Spotlight On: Milk Punch!
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Milk Punch | Sunday, December 16 | 12 PM | The Parish House (64 Beacon St.)
Celebrate the holidays with family and friends at King's Chapel's annual Milk Punch luncheon on Sunday, December 16. After Morning Prayer, take a leisurely stroll up to the Parish House, which has been lovingly decorated for the season. Enjoy a sumptuous brunch lovingly cooked by members of the church (vegan option also available). Raise a glass of Kings Chapel's traditional Milk Punch or our new holiday cranberry punch (without spirits). During the festivities, you'll enjoyed popular carols and fun games, including musical chairs. You'll also have the opportunity to welcome new members and friends of King's Chapel. Please RSVP to Laura at administrative.assistant@kings-chapel.org.
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We all prize our independence, our ability to make our own choices.
But sometimes, don't you feel like saying: "Just tell me what to do!"
There are so many different toys from which grandparents must choose, so many paint colors for the wall, so many movies available on Saturday night. "Be clear," we want to tell our grandchild, the painter, and our partner. "Just tell me what I should do."
Flocks of people out in the desert said that to John the Baptist. "Just tell us what we should do!" He responded with concrete ideas: "Be fair and honest, and share with others." These really weren't such bad ideas, from a crazy man raving in the desert. Maybe, in fact, it was advice worth considering. Perhaps even the key to deep Christmas joy. Joy |
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Half-Hour Messiah | Tuesday, December 18 | 12:15 PM
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The
Half-Hour Messiah
is back by popular demand on Tuesday, December 18, 12:15-12:45. Choir members Emily Bieber-Harris, Jennifer Webb, Andy Troska, and Dan Perry will each sing an aria from the Advent/Christmas portion of Handel's
Messiah
, and end with a rousing sing-along of the Hallelujah chorus. Don't miss it!
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Advent Book Group: Advent for Everyone, by N.T. Wright | Wednesday| Dec. 19| 6:15 PM
Experience the anticipation, confusion, and coming comfort of the Advent Season anew, joining members of the KC community as we discern the meaning of stories from Luke's Gospel for our lives today through the commentary of N.T. Wright in his daily devotional
Advent for Everyone. The book has short daily readings, commentary and a discussion question, and follows the New Testament Lessons we hear in this season. Please join us for our last session, Wednesday December 19,
at 6:15 after Contemplative Communion in the Vestry.
All are welcome (even if you haven't read the book or been at the last two sessions!) The book can be purchased
here
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Sandwich Making for common cathedral | Sunday, Dec 23 | 10 AM | at the Parish House
The Community Action Committee invites you to participate in relationship-building with
common cathedral on Sunday December 23.
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ommon cathedral is an outdoor church which
serves as an important community for people experiencing homelessness, and for faith communities who want to be in supportive relationship with un-housed individuals and their friends.
Join us at 10 AM for sandwich-making (in the Parish House kitchen) and/or at 12:30 for sandwich-distribution and lunch followed by worship (on the Common beside the Brewer Fountain). King's Chapel is blessed to be sharing in community and spiritual development with our partner church on the day before Christmas Eve. Please join us.
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New Year's Eve Annual Evening Prayer Service & Potluck | 5:30 PM | Little Chapel
Join with others in an annual tradition at King's Chapel: worshiping in our Little Chapel at the Parish House at 5:30 PM, and eating a festive potluck dinner with others. For those interested in attending, contact Carol Kemp at carol.kemp44@comcast.net.
