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Spotlight On:
King's Chapel Concert Series:
Sonata |
Sunday, February 23 | 5 PM |
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont Street
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The plastic and scaffolding are gone! Celebrate and rejoice in the unencumbered sight and sound of our organ this Sunday, February 23, at 5 pm, as Heinrich takes us on a journey through the musical history of the Organ Sonata.
From the Latin root sonare, to sound, the word Sonata originally was used as a designation for an instrumental, as opposed to vocal, piece. Over the course of music history, it came to be applied to rather specific forms, but as soon as those were established, inventive composers started experimenting with the form in all conceivable directions.
Join us on a musical journey through the centuries with works from Scarlatti to Woodman. Following the program, the Music Committee cordially invites you to raise a cup of sonorous cheer and a crackling cookie in the vestibule.
Click HERE for tickets. As always, you save $5 by buying tickets in advance. If you insist on paying full price, the doors will be open at 4:30!
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How are you handling the news these days? Do you ever feel caught in the cold, dark fog of a cloud? What should we do?
Some of us follow every word of the news, know each Presidential action, and stay up late for the debates and primary results. We flip on the TV or radio as soon as we get home; scroll through Facebook all day; and wear our headphones constantly, ready for any update. We spend far more time on the newspaper that we'd planned.
Or we do the opposite.
We set aside the news to remain above the fray. Click here to read more.
Joy
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Last Thursday, the History Program's "Till Death Us Do Part" tours were featured in an alternative Valentine's Day segment on CBS Boston! Reporter Rachel Holt highlighted three non-traditional ways to mark the holiday in Boston. At the end of the piece, she shared photos and information about King's Chapel's candlelight crypt tours, currently running for their third year. If you missed the story, you can check it out through the following link. Tickets are also still available for this weekend's tours!
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Partner Church Update: Two Congregations Connect Internationally with Modern Technology
Using Zoom video over the Internet on a Sunday afternoon in January, members of King's Chapel and First Unitarian Church of Kolozsvár held a joint meeting to launch a new dimension of their relationship as partner churches. Ministers and church members participated in the video conference, at the Consistory in Kolozsvár and the Parish House of King's Chapel.
The goal was to plan the centenary of an historic partnership and expand communications with one other. Participants became acquainted, enjoyed introducing themselves and sharing experiences, and discovered common interests as people and religious communities. Additional meetings are planned for the spring.
On Sunday, June 7, there will be a special opportunity for interested parishioners to participate in connectivity with our partner church in Transylvania. At Morning Prayer, communion will be celebrated in the Transylvanian tradition, an annual practice of recent years at King's Chapel. Following the worship service, everyone will be invited to remain for an event sponsored by the partner churches and broadcast over the Internet, including a short lecture by the minister in Kolozsvar and conversation moderated by the ministers of each congregation.
Next year, a magnificent opportunity is being planned for interested parishioners of King's Chapel to participate in a partner church visit to Transylvania (May 24-May 31, 2021), when the centennial will be celebrated in the midst of tours, cultural and social activities, educational events, and worship. Additional details of this visit will be announced soon in Between Sundays.
Foreground in the picture: Participants in Kolozsvár. Upper right inset: King's Chapel participants.
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Parable Discussion
Following Morning Prayer on Sunday, a baker's dozen gathered in the vestry to discuss Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower
. We had a stimulating, wide-raging conversation based on the themes of Butler's novel, including the challenges of empathy and compassion in our modern world, as well as the different understandings of God and the nature of humanity presented in Parable
. We look forward to joining Rev. Mariama White-Hammond and New Roots AME
for a larger discussion on Saturday, 2/22, from 12-2pm at the Vietnamese American Community Center, 62 Charles St, in Dorchester near the Fields Corner T station.
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Parable Events: February 22 | Vietnamese American Community Center, and Performance on March 27 | Emerson Cutler Majestic Theater
King's Chapel is reading Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower with New Roots AME Church as part of Boston's citywide reading of Butler's classic Afrofuturist novel. Butler's insights on humanity and the beliefs that shape society encourage conversation about the climate crisis, survival, and ways of deepening our humanity.
On Saturday, February 22, from 12-2 PM, members will join New Roots AME for a book discussion with Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, an activist and organizer for ecological and social justice, at the Vietnamese American Community Center, 62 Charles St, in Dorchester near the Fields Corner T station.
On Friday, March 27, at 8 PM, King's Chapel members will attend
ArtsEmerson's musical stage adaptation of
Parable of the Sower. Lee Glenn will be taking reservations in the vestibule following Morning Prayer on Sunday, Jan 19 and 26, for all those interested in attending. Group discounted tickets are $34; there are scholarships available. For more information or reservations, please contact Lee at
leeglenn@verizon.net
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Shrove Sunday Pancake Breakfast | Sunday February 23 | 10 AM | Parish House, 64 Beacon Street
Before celebrating Mardi Gras this year, join us on Sunday, February 23 at 10 AM on the second floor of the Parish House to eat as many pancakes as your belly can possibly hold! A buffet table will be set up with plenty of toppings. Bring your friends, bring some Mardi Gras flare, and most importantly, bring your appetite!
