minister | Greet Her on Palm Sunday after Worship |April 14, 12:30 PM | Parish House
As we announced in late January, we are blessed that the Rev. Rali Weaver has agreed to serve as our Sabbatical Minister for June-August this summer while Joy is away on her Sabbatical in Europe. Many of you know Rali from her service here at King's Chapel as our Assistant Minister from 2005-2007.
Read more.
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Bistro 64: Greek Easter Luncheon
Sunday, April 14 | 12:15 pm
Parish House
Eat, Discover and Celebrate!
After Morning Prayer on Palm Sunday, venture up to the Parish House for a festive luncheon featuring the rich and distinctive cuisine of Greece. Enjoy such beloved favorites as spanakopita, moussaka and baklava. Four King's Chapel members will briefly preview the upcoming Holy Week services, including the moving Easter Vigil service, based on Greek Orthodox traditions and created in the 1970's especially for our church. Food and beverages will be provided. If you'd like to contribute an item, please contact Hospitality Chair Gregg Sorensen at
gds1960@yahoo.com.
Also, meet special guest Rali Weaver, who has generously agreed to serve as Sabbatical Minister this summer, while Joy is away on her sabbatical.
We look forward to welcoming you to this event. Opa!
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New Members Information Dinner | Thursday May 2 | Parish House
The Membership Committee welcomes newcomers into the life of the King's Chapel community. Anyone wanting to learn more about King's Chapel are invited to an informative discussion and dinner on Thursday May 2nd at the Parish House. For those interested in attending please contact Joy, Amelia, or the Membership Chair, Cathy Price, at
cmmp48@comcast.net
. We look forward to hearing from you.
The next service to Welcome New Members will be on Sunday May 5th followed by a Brunch at the Parish House.
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Mother's Day Walk For Peace | May 12
Walkers Get Ready! Mother's Day Walk for Peace: May 12, 2019
This year King's Chapel has pledged to be a Peace Advocate, and donate $5,000 to the Louis D Brown Peace Institute. The Community Action Committee will match all donations made, up to a $2,000 total. This is the main fundraiser for the Peace Institute, who works with
families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief and loss to support
healing, teaching, and learning.
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Habitat Build Out
King's Chapel is looking for a group of volunteers to help build a house with Habitat for Humanity. The build will take place in the Boston area (likely Dorchester) on Saturday, June 29th from 9:30 AM to 3 PM. There is a suggested $40 donation to Habitat, but anyone is welcome. Contact Emmanuel Genovese for more information or to sign up- (617) 738-6367 or emanuelg1@verizon.net.
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Save the Dates: Life at King's Chapel after Easter
Friday, April 24 (6:30 PM)
Rev. Scovel Lecture and Tribute to Charles Perry, Parish House
Sat, April 25 (6:30 PM)
Minns Lecture: Unitarians Responding to Populism. First Church
Sun. April 28 (9 & 11 AM)
Dr. Tina Chery preacher (Founder, Lewis D. Brown Peace Institute)
Thursday, May 2 (6 PM)
New Members Dinner.
Saturday, May 4 (10 AM)
Memorial Service for Leo Johnson at the Little Chapel
Sunday, May 5 (11 AM)
Final Sunday for the Rev. Amelia Edson,
New Members Join,
Confirmation Sunday
(12:15 PM)
Celebratory Lunch.
Sunday, May 12
Mother's Day Walk for Peace, Joint service with Chestnut Hill.
(2 PM)
Benefit Concert at Parish House
Sunday, May 19 (12:15 PM)
Annual Meeting
Sunday, May 25
Memorial Day Sunday
Sunday, June 2
First Sunday for Sabbatical Minister Rev. Rali Weaver
(9 AM)
Blessing of the Pets, Parish House
(10 -2 PM)
Art Show by artists from common art
(2 PM)
Benefit concert for common cathedral
Saturday, June 8
Pride Parade
Sunday, June 9
(10-11)
Sandwich making for common cathedral
(12:30)
Worship with common cathedral
Sunday, June 16
333rd Birthday of King's Chapel
Sat. June 22 (4 PM)
Labyrinth Walk at Perkins' Home in Stowe
Saturday, June 29
Habitat Build
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Esther Reigns at Final Concert!