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Tuesday Morning Meditation | Tuesdays 7:30 AM| Little Chapel
A new early Tuesday Morning Meditation is up and running . We meet in our beautiful Little Chapel at 7:30 to 8:30 AM each Tuesday, including approximately a 20 minute meditation. Coffee and ice water is served to get your engines running. We will be exploring and experimenting 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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Weekly Small Group Lectio Divina | Quiet Reflection With a Bible Passage | Wednesdays through December 19 | 1-2 PM | King's Chapel Parish House | 64 Beacon Street
The Rev. Joy Fallon is offering a weekly small group time for reflecting on a Bible passage. Would you like to join us? Once a week, we meet for an hour, read a short Bible passage together and then sit together in silence reflecting - each person quietly choosing a word or a phrase that struck her or him. At the end of the quiet time, those who wish may share a thought. This is called lectio divina or divine reading. Joy will teach us different ways to do this. Participants are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible, although we understand that this may not be possible. Try it out some Wednesday. We will begin and end promptly.
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King's Chapel is seeking ushers for our Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols service (10:30 PM) and our Christmas Morning Holy Communion service (10:00 AM). Interested in volunteering? Please contact Head Usher Paul Luca at
pluca@comcast.net.
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From the Stewardship Committee
Passing the plate, again.....
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Our December letter is out and we are slowly getting the remaining pledge monies in, bringing our total of gifts and pledges to $189,000. Thank you all for your loyalty and support. This brings us closer to our goal of $225,000.
Might you open your heart to help us bring this campaign to a successful closer before December 31? We are in need of an additional $36,000.
Please send your new or additional contribution or pledge in now. Checks can be mailed to the Parish House before December 31, attention Parish Administrator. You can also pay online by clicking
HERE.
Wishing you and yours the merriest of holidays!
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Join the History Program in December to discover holiday history, at the first church in Boston to celebrate Christmas, through hands-on activities set up throughout the chapel.
History Programming Includes:
Scents of the Season
The Holly and the Ivy: The History of "Decking the Halls"
Trim the Tree! Make a 19th Century Christmas Ornament
Christmas Carols
Holiday Trivia
Also, Share Your Holiday Traditions with other visitors on our "Traditions" board.
Activities will be set up during History Program hours: Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays from 10AM - 4PM and Sundays from 1:30 - 4PM.
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Sun. December 16
Advent III
12:30 AM - Milk Punch Holiday Party and New Member Reception at the Parish House
Sun. December 23
Advent IV
10:00 AM- Sandwich-making for
common cathedral
Mon. December 24
5:00 PM- Family Worship Service
10:30 PM- Lessons and Carols
Tues. December 25
10:00 AM- Christmas Day Service
Mon. December 31
5:30 PM Evening Prayer Service at the Little Chapel and Potluck
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Please welcome our new Nursery Care Provider, Michelle Gaudet! She will start with King's Chapel this coming Sunday, December 16.
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This we we were very lucky continue to celebrate advent and prepare our hearts through the medium of art as Eleanor Score led us in creating angels. Joseph and David had a great time mixing paint and experimenting with different ways to bring their angels to life! We were also happy to welcome several generations of the Perry family to our festivities. As a reminder, this year we have opened the Church School lessons up to an inter-generational format so families are always welcome to attend as well.
Next week the children will be joining Skip to sing Christmas Carols around the piano from 10:00 - 10:45. This is another great opportunity to share in the inter-generational format. Families of Church School participants are encouraged to join in the fun!
Additionally, we'd like to thank Abbie for the commitment and kindness she's shared with the community. She has been a blessing to the Church School program and has developed a great rapport with the children. Wishing her all the best in her studies and internship!
UPCOMING:
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Dec 16: Carols with Skip
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Dec 23: No Church School or Nursery
Children & their families are invited to help make sandwiches for common cathedral
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Dec 30: No Church School or Nursery
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Blue Christmas
Members, friends, and visitors gathered at the candlelit Blue Christmas service to honor the difficult feelings often brought on by the holiday season. We lit candles, sang, took communion, and honored our mixed emotions in the presence of God and community.
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Usher Training
This Sunday our sexton, Clark Aikens, trained the King's Chapel usher team once again on safety: including finding the fire extinguishers, first aid kits, and all exits, and practicing fire and emergency procedures. Thank you to all who participated in either training and we look forward to continuing to create a safe space in the new year.