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Bistro 64: Mardi Gras| Tuesday, February 25 | 6:30 pm | Parish House, 64 Beacon Street
Bistro 64 in 2020 kicks off with a festive "Mardi Gras" dinner on Tuesday, February 25 at the Parish House. We celebrate this occasion - also known as "Fat Tuesday" - with sumptuous 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 or
Gregg Sorensen .
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Lay-Led Lectionary Bible Study During Lent | Wednesdays | 6:15 PM | Vestry at King's Chapel
Join us Wednesday nights in Lent for a lay-lead lectionary Bible study. Every Sunday and Wednesday we hear scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary. Perhaps it has happened that you wanted to talk about these readings further, but did not have a place to do so. Now here is an opportunity to discuss them with our fellow congregants! Each Wednesday night after Contemplative Communion during Lent, we will meet in the vestry of King's Chapel. Fortified by hot drinks and light snacks, we will discuss one of the Bible readings from the lectionary... or two readings, or three, as the spirit moves us! Bring your thinking cap and join us, starting Wednesday, March 4th, at 6:15 PM.
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Heinrich plays with the Boston Symphony Orchestra!
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Heinrich Christensen, our Music Director, returns to the Boston Symphony Orchestra next week, playing Maurice Duruflé's Requiem with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and the Boston Symphony's Children's Choir.
Performances are at Symphony Hall on Thu 2/27, Sat 2/29, and Tue 3/3 at 8 pm, as well as Friday 2/28 at 1:30 pm.
Here's what the BSO has to say about the program:
"Costa Rican conductor and frequent BSO guest Giancarlo Guerrero returns to lead soloist Johannes Moser in the first BSO performances since 1997 of English composer William Walton's Cello Concerto, which Gregor Piatigorsky premiered with the orchestra in 1957 under Charles Munch. Opening the concert is the young British composer Helen Grime's
Limina, a BSO commission to be premiered at Tanglewood in 2019. Although French composer Maurice Duruflé's Requiem is frequently performed in Europe and the U.S., its only previous complete BSO performances were in November 1983. Duruflé was one of Paris's great church organists of the 20th century. His lovely and often powerful Requiem setting, which features organ, is based firmly on the tradition of Catholic liturgical music."
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UUUM Fair Foods Service Day | Saturday February 29 | 10:30 AM - 2 PM | UUUM,
10 Putnam Street, Roxbury
On Saturday February 29 from 10:30 AM to 2 PM, members of the Church School invite everyone to help us unload and pack goods for the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministries (UUUM) Fair Foods initiative at 10 Putnam Street in Roxbury's Dudley Square. Fair Foods is a non-profit food rescue organization dedicated to providing surplus produce at low or no cost to those in need. Contact David Waters for more information. |
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"Till Death Us Do Part" Crypt Tours| Ongoing in February | King's Chapel
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The King's Chapel History Program's "Till Death Us Do Part" candlelit crypt tours continue throughout February, with 50% off general admission tickets for members (promo code
MEMBER).
Uncover the history of American mourning traditions, funeral customs, and burial practices as they relate to the loss of a loved one throughout Boston's history. Discover the memorials within King's Chapel and explore the crypt below, walking among the 21 tombs to experience the stories of the historic people and couples laid to rest within.
Tours offered at 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM most dates, but are offered at 5:30 PM and 7 PM on Fridays and Saturdays.
February 13-17, 21-22, 24, and 28-29.
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Safety and Emergency Training for Ushers, Vergers, and History Staff | Sunday March 1 | 12:15 PM | King's Chapel
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Following Morning Prayer on Sunday March 1, ushers are required to attend a Safety and Emergency Training of the chapel, led by History Program Director Faye Charpentier and Sexton Clark Aitkins. We will tour the building, discussing locations of first aid kits, fire alarms, fire extinguishers, emergency exits, and more; practice evacuation procedures; issue revised safety maps of the chapel; discuss similarities and differences in protocols when responding to several types of potential emergencies; and provide time for questions and discussion to clarify procedures. This is an important opportunity for ushers, vergers, and staff who all share responsibility for emergency preparedness at King's Chapel to meet each other and learn these policies together. Please RSVP to
Laura Zeugner, Administrative Assistant.
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Join us for a Special History Lecture, further exploring King's Chapel's history with slavery and abolition, following Morning Prayer on Sunday March 8.
Lancaster Hill, a free black man living in colonial and revolutionary-era Boston, married Margaret, a woman enslaved by a parishioner, at King's Chapel in the 1750s. During the American Revolution, Hill joined the ranks of notable activist and abolitionist Prince Hall, and advocated for the abolition of slavery.
