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Keeping King's Chapel's members and friends connected each week while we are Physically Closed but Spiritually Open.
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Stewardship 2021 -- Forward Together
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This year's Stewardship Campaign has officially launched! Hopefully, you have all had a chance to read the information in the packet you received last week and to view the video in last Friday's email blast. A new video will be coming via email tomorrow and for the next several Fridays as well, each telling a personal reason why our members give to this church we love. We've also added a Stewardship page to our website that outlines this year's campaign, and you can now submit your 2021 pledge online.
As faithful stewards, here is our chance to share our abundance and show our thanks for all we receive from King's Chapel. However you choose to give, remember that it truly takes all of us to be sure that we have the resources to provide for each other and our wider community.
Thank you in advance for your thoughtful generosity and let's surpass our goal of $225,000 and get closer to the full participation we strive for.
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After the pandemic and after Lent, some of us will yearn for a "reset," something better than just returning to normal. Such a reset did happen in the Bible.
It began with an exhausted team, worn by constantly adapting to new things, by trying to help out others. "Let's get away," the Team Lead said, but their community noticed them leaving, and followed along. When Jesus saw the folks following, he had compassion for them, postponed the private team retreat and talked to the public for a long time. Hours later Peter nudged Jesus.
Peter: It's been a long day; folks are hungry. They can order take out, If there's cell service out here, or they can look for a food place on their way home. It's time to go.
Jesus: You feed them. Peter: You're kidding, right? It would take a fortune. We don't have that kind of money.
Jesus: What do you have? Peter (returning): We asked around and got two sandwiches and an orange. Sorry.
Jesus took the sandwiches and the orange, gave God thanks for them, split them into a few pieces and passed them out to the crowd. Half an hour later, someone brought big bags of leftovers.
In this model, what was the reset? What is the most important thing in the model leading to the reset? Is there any part of this model that you could take away and still have all you need for a reset?
Joy
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HAPPENING TONIGHT! Confronting Racial Injustice: Redlining: From Slavery to $8 in 400 Years
Virtual Talk | Thursday, March 11 at 6:00PM |
 In 2015, the Boston Federal Reserve found the median net worth for Black families in Boston was $8, in stark contrast to $250,000 for white families. This discrepancy is largely driven by the gap in home ownership. Join community activists and urban planners as they discuss Boston's history of redlining and discriminatory housing policies, the complicity of the banks and the real estate industry, and the consequent legacy of segregation and racial wealth disparity. We will also identify some specific actions we can take to address the inequities in home ownership.
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Sacred People Sacred Earth - Ringing the bell, wake-up call
Today, Thursday, March 11, our Environmental Action group joins a diverse community of faith leaders around the world to call attention to the climate emergency.
Called Sacred People, Sacred Earth, the action of ringing churchbells for 11 minutes, will signal the need for climate awareness and worldwide climate action. |
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Lenten Journey Fellowship Hour, Fridays at 5:00 PM during Lent
Please join us for the third of our five Lent fellowship gatherings tomorrow Friday, March 12th at 5:00 PM. The theme for this week is Compassion across Racial and Economic Divides, and the hosts will be Carol Genovese and Amanda Pickett. You can find a rich set of scripture, prayer, readings, reflections, and poetry for this week in your Lenten 2021 booklet (available online here.) Please register in advance here.
Our fourth fellowship gathering happens next Friday, March 19th at 5:00 PM. The theme will be The Great Reset: "'Let the disorder in and allow it to teach you' (Joanna Macy). We now live in an era that demands holistic thinking, a deep awareness that all systems are interdependent and connected. Climate justice, and social and economic justice are not separate spheres. This place of reckoning offers the possibility of transition and transformation. What old ways could you let go of and what is the new life to which you are drawn?" You can register in advance here.
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 Theology on Tap | Wednesday, March 17 from 6:00-7:30 PM
Join David for this month's Theology on Tap, where we will continue our exploration of Lenten practice with a focus on faithful citizenship: that is, how have our Lenten practices prepared us to live out our faith in the public square? Register in advance here to join.
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History Talk | Henry Caner's King's Chapel: Loyalism & Evacuation in Revolutionary Boston | Thursday, March 18 at 5:30 PM
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In his nearly 30 years as Minister of King's Chapel, the Reverend Henry Caner presided over the chapel during a critical era of the church's history. Little did he know, however, that his tenure would end abruptly amidst the American Revolution and pave the way for religious revolution within the church. In observance of Evacuation Day on March 17, this program will discuss narratives of King's Chapel members who fled Boston as Loyalist refugees in March 1776. Join History Program Director Faye Charpentier to learn more about what this historic event meant for members of this church community and for a special look at the life, legacy, career, and controversies of King's Chapel's last Anglican minister, Rev. Henry Caner.
