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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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This Sunday's Shrove Sunday Pancake Breakfast & A Virtual Valentine Concert Premiere
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 Come join us for a virtual Pancake Breakfast this Sunday! At 10:30AM the Church School children will begin making pancakes together over Zoom, and at 11:00AM the eating will commence!
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Then join the King's Chapel Choir at 5:00 PM for A Virtual Valentine! The program will take you from Monteverdi to Berlin, so do tune in - it will be a program just like the New England weather, if there's something you don't like, just wait a minute!
Immediately following the concert, all are invited to join a festive Mardi Gras reception on Zoom around 6:00PM, hosted by the King's Chapel Music Committee. Please register HERE for login access. |
In one sense, time seems to slow down in the winter, especially during the pandemic: another forecast of snow or cold, another challenge to unknot with technology or vaccines, another day of a nation divided. And it's only February! On the other hand, we also have light until 5 PM again; some days we gasp like children at the gentle snow falling; vaccines spur hope. In truth, we're nearing some mid-point, starting a transition to something else, that is still unclear. Our Bible often speaks to these points of transition, when we humans need to shift gears, from living one way to beginning something new - an exodus from slavery, a return from exile, John the Baptist saying "turn around," and the disciples shocked: "He is risen? !" Through it all, one thing lasts: God's love. It will walk beside you to the end and beyond.
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 New Online Exhibit Now Available
Available throughout February 2021
Throughout February, join the King's Chapel History Program in exploring and honoring Black history within our archives. While the History Program remains committed to sharing Black history and voices through our programming year round, Black History Month remains an important opportunity to dig deeper and shed light on stories within Boston's Black community throughout our history.
We invite you to explore the History Program's new online exhibit, Uncovering the Past: Exploring Black History Through Primary Sources. This online exhibit encourages viewers to step into the role of historian as we research the lives of historical Black attendees at King's Chapel. Pulling from the pages of King's Chapel's 18th and 19th century registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, the exhibit guide viewers through the process of examining primary sources from King's Chapel's archives and discuss how we work to uncover the stories of Black congregants whose names were hidden in the archives.
Be sure to also follow us on social media throughout the month as we highlight King's Chapel's Black history and share Black History Month content from our neighbors within the city and beyond.
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 Environmental Action Initiative's Open Meeting on Tuesday
The Environmental Action Initiative held an open meeting on Tuesday of this week to set directions for future activities. We focused on identifying issues of top priority, outside organizations we might work with, and what our programming might be. Look to future Between Sundays for suggestions for sustainable lifestyle choices, efforts towards the "greening" of King's Chapel, and campaigns with partner organizations to meet the challenges of the climate emergency and climate justice. This group will continue meeting weekly for the time being. If you'd like to join us, register here for Zoom meetings Tuesdays at 3 PM and contact the steering committee for more info.
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| Confronting Racial Injustice: Lecture on Slavery, Wealth Creation, and Intergenerational Wealth | Thursday, February 18, 6:00-7:00 PM |
From the seventeenth century to the twenty-first, slavery has been central to creating wealth and generating race-based inequality in Massachusetts. Family fortunes, institutional endowments, and public budgets in the commonwealth have all benefitted from the spoils of slavery. This panel discussion between academic and public historians explores Massachusetts's connections to slavery and the slave trade, the wealth -- and the poverty -- slavery created and bequeathed, and how the legacies of slavery are reflected in injustices that haunt Massachusetts to this day.
King's Chapel is one of the co-sponsors of this free virtual program hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society. For more information and to register, click here.
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| The Community Action Committee partners with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, March 1st and May 9th |
 Save the Date: "Why Re-entry?" with Milton Jones of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Monday, March 1st, 5-6 PM on Zoom
Who is vulnerable to violence? In their many years of working with those impacted by murder, grief, trauma and loss, our community action partner, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, has realized that " a vast majority of murders were of those who recently came out of incarceration." Learn more about this problem, and how we can help them to address it, by attending a Zoom presentation by Milton Jones, Director of the Re-entry Program of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute. Milton will tell us about the new work he is doing to develop a wraparound program, together with other agencies, to support young men being released from Plymouth County House of Corrections, developing a healthy transition back into the community.
Celebrating 25 Years of Walking for Peace
Sunday, May 9th, online
King's Chapel will once again join the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute's Mother's Day Walk for Peace, in this, the 25th year! The Mother's Day Walk is a beloved Boston tradition that celebrates the potential to create more peaceful communities while commemorating loved ones who have been murdered. Our participation will be virtual again this year-watch this space for details to follow.
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Last Sunday King's Chapel commemorated the centennial of our relationship with the First Unitarian Church of Kolozsvár. Our filmed Morning Prayer service featured Communion celebrated in the Transylvanian tradition while David preached on two of our forbearers in faith: Francis Dávid of 15th-century Transylvania and James Freeman of 18th-century Boston. Denton Crews, chair of our Partner Church Committee, read the scripture lesson at both our Morning Prayer and our live Morning Light Zoom service, and many of our community gathered to share their experiences of traveling to Kolozsvár at our noon Coffee Hour. Even as we celebrate 100 years of partnership, we look forward to the next 100! |
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February 14, Morning Light | 9 AM on Zoom
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- David Waters, Minister for Education and Membership
- Skip Lewan, Piano
- Todd Lee and KC Dalton, Lectors
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February 14, Morning Prayer | 11 AM on YouTube
Scripture: 2 Kings 2:1-12
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Our organ voluntary this week was recorded as the snow was coming down last Sunday afternoon. Det er hvidt herude (literally "It's white out here") is a traditional Danish winter/Candlemas song, reinvented in an "ice cold" new setting by Johan Sigvard Jensen.