Join National Parks of Boston Park Ranger Eric Hanson Plass for a presentation and discussion about this revolutionary and parishioner of King's Chapel.
In 1777 Lancaster Hill signed his name to a petition with eight other men, demanding that this new independent state of Massachusetts abolish the institution of slavery once and for all. This stroke of a pen, in his own hand, was a distinct moment in this man's transformation into an American revolutionary. Over the span of some thirty years, Lancaster Hill transformed from being a man enslaved by a government, to a man who demanded recognition and accountability of government.
Eric Hanson Plass has over ten years experience as a public historian and park ranger for the National Park Service in Boston. He holds a master's degree in Public History from the University of Massachusetts Boston.
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Panel Discussion: Community Conversations for Boston Athenaeum exhibit Required Reading: Reimagining a Colonial Library
with King's Chapel, Twelfth Baptist Church, and the Museum of African American History
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Registration is requested
Free and open to the public
What is the impact of religion and faith traditions on culture and society? Share your thoughts and join the discussion along with three of our community partners for a panel moderated by King's Chapel's David Waters.
This series is part of our ongoing exhibition, "Required Reading: Reimagining a Colonial Library," open through March 14, 2020. To demonstrate the variety and richness of "essential knowledge" and the ways it can be defined, the cabinet in our exhibition is filled with titles selected by ten community partners.
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Forgiveness: Finding Peace by Letting Go | Lenten Retreat | Saturday, March 14, 10 AM - 3 PM |
Parish House, 64 Beacon Street
Joy will lead a one-day retreat on our Lenten Theme, Forgiveness: Finding Peace Through Letting Go. Drawing from the writings of Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama on forgiveness, we'll share a small worship service; have quiet, peaceful opportunities to reflect individually; a shared lunch; and talk with others if you want. We'll have available poetry, scripture, art and cooking as ways to explore forgiveness and letting go. The retreat is $15 to cover costs of materials and food; scholarships are available. Please sign up with Parish Administrative Assistant
Laura Zeugner, or 617-227-2155 x104.
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Sunday Services
Sunday, February 23
Transfiguration Sunday
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Morning Light | 9 AM
Rev. Joy Fallon 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
- Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
- Carol Kemp, Lay Reader
- Heather Holland, soloist
- Michael Bergeron, Head Usher
- Chris Allen, Usher in Charge
- Joan Hunt, Dorothy Waldron, Amanda Pickett, Ushers
- Simon Pilecki, Verger
The Readings:
Psalm 99
Exodus 24: 12-18
The flowers on the communion table are given
in loving memory of Marshall Herbert Lykins
by his wife Betty Sweaney Lykins and his daughter Elizabeth Lykins.
At the communion rail following the service Christopher LaRoche will greet those
interested in learning more about King's Chapel.
After the service, please join us for coffee and refreshments 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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Did you miss last week's sermon or want to hear it again? Listen
HERE
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This Sunday morning, we warm up for the afternoon's many Sonatas with excerpts from Paul Hindemith's First Organ Sonata. The choir will celebrate their newly unobstructed view and walkways around the sanctuary with the Johann Pachelbel's setting of Psalm 99 for double choir, as well as F. Melius Christiansen's
Beautiful Savior,
featuring soloist Heather Holland, set to the familiar tune known as
The Crusaders' Hymn, St. Elizabeth,
or
Fairest Lord Jesus.
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February 25, 12:15 PM
Alison LaRosa & Tim Macri, flute duo
Music for Mardi Gras
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Ongoing in February: Valentine Crypt Tours at King's Chapel, 5:30 and 6:30 PM or 7 PM
February 23: Concert: Sonata, 5 PM
March 1: Safety Training for All Ushers, 12:15 PM
March 8: Presentation on KC by Park Ranger Eric Hanson Plass, 12:15 PM
March 27: ArtsEmerson Parable of the Sower, 8 PM
March 29: Concert: Alexander's Feast, 5 PM
Lenten Activities and Services
February 23: Shrove Pancake Breakfast, 10 AM
February 25: Mardis Gras dinner party, 6 PM
February 26: Ash Wednesday, Imposition of Ashes, 8 AM - 6 PM
February 26: Mid-day service, 12:15 PM, Evening service, 5:30 PM
March 14: Lenten Retreat, 10 AM - 3 PM
April 5: Palm Sunday
April 9: Maundy Thursday service, 5:30 PM
April 10: Good Friday services, 12:15 and 8 PM
April 11: Easter Vigil service, 8 PM
April 12: Easter service, 11 AM
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Monday February 24: Vestry, 6 PM
Thursday February 27, Parish Council, 6 PM
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Tuesday Meditation Group
Weekly at 7:30 am | Parish House, 64 Beacon Street
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Lectio Divina
Wednesdays at 2:00 PM | Parish House, 64 Beacon Street
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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.
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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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