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Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll & Caroling
A merry gaggle of carolers from King's Chapel took part in the Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll last Thursday and partook in much seasonal cheering all over Charles Street.
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Website Changes!
Head over to
kings-chapel.org to see our new and improved home page and to get info on our upcoming Christmas services.
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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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| We rejoice that Betty Lykins was able to attend our 9 AM service last Sunday at the Little Chapel, after 6 weeks recovery from a serious fall. Betty can be reached at home on her cell phone: (857) 205-4048 |
We hold in our prayers Ray Hardin, who has faced a setback and is experiencing less mobility again. His email is
xray73@gmail.com
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We hold in our prayers Russel Miller, who is building strength in his knees at the Steer Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island. Russel is recovering from gall bladder surgery last week, and preparing for an upcoming knee replacement. He hopes to be up and hiking by this summer, and would appreciate prayers for healing, patience, and perseverance.
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Fuller Center Build, Calzada , Puerto Rico 12/2-12/8/18
Our Team of 13 spent a week in the most hospitable community of Calzada, Puerto Rico, a mountainous region on the southern side of the island. We worked alongside homeowners repairing their homes damaged by hurricane Maria in 9/17. Teams from the Fuller Center have been working with the homeowners in Puerto Rico since June 2018. It is heartening to know that more teams have been booked every week up through July 2019, there is still much more work to be done.
- Louise Perkins
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Last Week's Sermon by Rev. Joy Fallon
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Morning Light | 9 AM
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, preaching
- Skip Lewan on Piano
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- The Rev. Amelia Edson, Assistant Minister
- Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
- Amanda Pickett, Advent Wreath Lighter
- Cynthia Perkins, Lector
- Emily Bieber-Harris, Soloist
- Paul Luca, Head Usher
- Sylvia Soderberg, Usher in Charge
- KC Dalton, Todd Lee, and Betsy Peterson, Ushers
- Clark Aitkins, Verger
The Readings:
- Isaiah 12: 2-6
- Old Testament, Zephaniah 3: 14-20
- New Testament, Luke 3: 7-8
At the communion rail following the service, Todd Lee will greet those interested in learning more about King's Chapel.
After the service all are invited to Milk Punch at the Parish House, hosted by the Hospitality Committee!
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This Sunday's service opens with Andrew Carter's Toccata on O Come, Emmanuel. Tenor Andy Troska will get you all warmed up for this coming Tuesday's Half-Hour Messiah with the opening recitative and aria of the oratorio, Comfort Ye and Ev'ry Valley. The choir will sing three vastly different settings of the Advent Introit Rorate Coeli (Drop Down Dew), first by 16th century Renaissance man Salomone Rossi, then contemporary Brit Judith Weir, and finally German Romantic Joseph Rheinberger.
The postlude take us back to the German Baroque with Georg Böhm's setting of Comfort Ye, My People.
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Tuesday Recitals
December 11 | 12:15 PM
Handel's "The Half-Hour Messiah"
Emily Bieber-Harris, soprano
Jennifer Webb, alto
Andy Troska, tenor
Dan Perry, bass
Heinrich Christensen, organ
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"Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet."
Chancel Flower Donations
Someone once said that life is more beautiful with flowers. They make us smile; they calm us; they invoke memories.
Would you like to offer flowers for our Morning Prayer service? Each Sunday members or friends provide flowers for our chancel. If you would like to contribute to honor a loved one, please contact Anne Sexton, chair of Chancel Committee, at
annewsexton1@gmail.com
to make arrangements.
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Holiday Office Hours
The Parish House will be closed the week of December 24 and opening again on Wednesday January 2. Clergy will be away December 26 - January 2.
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Want to know
what's going on at
King's Chapel?
Click
HERE
to view the King's
Chapel Schedule at our website:
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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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