This program is free and open to the public. Donations appreciated. Please register in advance here. |
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Sunday Services
Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 14, Morning Light | 9 AM on Zoom
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- David Waters, Minister for Education and Membership
- Skip Lewan, Piano
- Hollis Day, Lector
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March 14, Morning Prayer | 11 AM on YouTube
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- David Waters, Minister for Education and Membership
- Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
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Mary Sears, Betsy Peterson, and Chris LaRoche, Lay Reader
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Cathy Price, Lector
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Per Joy's request, the anthem this week is Do Not Fear, written for her 2013 installation at King's Chapel. It is based on verses from Isaiah 43, also quoted in our Lenten booklet this week. The hymns are Beneath the Cross of Jesus and Amazing Grace.
Our series of Variations on Forty Days and Forty Nights by Christa Rakich continues for the organ prelude and postlude.
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Morning Prayer Worship Service
Sunday, March 14
Morning Light Worship Service Sunday, March 14 | 9:00 AM
Theology on Tap Wed., March 17 | 6:00 PM
Coffee with Clergy
Thursday, March 18 | 10:00 AM
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New Online History Exhibit
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Giving to King's Chapel
Please consider a stewardship offering in a spirit of thanksgiving to help us through this challenging time. Every single gift in any amount is equally valued and helps enormously.
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Prayer Circle
The King's Chapel Prayer Circle, led by Cynthia Perkins, stands ready to pray for any who request it, in complete confidence.
To request prayers, contact one of the clergy: Joy or David
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Internet Fraud - Protect Yourself
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, churches across the nation have seen a steep rise in incidents of internet fraud and scams, especially using ministers' names and targeting church members. Please watch out for these. I promise, we will never ask you to send us gift cards. We will never ask for your personal identifying information or bank account info. If we ever purport to say that we can't be reached by phone, be suspicious. Click the link below for more information on how to protect yourself and your family from internet crime.
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Contributing to Between Sundays
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 Conversations with Carl Scovel | Monday, March 22 at 5:30 PM
This virtual program is offered by our Adult Religious Education committee in collaboration with Beacon Hill Village's Conversations With... series. Registration required online in advance here or by calling Beacon Hill Village at 617-723-9713. Registrants will receive the Zoom invitation information in advance of the program. Free and open to the public.
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Happy Birthday, J.S. Bach! Concert on Sunday, March 21
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 In honor of J.S. Bach's 336th birthday, Heinrich will offer an organ recital on Sunday, March 21. The recital will premiere on King's Chapel's YouTube channel at 5:00 PM, followed by a Bacchanal (please bring/peel your own grapes!) on Zoom, please register here.The works featured are Sonata 1 in E Flat Major, Chorale Partita on Sei gegrüßet, and the Concerto in d minor which Bach transcribed for organ from Vivald's original for two violins. As the program goes along, Heinrich will offer program notes piecemeal in the YouTube chat. We know some of our audience has had trouble finding the chat in the past, likely explanations might be that you are viewing the video full screen so there is no room for the chat box, or that YouTube wants you to sign in so you can comment. It all seems to depend on what device/platform you are using to watch the video. If you are busy on the 21st, never fear, the recital will remain available to view even after the premiere. |
 Sandwiches for Common Cathedral: Delivered March 7th... help us deliver again on April 4th!
On March 7th, King's Chapel members and friends once again worked together to make sandwiches for our neighbors at common cathedral, who have kept their program of sandwiches and worship running through rain, snow, pandemic, and lockdown.
We send our hearty appreciation and gratitude to our sandwich makers: Paula O'Keefe & Sally Brewster; Mark, Sarah, & Eleanor Graber; and Becky & Kent Wittenberg.
And to our ingredient shoppers: Becky Wittenberg and Carol Genovese
It is such a blessing to be able to show up in this way for our unhoused neighbors. And it's a blessing you, too, can share! Because we are making sandwiches again on Easter Sunday, April 4th. We are touched and grateful that our neighbors at common cathedral have trusted us to provide their Easter luncheon. To sign up to help, please email Carol Genovese. All supplies are provided, instructions and COVID precautions will be explained upon signup.
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 Green Living Tip from the Environmental Action Initiative
School kids learn the Three Rs, but we all should learn the Five Rs of Greener Living. Refuse (items like plastic straws); Reduce (plastic use); Reuse (everything); Recycle (as much as you can); and Rot (compost food and other green matter). https://davidsuzuki.org/action/zero-waste-pledge/
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 REMINDER: Daylight Savings is this Sunday, March 14
Don't forget to turn those clocks forward an hour this Sunday!
Learn about the history of our own clock inside the Chapel in a blog post written by Communications Coordinator and History Program Assistant Jennifer Roesch: |
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We rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. ~Romans 12:15
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This week we rejoice with Widad Ayad on her 94th birthday and with Mary Katherine Morn on her 60th. Our prayers hold both of these women leaders as they celebrate the gift of life. We are blessed that they live among us.
We also hold in prayer Wendy Almquist whose beloved son Harry died one year ago. We lit candles in Harry's memory for the light that he was in this world, and in support of Wendy honoring the love she gave him. |
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