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Between Sundays
Keeping the Parish Community Connected
Thursday, January 12, 2023
There's so much happening! Be sure to click view entire message at the bottom!
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Worship With Us | Sunday, January 15 | |
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Scripture Readings: Psalm 40: 1-12
First Lesson: Isiah 49: 1-7 Second Lesson: John 1: 29-42
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Morning Light
Worship 9:00 AM
In person at 64 Beacon Street and on Zoom at 9:00 AM.
Doors open at 8:45.
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Morning Prayer
Worship 11:00 AM
In-person at 58 Tremont St. and live-streamed.
Doors open at 10:30.
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From the Minister
This is the moment we embrace what’s possible:
Love. Equity. Justice.
And a city where we all belong.
With those words, a new piece of public art will be unveiled on the Boston Common this Friday: an artwork soon to be on the list of every visitor to Boston, and soon to be a stop for every child on a class trip to our city. Walking through it, around it, learning from it, “The Embrace” will catalyze conversation and learning about Boston’s place in the Civil Rights movement, about the power of shared love to empower others, and about 65 exemplary Bostonians who led that movement here between 1950-1970. The memorial’s creators say we memorialize the past not only so we recall it; we memorialize past heroes because we want to inspire new ones. Children just now being born can create a whole new narrative in the future about Boston and race.
“The Embrace” is dedicated to the lives of Coretta Scott King and her husband, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who met in Boston while both students here. Click here to read more
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From the Bench
As tradition demands, we will have a plethora (that means a lot) of spirituals this Sunday in honor of MLK.
Kyle Irvine, Heather Holland, and Albert Craig will offer some for prelude music, then the whole choir will "Sing Ain'a That Good News" and "Planty Good Room", and Heinrich will close by crossing over into campground on that "Deep River".
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Parish News and Upcoming Events | |
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Concert: Pinkham 100
In the Midst of Wild Being
January 22, 5:00 PM at King's Chapel
We kick off the Daniel Pinkham centennial celebrations with a program juxtaposing his music with works by two other Cambridge composers who have celebrated significant birthdays this past year.
Due to illness, we have had to retool this program; we hope to present the original version at some point in the future. The new edition consists of Pinkham’s Let the Saints Rejoice, Cooman’s The Evening Choir, Ramsay’s Laudate Dominum, as well as all three composers’ settings of the scripture passage If Ye Love Me.
As always, you save $5 by buying tickets in advance.
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Lecture: "The Unspeakable,"
with Rev. Dr. Heather Fraser-Fawcett
Monday, January 30th, 6:00 PM via Zoom
How do we sit with what is so often unspeakable? The Rev. Dr. Heather Fraser Fawcett will be offering a reflection on her work and ministry with refugees, particularly with survivors of organized violence and torture.
In this loving, sacred community of King’s Chapel and guests, we have the hearts and minds to sit with what is. Rev. Heather dedicates this presentation to the Spirit of Hope and Resiliency, and to all who have suffered from the Unspeakable.
To register, click here.
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A Briefing on the Journey to Transylvania
Thursday January 26 at 7:00 PM via Zoom
A few days before Christmas, we announced in Between Sundays that interested parishioners of King’s Chapel were invited to visit our partner church in Transylvania in June. In response, 10-12 persons have expressed interest in the “pilgrimage” to the fourth-century ancestral home of Unitarianism and religious freedom. Accordingly, we have made arrangements with the International Office of the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Transylvanian representative of the Hungarian Churches in Kolozsvár for travel logistics and an itinerary, tentatively scheduled for June 7-17, 2023. A synopsis of the proposed trip that was sent to initial respondents is available here. Our next step is to host a briefing on Thursday, January 26, at 7 p.m. which will be conducted via Zoom. We invite other interested persons to attend the briefing. Please send an email (dentoncrews@gmail.com) in order to receive an in invitation and link to the Zoom meeting. Respondents will also receive an update of plans and options for the Journey to Transylvania.
--- Denton
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Winter Poetry and Performance
Discussion of Regie Gibson's work
Mondays, February 6, and 13, 6:00 PM via Zoom
Join Kent Wittenburg and David Waters to partake of the work of local poet, educator, and literary performer Regie Gibson. We will meet twice via Zoom to read and discuss some of his poetry and recorded performances.
Reading/Performance by Regie Gibson
Letter and Spirit: The Rants, Chants, and Coos of a Literary Musician
Sunday, February 19, 1:00 PM, In-Person at the Parish House and Livestreamed
Come join Regie Gibson for an afternoon of story, spoken word poetry, music and song. This will be an intelligent, thoughtful, bluesy, jazzy, touching exploration into what it means to live, laugh, and love as a human being.
Regie Gibson is a multi-faceted artist and workshop leader who has worked with schools, churches, and synagogues in Boston and New York. Read more about his award-winning poetry, music, and acting career on Regie's homepage.
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Your King’s Chapel Stewardship Committee (Alison LaRosa, Michael Bergeron, and Gregg Sorensen) heartily thanks you for your tremendous generosity to the 2022 King’s Chapel Stewardship Campaign!
Together, we as a church community raised over $300,000 to support the church’s many wonderful activities. This is a true testament to your “faith in action” as we keep King’s Chapel’s worship, fellowship, and ministry going strong, 336 ½ years in!
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New Winter Hours and Special February Tours
The History Program’s winter hours, for guided and self-guided tours, are Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Bell & Bones tours start on the hour, and Express Crypt tours on the half-hour.
We are also now open on Sundays, 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM, for self-guided tours, with Educators happy to answer questions.
The History Program will be open regular hours on Monday, January 16.
Our popular Valentine's Day evening tours, Till Death Us Do Part, will run at 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays in February, and on Tuesday, February 14. This candlelit crypt tour considers historical memorial practices, the ways people have expressed love and connection despite loss. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
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Parish Events This Coming Week | |
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Tuesday Recital
January 17, 12:15 PM at King's Chapel
In person and livestreamed
Next week's Tuesday Recital features the return of Carson Cooman as we gear up to belatedly celebrating his 40th birthday as part of the festivities at next Sunday's concert. Carson will play organ works by Mohr & Houben.
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Theology on Tap: New Beginnings
Wednesday, January 18, 6:00 PM
at the Parish House and on Zoom
As we begin a new year, our thoughts may turn to resolutions and ways we want to live differently. There is much in our faith tradition that speaks to us of metanoia or “turning.” How might we embrace this idea in our own lives and in community with one another? Come join us as we explore new possibilities! Register here for Zoom.
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Weekly Thursday Coffee
Thursdays, 10:00 AM on Zoom
Bring your cup of coffee or tea and join other King's Chapel folks for an informal conversation by Zoom every Thursday morning. Drop in for any part of the hour. Register here to join.
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King's Chapel Prayer Circle | |
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The King's Chapel Prayer Circle is a group of individuals including our ministers, who offer prayers for any who request it, and always in complete confidence. The group is facilitated by Cynthia Perkins. To request prayers please contact Joy (joy@kings-chapel.org) or Cynthia (prayerrequest@kings-chapel.org).
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In the love of truth, and the spirit of Jesus Christ,
we unite for the worship of God
and the service of all.
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