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Thanksgiving Day Service | Thursday November 28 | 10 AM | 58 Tremont Street
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Please join us for worship this coming Thursday. All are welcome.
The Rev. Joy Fallon, preaching
Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
Gregg Sorensen, Lay Reader
Mike and Pam Bergeron, Ushers
Psalm 19
Old Testament: Deuteronomy 26: 1-11
New Testament: Philippians 4: 4-9
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First Sunday in Advent | December 1 | The Rev. Joseph Bassett Preaching
We are delighted to welcome our member, the Rev. Joseph Bassett, to preside and preach for us this Sunday, in the absence of both Joy and David. The Rev. Bassett is a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Divinity School, and received a further masters degree from Notre Dame.
Joe Bassett is well versed in our liturgy, having worked at King's Chapel as a seminarian under the Rev. Joseph Barth, and after his ordination, for 38 years at the First Parish of Chestnut Hill where he is now Minister Emeritus. First Parish was founded by members of King's Chapel and has retained a version of the King's Chapel Prayerbook to this day. Joe has preached for us numerous times and we are grateful he has agreed to lead us in worship again. Carol Kemp will serve as lay reader at Holy Communion at 11 AM and Carol Genovese will assist at Morning Light at 9 AM. |
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Concert: Advent Baroque | Sunday December 1 | 5 PM | King's Chapel
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Our next Sunday concert will take place this Sunday, December 1, as we wrap up Thanksgiving weekend and turn our attention to the season of Advent with a program of resplendent Baroque works by Bach and Zelenka, representing this time of great expectations.
Originally written for the very end of the church year,
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme explores the metaphor of the church readying itself for the birth of Christ as a bride waiting for her groom.
Zelenka's
Magnificat sets Mary's song of praise after the angel Gabriel tells her the somewhat overwhelming news that she is to give birth to the savior of the world.
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland musically depicts the somber vigil in the darkness, hoping for the light of Christmas to break forth.
As always, you save $5 if you purchase your tickets in advance
HERE
After the concert, the music committee invites all to a reception of good cheer.
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Parish House Offices Closed
The Parish House offices will close at noon on Wednesday November 27, and be closed on Thursday November 28 and Friday November 29 in observance of Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Monday December 2.
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Advent Book Group | "I Am Mary" | Wednesdays Dec. 4, 11 and 18 | 6:15 - 7:30 PM | King's Chapel, 58 Tremont Street
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The Rev. Joy Fallon will lead a small group discussion on "I Am Mary," a daily devotional by contemporary writer Carol Howard Merritt. This short, readable book gives fresh insights into Advent through the voice of a young woman "growing with child," and growing in faith. We join her journey. Copies will be available for sale after church for $4 each.
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Caroling at Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll | Thursday December 5 | 5:30 PM | Meet at Parish House, 64 Beacon Street
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Again this year, we will take to the streets to bring some good cheer by caroling joyfully at the Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll, which takes place on Thursday December 5. We will gather at the Parish House, 64 Beacon Street, at about 5:30 (or whenever you can get there), and head out to sing at approximately 6 pm. We typically stay out for about an hour, and finish up at about 7 pm after getting together with Santa himself for the festive tree lighting. Please join us - all are welcome!
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Book Release: The Colonial Records of Kings Chapel, 1686-1776 | Thursday December 5 | 5:30 PM | Parish House, 64 Beacon Street
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You are invited to join in celebrating the release of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts' latest publication: The Colonial Records of Kings Chapel, 1686 - 1776.
A book release and reception will be held in the Parish House parlor at 5:30 PM on Thursday December 5.
This special publication of meticulously transcribed archival records from the church's first century, brings our colonial history together for the first time in two volumes. Prior to this publication, these materials could only be accessed through a visit to the Massachusetts Historical Society. Included in the volumes are church vital registers, minutes of the Wardens and Vestry, select parish correspondence, and more.
The event will include remarks from the Colonial Society of Massachusetts about their latest work, food and drink, an opportunity to purchase the volumes, and time to mingle with members of the Colonial Society. We invite you to join in celebrating this momentous publication with our neighbors from the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, whose headquarters are located on Mount Vernon Street.
Please RSVP to
faye@kings-chapel.org. To learn more about the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, click
HERE to visit their website.
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Advent Crafts | Sunday December 8 | 10 AM - Noon | Parish House, 64 Beacon Street
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| A recent study showed that most recipients value simple home-made gifts much more than purchased ones. So please join the Church School for our beloved Advent Crafts tradition on Sunday December 8 from 10 AM until noon. We will have all your favorites: candle decorating, card making, clove oranges, the always popular cookie decorating and more. This is an outreach event, so please feel free to bring crafters of any age from within or outside our church community. And if you have your own craft to offer our guests, please contact George Boitano (gboitano@gmail.com), and we'll get you set up! |
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From the Stewardship Committee
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The 2019 Annual Appeal is approaching its final month and, alas, we are short of our goal of $225,000. A Thanksgiving gift letter is in the mail with a contribution envelope for you convenience. Please mail it or bring it to Worship Service by December 8th.
Happy tidings! The Stewardship and Hospitality Committees are hosting a sherry party in the vestibule after service on
December 8th, to applaud everyone's support in this campaign. Please join us.
If you cannot attend and wish to donate online, that would be terrific! You may do so by going
HERE
A very blessed season to you and your family!
