Sixth Sunday of Easter
in the Sanctuary
Sunday, May 5th at 10:00 am
The Rev. Pamela L.Werntz, presiding & preaching
The Emmanuel Church website has subway and parking garage suggestions. Directions can be found here.
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Cantata Bach Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137
Motet Wallen Let the Music be Heard (commissioned motet for Leipzig - premiere)
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Zoom in on a Historic Jazz Recording, May 2nd
Many of you were on the scene back in the early 1970s when the Jazz Coalition produced a unique celebratory event called the Jazz All Night Concert while others may have an interest in Boston’s jazz history.
Ben Young, of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jazz Archive, will be doing a listening session with music recorded at the sixth Jazz All Night Concert at Emmanuel Church on May 4, 1974. This will take place on Zoom this week, very close to the date of this historic performance, on Thursday afternoon and evening of May 2.
Ben has invited me (Mark Harvey) to be a guest participant on this show, and I thought that perhaps some of you would like to join in the Zoom session as well. I was the producer of the 1974 concert but have no memory of the event having been recorded. I’m looking forward to hearing many of the top musicians in Boston of that period—Jaki Byard, Claudio Roditi, Stanton Davis, Eddie Alex, Bill Thompson, Eula Lawrence, John Clark, James Williams, and many more.
Please send a request to info@emmanuelboston.org to receive Thursday's listening session times and a Zoom link.
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Emmanuel Center Film Night on May 19th |
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Emmanuel Center, a partnership of Emmanuel Church and Central Reform Temple of Boston, is pleased to offer the second of a monthly three-part movie series on race and racism. We will meet on Sunday May 19th at 7:00pm. Joy Howard and Mary Beth Clack from Emmanuel Church will facilitate.
The "American Society of Magical Negroes" is a fresh, satirical comedy about a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people's lives easier.
The movie is available on Amazon Prime, YouTube or Apple TV, and will be the focus of our Zoom conversation on Sunday, May 19, at 7 PM. If you are interested in attending, please let us know at info@centralreformtemple.org so we can ensure that you receive the Zoom link.
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Calling All Seekers! EfM 2024-2025 |
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St. Paul's Brookline hosts an Education for Ministry (EfM) seminar group for lay people who are looking to deepen their spirituality and understanding of our faith. In our weekly meetings, we read and consider the Old and New Testaments, church history and theology and bring them into conversation with our own experiences.
While the programming spans four years, the commitment is one year at a time. If you are interested in learning more about your faith, and how you may be called to love and serve, come join us. Starting in September, we meet weekly in the evening during the school year.For information, please reach out to Linda Sanches at St. Paul's, Sanches_L@msn.com. EfM is an international program you can learn more about at https://theology.sewanee.edu/education-for-ministry/.
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- While located predominantly in the U.S., The Episcopal Church is global, with dioceses and mission areas in 22 countries or territories.
- The first General Convention met in 1785 and only included deputies. Bishops began to participate in 1789.
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April 30, 2024
This past Sunday, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Carol J. Gallagher, visited us, presiding and
preaching at our Eucharist for the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Bishop Gallagher also
dedicated our second pulpit statue. Bishop Barbara Harris’s statue joins that of the
Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, both carved by our resident sculptor, Ted Southwick.
Bishop Barbara was known to many of us and stories about her forthright manner
and other qualities are legendary. We honor her in this column. While it would be
impossible to cite her writings and writings about her, we present a few here.
“I would like to see the church come to some better understanding of what it
means to be an inclusive fellowship, how to more fully exhibit the love of Christ in
2018.
Johnson, Qiana M., “The First Five Black Women Episcopal Priests,” Anglican
and Episcopal History 92:1 (March 2023), p. 81-102. An article about Pauli Murray, Mary, Adebonojo, Barbara C. Harris, Sandye Wilson, and Gayle Harris.
--Mary Beth Clack, Mary Blocher, Cindy Coldren, Pat Krol, Liz Levin
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Joint Leadership Statement
Emmanuel Church and Central Reform Temple
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The leadership of Central Reform Temple (CRT) and Emmanuel Church (the Board and the
Vestry) have been engaged in conversations together over the last several weeks about the
horrific events of October 7th and the subsequent war in the Middle East. This has given us the opportunity to express our love, care, and support for one another as covenant partners, and our anguish for the wider human family, as well as consider how we might engage
together at this time.
Our covenant relationship provides a deep foundation for us to talk about our thoughts,
feelings, and concerns about the people of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, rising anti-
Semitism here in the US and around the world, rising Islamophobia, and the impact on our
communities. These thoughtful conversations have enabled us to examine our values, spiritual disciplines, and what we might consider our religious responsibilities as communities of faith.
To that end, it is our desire to widen the conversation to our whole community about possible
programs, educational courses, volunteer and advocacy opportunities, and the varied ways
that CRT and Emmanuel can work and pray separately and together. We believe that our
criteria for advocacy must be to support those seeking a resolution to this conflict between
peoples, highlighting peacemakers and assisting those bringing humanitarian aid and
sustenance to all who have been affected in the region. This will be how we prioritize our
choices about our learning and action.
Our first program was ‘Music Speaks’ highlighting the work of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus, a
combined Israeli and Palestinian choir and their work to build bridges between High School
Youth of conflicted communities which was attended by close to 100 people last week.
We hope that as we begin to post information in our weekly e-newsletters and on the bulletin
board in the lobby, you will find a project, program, course, organization to support, or place
to volunteer that is meaningful to you.
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Want to learn or brush up an ancient language? Join one of Emmanuel's Reading Groups. We currently offer
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Greek Reading Group - Thursdays at 9AM
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Hebrew Reading Group - Wednesdays at 9AM
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Latin Reading Group - Fridays at 9AM
Beginners are always welcome. Email Parish Office for the Zoom link.
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Do you know someone who is in the hospital, or confined at home? The Care Commission provides pastoral ministry by writing notes, making visits, and more. Pastoral care needs are being coordinated by Deacon Bob Greiner. If you have a need, please contact them.
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Recovery Liturgy with Healing Prayers |
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For all people struggling with or in recovery from any form of addiction, Join us on Zoom on Fridays at 3:30 pm. This service draws from the wisdom of the 12 Step program and the liturgies of the Episcopal Church. Contact Susan Ackley for more information and/or a Zoom invitation.
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Emmanuel Church is located on an area once used by the matriarchal Massachusett Tribe for fishing for thousands of years. Read our statement of acknowledgement and what our collective response should be.
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Artwork at the top: Unknown Artist
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15 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
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