Last Sunday evening, our Music Director, Heinrich Christensen, our Choir, and a chamber orchestra performed G.F. Handel's Oratorio, Esther for a large and happy audience. Esther is one of Handel's less-heard and less- known oratorios. His first in English, it is smaller in length and also in forces, and more intimate in expression than most. Our lovely Sanctuary was a perfect venue for it. The concert was presented by the Schochet family, long-time supporters of the Concert Series, in honor of Jay R. Schochet, who passed away in 2016.
Esther
is taken from the Biblical story of a young and beautiful Jewish orphan who is married to the Persian king, Ahasuerus. She thwarts a cruel and vengeful plan by Haman, an intimate of the king, to murder all Israelites living in Persia. Esther's brother, Mordecai, urges Esther to intercede with the king, which she does at her peril, and all ends very satisfactorily with Haman being killed instead of the Israelites, and Mordecai taking Haman's place with the king. Throughout, various Israelites, both solo and chorus, comment.
The orchestra, consisting of strings: four violins, viola, cello and double bass; woodwinds: oboe and two bassoons; brass: trumpet and 2 horns; harp and organ, was wonderful. Handel uses instruments to remarkable expressive effect. Here, in particular, the oboe (Jennifer Slowik) and trumpet (Robinson Pyle) take prominence.
The solo parts were sung by members of the choir, who stepped out of the chorus to sing them. There were moments of rare beauty, tenderness and prayerfulness in arias and exchanges between Esther (Mary Sullivan) and Asahueras (Tevan Goldberg) villainy and perfectly pitched strange intervals in Haman's first aria (Brian Church) beautiful rich timbre in the Israelite woman's aria (Jennifer Webb) warm-toned Adrian Jones' Tune your harps while strings' pizzicato imitated the harp, and rich lower register sounds in tenor Michael Gonzalez' Israelite aria. Emily Bieber-Harris's exultant aria was a duet with Franziska Huhn's fabulous harp, and gave us a display of her vocal flexibility. Heather Holland was strong in her comment about Haman's fall, Karen Gardner was chilling in her description of the projected killing, and Andy Troska was passionate and haunting as Mordecai.
Our choir was sumptuous and beautifully balanced throughout as the Chorus of Israelites. It was yearning and sad in Ye sons of Israel mourn, with the beautiful clear-voiced oboe weaving through, and then rich and dramatic in triumphal Handelian style in the last chorus, Forever blessed be thy holy name, Let Heav'n and earth his praise proclaim. They finished in grandeur with voices raised, trumpet and oboe flaring, every stop pulled, and all was right with the world. It was splendid, a glorious finale to their sixty-first Season.
- Sylvia Soderberg.
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Our garden is slowly starting to bloom! Stephen Courtney took these photos of our Hellebores (Christmas roses) next to the Peterson Cherry Tree.
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This week in the Church School David and Joseph explored the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. We engaged each through a unique lens. For the parable of the lost sheep we created artwork to illustrate the story, using the tactile objects of cotton balls and q-tips to add depth to our art. Then the boys played a game in which they sought hidden coins around the room and contemplated how the woman in Luke 16: 8-10 would have felt. The boys made connections to things they've lost and found. Then we acted out the story of the lost son. This was followed by discussion and a round of hide and seek!
In confirmation, Miguel helped Will and George unpack their field trips to Beacon Hill Friends Service and Arlington Street Church. They had an in depth theological conversation and noted their progress from the beginning of the program.
Upcoming:
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NO Nursery care this Sunday, March 31
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Church School Committee Meeting this Sunday, March 31, from 10:00 - 10:45 in the second floor parlor. All are welcome.