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December 6: Decorate the Parish House | 9:30 AM
December 7: Greening the Church | 10 AM
December 8: Advent Crafts at the Parish House| 10 AM - 12 PM
December 11: Blue Christmas service | 5:30 PM
December 12: Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll/Caroling |
5:30 PM
December 15: Milk Punch Sunday | 12:15 PM
December 17: Handel:
The Half Hour Messiah | 12:15 PM
December 22: Sandwich making and worship with
common cathedral | beginning at 10 AM
December 24: Family Christmas Pageant | 5 PM
December 24 : Lessons and Carols Christmas Eve service | 10 :30 PM
December 25: Christmas Day Service | 10 AM
December 31: Evensong service and Potluck at the Parish House | 5:30 PM
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Morning Light | 9 AM
Rev. Joseph Bassett, preaching
- Skip Lewan, piano
- Emilia Filippone, Verger
- Michelle Gaudet, Nursery
Morning Prayer | 11 AM
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- David Waters, Minister for Education and Membership
- The Rev. Joseph Bassett, Guest Preacher
- Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
- Carol Kemp, Lector
- Amanda Cegielski and Christopher Allen, Advent wreath lighters
- Alison LaRosa, soloist
- Michael Bergeron, Head Usher
- Cathy Price, Usher in Charge
- Pamela and Michael Bergeron, Ushers
- Clark Aitkins, Verger
The Readings:
Psalm 122
Isaiah 2: 1-5
Matthew 24: 36-44
The flowers on the Communion table are given in honor of the courage and bravery of Aja Grace Dempsey and all who battle Childhood Cancer.
At the communion rail following the service Bill Kuttner will greet those
interested in learning more about King's Chapel.
After the service, please join us for coffee hour in the vestibule hosted by the Hospitality Committee.
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 Thursday morning at 10 AM, our soloist Emily Bieber-Harris will sing songs of Thanksgiving by Ochs and O'Hara. The organ voluntaries are by Sweelinck and Reger.
For the First Sunday in Advent, you will hear no less than three settings of the 15th century English poem
Adam Lay Ybounden.
Adam lay ybounden,
Bounden in a bond;
Four thousand winter
Thought he not too long.
And all was for an apple,
An apple that he took.
As clerkës finden written
In their book.
Ne had the apple taken been,
The apple taken been,
Ne had never Our Lady,
A-been heaven's queen.
Blessed be the time
That apple taken was!
Therefore we moun singen
Deo gratias!
Wikipedia enlighten us:
Adam lay ybounden relates the events of Genesis, Chapter 3. In medieval theology, Adam was supposed to have remained in bonds from the time of his death until the crucifixion of Christ (the "4000 winters").The second verse narrates the fall of man, following Adam's temptation by Eve and the serpent. There is a tone of astonishment, almost incredulity in the phrase "and all was for an apple", noting "an apple, such as a boy might steal from an orchard, seems such a little thing to produce such overwhelming consequences. Yet so it must be because clerks say so. It is in their book (probably meaning the Bible itself)."
The third verse suggests the subsequent redemption of man by the birth of Jesus Christ by Mary, who was to become the Queen of Heaven as a result, and thus the song concludes on a positive note. Scholars suggest that the lyric retells the story in a particularly human way: "The doctrine of the song is perfectly orthodox...but here is expressed very individually and humanly. The movement of the song reproduces very surely the movements of a human mind." The text has been set to music many times and is often heard at Lessons and Carols for Advent or Christmas. For our service, you will hear three very varied settings by Peter Warlock, Philip Ledger, and Carson Cooman.
The communion music is from Haydn's
Missa Rorate Coeli (Drop Down Dew, Ye Heavens), and the organ voluntaries are intended to inspire you to return for the afternoon concert, based as they are on the same chorale as our opening cantata
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Savior of the Nations, Come).
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December 3, 12:15 PM
Hiroaki Homshuku & Yuka Kido's
Love to Brasil Project
Annual A-No-Ne Christmas
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Tuesday Morning Meditation 7:30 AM| Parish House
Tuesday Morning Meditation meets in our Parish House at 7:30ish to 8:30. In decent weather we sometimes annex the Public Garden for a more mindful contemplation. This brief coming side by side with others in your church community can bring some welcome fun, joy and/or peace to your day. In the words of one, "I find so much of my life to be so busy and full of wrestling that the idea of just sitting together with others is powerfully renewing for me." Never meditated before? Drop by and give it a try. For more details contact Gary Riccio at
gary.riccio@me.com or Stephen Courtney at
scourtney@sstudio.comcix
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Lectio Divina | Quiet Reflection with Bible Passage| Wednesdays 1PM through December 11 | Joy's Office in the Parish House, 3rd Floor
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The Rev. Joy Fallon brings a short bible passage, often one that will be read on the following Sunday; the small group reflects in quiet on it for 10-20 minutes; then group members may offer thoughts. People are not required to say anything. This ancient practice may lead to a deeper understanding of scripture, or a glimpse of how God may be present in your own life. It is a small, open group for anyone interested. Drop in once or weekly; no experience needed.
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Want to know what's
going on at
King's Chapel?
Click
HERE
to view the King's
Chapel Calendar at our website
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Volunteer: Sign up for Hospitality
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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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We are grateful to those who provide for flowers each week, during our Morning Prayer service.
If you would like to give flowers in honor of a loved one, please contact Anne Sexton, chair of our Chancel Committee at
annewsexton1@gmail.com . The cost for an arrangement is $85; a check can be mailed to the Parish House, indicating the date you have chosen and the inscription you would like.
We have the following dates open for the remainder of the year:
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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
administrator@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 was designed by Peter Harrison and completed in 1754. To make our services and programs more accessible, one of the box pews has been made wheel-chair accessible. Ushers are available to assist those wheelchair users to that pew. Additionally, we have installed an accessible bathroom on our main floor. An usher can direct you to the vestry.
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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