Spotlight On: King's Chapel Community Action |
Sandwich-Making for common cathedral | Sunday September 9 | 10 AM
On September 9th, King's Chapel will once again share food and worship with
common cathedral, a congregation on Boston Common for those experiencing homelessness, their friends, and kindred in faith.
We need people to help for some/all of the following:
- 10 AM: Sandwich-making at the Parish House (need 4-6 people)
- 11:45 AM: Carrying the sandwiches from the Parish House to common cathedral's location on Boston Common (need 2-3 people)
- 12:25 PM: serving sandwiches and taking lunch-line prayer requests (4-5 people)
- 1 PM: Worship with
common cathedral
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The Parish House, and parsonage apartment, are hot this week. Most of the staff, and many of you, are away. The dog pants balefully at me while I look through commentaries, and the cat has taken to spending all day sprawled out on the cool tiles of the shower.
Into these lazy, muggy days burst
Psalm 45 (1-2, 6-9)
and Song of Songs (
2: 8-13),
sensual, vibrant texts of courtship and desire. Full of energy and vitality, they spring off the page, asking us to rekindle our love of God, love of the world. Perhaps the compilers of the Revised Common Lectionary knew that, at this point of summer, we would need the reminder to be thankful for God's gifts to us. Come this Sunday to hear these passionate texts, and forget the heat of the sun for a moment in the sizzling fire of these ancient words of love.
- Rev. Amelia
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Homecoming Sunday | September 16
It's hard to believe that fall is just around the corner and we will be resuming all of our regular programming.
We hope that you will be able to join us for our Annual Homecoming Day, when friends old and new return, and we celebrate the beginning of the year.
9 AM - Morning Light
10 AM - Church School Kick-off
11 AM - Morning Prayer with full choir
12:30 PM- Luncheon at the Parish House
We welcome all!
Please RSVP to Laura Zeugner at administrative.assistant@kings-chapel.org or (617) 227-2155
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Makanda Jazz | Saturday September 15
King's Chapel will be sponsoring the next Makanda Jazz Concert, an ongoing series presented by Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministries, one of our Community Action partners. Please join us on
September 15th for a community picnic as we grill hot dogs, serve lemonade, meet the UUUM community, and enjoy music on their historic green. We would like many hands to help serve and mingle-- please let Amanda Pickett know if you can help out.
amanda.e.pickett@gmail.com
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Choral Evensong | September 23
After Homecoming, we kick off the choir season with a festive Choral Evensong on Sunday, September
23. Heinrich will play a prelude recital at 4:30 and the service starts at 5.
This service will also serve as the opening service for the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, so for this special occasion we will offer "A Boston Evensong" - meaning all the composers featured are local or have ties to Boston. In addition to our own Daniel Pinkham, they include Everett Titcomb (who was the organist at our neighboring church St. John's on Bowdoin Street), perennial KC favorites James Woodman and Carson Cooman, as well as Hillary Tann, Megan Henderson, Louise Mundinger, and Marc Hoffeditz. The King's Chapel Choir will be joined for the occasion by two guest choir who will join in for various parts of the service: Magnificat Boston, directed by AGO Boston dean Louise Mundinger, and the choir of First United Methodist Church in Melrose, directed by Andrew David Mattfeld. Patrick Walker has written a new organ piece just for this occasion; it will be premiered as part of the prelude recital.
The service will be followed by a festive reception at the Parish House - please join us to greet friends old and new!
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Sun. September 2
11:00 AM- Morning Prayer with Holy Communion, Rev. Amelia Nugent preaching
Sun. September 9
10:00 AM - Sandwich Making at the Parish House for
common cathedral
11:00- Morning Prayer, Rev. Joy Fallon preaching
12:30 PM - Free History Tours for Worshippers
12:30 - Usher Training for All Ushers
1:00 - Worship at
common cathedral (12:30 arrival for those bringing sandwiches)
Tues. September 11
6 PM - Many Meetings (multiple committees meet simultaneously, share dinner)
Fri. September 14
10:30 AM - Memorial Service for Elsie Wilmerding
Sat. September 15
1-5 PM- Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM)
Makanda Jazz Concert & Community Picnic
Sun.September 16
Homecoming!