Our hymns are Shall We Gather by the River and Love Divine. Valentines Heather Holland and Pat Wroge supply a lofty rendition of I'll Fly Away, inspired by the fiery chariot of Elisha and Elijah.
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Morning Prayer Worship Service
Sunday, February 14
Morning Light Worship Service Sunday, February 14 | 9:00 AM
Shrove Sunday Pancake Breakfast Sunday, February 14 | 10:30 AM
Mardi Gras Concert Reception
Sunday, February 14 | Immediately following 5:00 PM concert premiere
Theology on Tap Wednesday, Feb. 17 | 6:00 PM
Coffee with Clergy
Thursday, Feb. 18 | 10:00 AM
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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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Sandwich Chefs and Shoppers Needed
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The Community Action Committee needs volunteers to make 50 sandwiches and place them in lunch bags with hearty snacks for the following Sundays:
March 7th
April 4th (Easter Sunday)
June 6th
To sign up to help, please email Amanda Pickett or Carol Genovese .
Do you have a car and Costco or BJ's card? The CAC also needs volunteers who can make a shopping run to Costco and/or BJ's to pick up sandwich ingredients on the Thursday or Friday morning before March 7th, April 4th, or June 6th. Please contact Carol Genovese for more info or to volunteer.
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The Nominating Committee Needs Your Help!
The Nominating Committee needs your help! We invite all parishioners to send suggestions, by phone or email, to any or all of us on the Nominating Committee.
There are, as always, three openings on the Vestry, our governing board. It has nine members who serve one three-year term, so that one-third of its members turn over each year. On the Parish Council, we have openings for committee chairs for Adult Religious Education, Denominational and Ecumenical Affairs, Hospitality, and Music, and one member-at-large.
We are also happy to talk with anyone who would like to learn more about ways to become more active in the KC community. Most of our committees could use more contributors! 2021 Nominating Committee
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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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 Ashes to Go and Ash Wednesday Service on February 17 On Ash Wednesday, David will continue our tradition of distributing ashes from Noon to 2PM in front of the Chapel on the corner of School and Tremont Streets. COVID safety precautions will include gloves, sanitizer, and alcohol wipes to be used by each recipient before receiving ashes. Masks are also required.
At 5PM we will upload our special Ash Wednesday service to our YouTube channel. |
 Theology on Tap
Join us on Ash Wednesday at 6PM for a discussion of Lent as a season not only of preparation, but transformation! We'll explore how the church's traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are relevant our current moment and help (re)connect us to God, each other, and ourselves.
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Your Lenten booklet should arrive this week in the mail. An electronic (PDF) version is also available here and on the now live Lent webpage here.
Accompanying this offering will be a series of five Lenten fellowship hours to be held on Friday afternoons (via Zoom) to share reflections from the prior week. The first gathering will be Friday, February 26th at 5PM and the theme will be In the Wilderness . Please register in advance here. |
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We rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. ~Romans 12:15
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 We mourn the deaths of two of our beloved members this week: Susan Playfair and David Holdrege Morse. We give God thanks for their lives of love and service among us. Susan Playfair died last Sunday, February 7, after a brief illness. Susan was a longtime member of King's Chapel whose daughter Lily Faulhaber was raised in the church, and recently married here. We remember Susan for her gracious and caring ways, and a fascinating life captured, in part, in a recent Boston Athenauem interview , at the time her most recent book was published. Susan will be deeply missed by all who were blessed to know her. We hold Lily, her husband Kwaku, and their daughter Evelyn in our prayers. For Susan's obituary, click here. |
 David Morse died on Saturday, February 6, from pancreatic cancer. David was a lifelong Unitarian, spending many years worshipping at his family's longtime church in Milton. In the last several years, David joined King's Chapel, where he was a kind, gracious and faithful member, joining us every Sunday, sitting off the center aisle near the front of the church. David was a real estate attorney in Boston, and avid outdoorsman, and the devoted husband of Susan McWhinney-Morse. For more about David's life, click here. Please join us in holding David in loving memory, and in prayer Susan, her children, and his many friends. |
We hold a prayer vigil now for Pam Bergeron, her husband Mike and daughter. They are gratefully receiving hospice care for Pam, and Pam's family from other states is gathering with her at home. Pam is at peace, though exhausted by her battle against cancer for the last 3.5 years. Their faith is strong and gives them all strength. To reach these beloveds, for 25 years a part of the King's Chapel family, please email them at: [email protected] or mail a card to 18 Dale Street, Unit 10B, Andover MA 01810-5662. We give enormous thanks to all of them for their lives among us.
We hold in prayer Widad Ayad, who was hospitalized after a fall, and is now regaining her strength at The Lighthouse Nursing Care Center in Revere. She can be reached there by phone (781-286-3100, extension x3234) or a card can be sent to The Lighthouse,
204 Proctor Ave, Room 215/Window, Revere, MA 02151. Rumor has it that zoom calls can be arranged.
We rejoice with Nadia Stevens on her birthday today! Congratulations Nadia. Nadia, a longtime musician, looks forward to joining King's Chapel friends at the concert on Sunday at 5.
We rejoice with many of our members who have now been able to receive the first round of the COVID vaccine. Any members in the Boston area who have had difficulty doing so should let the church know, to see if we can be helpful with computer or car help. |
 We rejoice with our King's Chapel staff member, public historian and communications director Jennifer Roesch, who was married on January 23 to history professor Malcolm F. Purinton, PhD at a ceremony in their beloved Maine. Former Assistant Minister of King's Chapel Amelia Edson performed the ceremony. Please join us in wishing the best to Jenni and Malcolm. May their hopes be fulfilled, and their joys abound. |
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