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Easter Crafts. April 20, from 1:00 - 3:00, in the Parish House. Volunteers needed. Please email
church.school@kings-chapel.org
if you're available to help!
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Weep/Rejoice
"We Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice, and Weep with Those Who Weep"
~ Romans 12:15
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Christopher Barnett continues to undergo treatment at Brigham and Women's. Chris and Elizabeth love receiving your cards, send to 19 Eldred Street, Lexington, MA 02420.
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We rejoice with the Benders family over the birth of River Holdsworth Benders. Born March 27 at 1:08am. 6 lbs 1 ounce 19.5 inches
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Morning Light | 9 AM
- Rev. Joy Fallon preaching
- Skip Lewan, piano
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- The Rev. Amelia Edson, Assistant Minister
- Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
- Stephen Courtney, Usher in Charge
- Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Kent Wittenburg, Ushers
- Clark Aitkins, Verger
The Readings:
- Psalm 32
- Old Testament, Joshua 5: 9-12
- New Testament, Luke 15: 1-3, 11b- 32
There are no flowers on the chancel during Lent.
At the communion rail following the service, Bill Kuttner will greet those interested in learning more about King's Chapel.
After the service all are invited to Coffee Hour hosted by Becky Wittenburg.
Each Sunday, 10% of the plate collection will go to our Community Action strategic partners:
common cathedral, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, and the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministries, to do works of mercy, justice, and healing. All cash and checks not specially designated will be considered a plate offering.
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This Sunday, the organ voluntaries are by Kenneth Logan, inspired by our opening hymn Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah. The choir will sing gems representing our Anglican heritage: Thomas Tallis' O Sacrum Convivium, and Henry Purcell's Thou Knowest, Lord, the Secrets of our Hearts, as well as another view of the Jordan, Deep River, in an arrangement by Moses Hogan.
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Tuesday Recitals
April 2 | 12:15 PM
Natsumi Malloy plays the C.B. Fisk Organ
Bach, pop, improvisation
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Tuesday Morning Meditation | Tuesdays 7:30 AM| Little Chapel
An early Tuesday Morning Meditation meets in our beautiful Little Chapel at 7:30 to 8:30 AM each Tuesday, including approximately a 20 minute meditation. We explore and experiment a bit, so if you have some ideas or are a little adventurous, this brief coming side by side with others in your church community may bring some welcome fun, joy and/or peace to your day. This is for "drop-in" participation - no long term obligations. Never meditated before? Drop by and give it a try. Feel free to contact Gary Riccio at
gary.riccio@me.com, or Stephen Courtney at scourtney@scixstudio.com for more details.
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Upcoming Meetings
Tuesdays, 6 PM
April 9- Parish Council
April 16- Ad Hoc Committee
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Update: Work at the Parsonage
Through the end of this month you may notice work being completed at the parsonage. The Fallon family is temporarily living nearby, at 90 Pinckney Street during a process of lead paint abatement. Joy's hours and activities continue to be the same during this time.
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Volunteer: Sign up for Hospitality
Anyone can help!
Enter your email address and select a spot to fill. New volunteers may choose to co-host with a buddy.
Questions? email hospitality@kings-chapel.org
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Contributing to Between Sundays
Our e-newsletter is sent each Thursday afternoon. Want something in Between Sundays? Feel free to email administrative.assistant@kings-chapel.org with a written piece and/or pictures before Wednesday at 5 PM.
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Accessibility Assists
Our beautiful Georgian sanctuary designed by Peter Harrison and completed in 1754, has been lovingly maintained by the congregation since its completion. One of the box pews has been made wheel-chair accessible. Ushers are available to assist those who are wheelchair-bound to that pew.
A sound system has been installed in the sanctuary of The Chapel to amplify the sound during worship services. Hearing assistance devices are available for your use. Please see an Usher for assistance.
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