Our next Sunday concert will take place on February 24 at 5 pm. Last season's program of baroque Concerti was such a success that we've decided to "encore" the event with a fresh batch of fun pieces for organ and strings, and this year we are augmenting the orchestra with the amazing oboist Andrew Price (some of you may remember him from past years, he has visited before, both in orchestral and chamber music contexts). The selections range from Handel's Organ Concerto nicknamed "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale", through Albinoni's famous Adagio (one of the more intriguing works of the repertoire in terms of "musical forensics" - you'll have to come to the concert to find out what that means!) as well as his Oboe Concerto, to Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Violins, and Bach's Double Concerto for Oboe and Violin. As a special bonus, you will hear our own Daniel Pinkham's First Sonata for Organ and Strings - it may seem like a fish out of water at first, but actually fits right in, as this is one of Dan's earliest pieces and is very clearly influenced by his first discoveries as a pioneer in the emerging field of Early Music. It can be quite difficult to imagine when you look around Boston's music scene today, but when Dan was a young man, the Early Music offerings here (and elsewhere in both Europe and the US) were nothing like they are today. Pinkham and many other musicians and scholars took upon themselves to rediscover and re-popularize all this wonderful repertoire, so it seems only fair to offer a tip of the hat to those who have made it all possible. 

After the concert, the music committee and friends will have tasty treats on offer in the vestibule to complete your weekend entertainment.

 

Are these words the essence of Christianity? Without these actions, the whole religion falls apart?

 

Or is it the exact opposite: Christianity requires judging people, showing them Christ's way, and condemning those who don't follow it, because once this life ends, forgiveness isn't possible any more.

 

On Sunday, we'll wrestle with this, because we'll read Luke's report of Jesus' abrupt words: "Don't judge, don't condemn, but forgive. That's how God is, merciful even to the ungrateful and wicked."

 

Which do you want to be true, and why? How we answer will shape our lives.

Joy

Music Presentation by Joei Marshall Perry | Thursday February 28 | 6-7 PM | King's Chapel Parish House | 64 Beacon St.

Drawing inspiration from Langston Hughes' poem, Spirituals, Joei Marshall Perry (member of the King's Chapel Choir, member of the King's Chapel Vestry, and chair of the King's Chapel Personnel Committee) will share a small, eclectic selection of songs that symbolize the strength of her relationship with music, 

the maternal influences in her life as a musician, and the music that speaks to her as a  mother/mother figure, herself. She will explain how music uplifts and sustains her spirit and allows for her to communicate more fully, more deeply from her greatest joy to her deepest sorrow. A short discussion period and reception will follow.

 

Bistro 64 continues with a festive "Mardi Gras" dinner on Tuesday, March 5 at the Parish House. We celebrate this occasion - also known as "Fat Tuesday" - with sumptuous creole cuisine. Don your favorite mask and get ready for a fun evening. 

 

Please select a dish to bring, either an appetizer, salad, or side dish. Or, you may provide a beverage of your choosing. Prepare your dish at home or make it in the Parish House kitchen starting at 5 pm. To RSVP, send an email to co-chairs Anne Sexton ( annewsexton1@gmail.com) or Gregg Sorensen ( gds1960@yahoo.com).

 

We look forward to getting together with you!

We will  offer  two short services of prayer, silence, confession and the imposition of ashes  mark our entrance into the reflective and somber season of Lent. 

Clergy and members of King's Chapel will also be available outside the church throughout the day, providing imposition of ashes to any who wish to receive. 

King's Chapel Winter Retreat: Playing With Prayer

Only in its second year, the special Valentine's Day-themed tours of the King's Chapel crypt have been a huge hit with visitors. Within a week of the tours starting, tickets had sold out for the remaining tours. As visitors explore an atmospheric, candlelit chapel and crypt, they discover how Americans in past centuries mourned the loss of a loved one and about funeral and burial practices of yesteryear. The focus on mourning, love, and remembrance and the stories of historical couples buried in the crypt differentiates the tour from our Halloween programs. "Till Death Us Do Part" has again proved successful as a fun and educational alternative to your average Valentine's Day activity. Thanks to all who have come for a tour or helped make this program so successful!

Upcoming:

During the last weeks, we have learned of the deaths of family and good friends for several of our members and fellow congregants. We stand with these and join them in mourning their losses, and celebrating the lives of service and love of their beloved ones: Tom Wintle, whose nephew David died unexpectedly at age 51 after influenza; Hollis Day, whose mother died peacefully on February 14, 2019; and Joe Bassett, for two valued scholars and ministerial colleagues, H orace Allen and Robert Taft.