9 AM - Morning Light service resumes
10:00 - Church School kickoff!
11:00 -Morning Prayer with Full Choir
12:30 PM- Homecoming Luncheon at the Parish House
Wed. September 19
5:30 PM - Evening Worship
with Holy Communion
resumes
6:15 - Theology on Tap
Sun. September 23
12:00 PM- Beacon Hill Fall Fest - Parish House Open House
12:30 - Free History Tours for Worshippers
4:30 - Choral Evensong with American Guild of Organists
Tues. September 25
6 PM - Vestry Meeting
Sat. September 29
8:30 AM - Leadership Retreat
Sat. October 20
Peacing It Together Training, Hosted by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
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Free History Tours for Worshippers | Sunday September 9 and 23 | 12:30 PM
Join the History Program staff for a free tour of King's Chapel following Morning Prayer. Whether you have
toured the chapel before or are interested in learning more, we hope you will join in to dive deeper into King's Chapel's 330+ year history. Several tour options will be available, including the Bell & Bones tour and a guided tour of the sanctuary. Please note that the Bell & Bones tour navigates several levels of the building, including the uneven flooring in the crypt and the steep, narrow stairs to the bell tower. Scavenger hunts and self-guided tours will also be available, and History Program staff are happy to answer questions and share their knowledge.
All are welcome.
We hope you'll join us.
Please contact History Program Director Faye Charpentier at faye@kings-chapel.org with any questions or for additional details.
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All of us here at King's are waiting excitedly for September 16th: the Church School Kickoff!
In anticipation, this week I have been getting to know the King's Chapel church school families, calling and emailing many to say hi. It has been great to connect with families and learn a little bit about what's going on in their lives. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone more as the year progresses. Please mark your calendars for the Kickoff (10:00 AM, September 16th), and help us celebrate the start of a great new year!
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We rejoice with Laura Zeugner, King's Chapel's new administrative assistant, who recently became engaged
Alex Enman, while in Ireland celebrating Laura's birthday! Congratulations Laura and Alex! We're so happy for you and wish you joy for many years ahead!!
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Last Week's Sermon by Dr. Donald Wells, Guest Preacher
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Sunday Services September 2
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- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- The Rev. Amelia Nugent, Assistant Minister
- Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
- Carson Cooman, Guest Organist
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David Hughes, Soloist
- Paul Luca, Head Usher
- Cathy Price, Usher in Charge
- Pam and Mike Bergeron, Stephen Courtney, Ushers
- Clark Aitkins, Verger
The Readings:
- Psalm 45: 1-2, 6-9
- Old Testament, Song of Songs 2: 8-13
- New Testament, Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23
The flowers on the Chancel are given with love and gratitude for our children and grandchildren, by Anne and Peter Sexton
At the communion rail following the service, Bill Kutner will greet those interested in learning more about King's Chapel.
After the service all are invited to Punch on the Bricks, hosted by Betsy Peterson and friends of the Hospitality Committee.
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Guest organist Carson Cooman is back this week and will play works by Andreas Willscher and
Timothy Miller. Soloist David Hughes has just returned stateside from an extended run of his one-man play Elizabethan at the Edinburgh Festival (
read one of the rave reviews here
) and will offer music by Henry Purcell from his Ode on St. Cecilia's Day, as well as a newly arranged Purcellian Mass for communion.
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Tuesday, September 4
12:15 PM
Arvid Gast & Jonathan Wessler
play the C.B. Fisk Organ
Hindemith, Parker, Schickele
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Summer Vacation Schedules
Walter Bruggemann, Old Testament scholar and modern-day prophet, writes about the meaning of sabbath, "the one commandment no one follows." He argues that God called the people to observe weekly sabbath, not so that they could be more productive after they rested, but so that God could free us from that mindset -- from always measuring our worth by our production. As God freed the Israelites from Pharaoh, God continues to seek our liberation from a world of endless, anxious production and consumption. On our Sabbath we reclaim the primacy of relationships.
We hope you all are able to claim your sabbath this summer! Your staff will do so as follows:
August 19 - September 4: Joy away
August 28 - September 7: Heinrich away
September 1 - 16: Gretchen away
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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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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 noon!
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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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