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Between Sundays
Keeping the Parish Community Connected
Thursday, May 25, 2023
There's so much happening! Be sure to click view entire message at the bottom!
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Worship With Us | Sunday, May 28 | |
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Scripture Readings: Psalm 104: 24-34, 35b
Lesson: Acts 2: 1- 21
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Morning Light
Worship 9:00 AM
Sunday
Pentecost
In person at 64 Beacon Street and on Zoom at 9:00 AM. Doors open at 8:45 AM.
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Morning Prayer
Worship 11:00 AM
Sunday
Pentecost
In-person at 58 Tremont St. and live-streamed. Doors open at 10:30 AM.
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From the Minister
Pentecost?
I heard this startling statement of a reputable podcast: “Christmas is stupid without Easter. Easter is pointless without Pentecost.” If true, Pentecost is vital. It’s coming this weekend.
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From the Bench
For Pentecost, we open and close with Nicolas de Grigny’s settings of Veni Creator.
Our soloist is Andy Troska who will sing Reading Made Easy, Author of Light, and To Every Thing There is Season by Daniel Pinkham.
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Parish News and Upcoming Events | |
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Parish House and Offices Closed
Monday, May 29
The Parish House and Offices will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday.
The History Program at the chapel will be open for regular Monday hours, with donation-based general admission for the holiday weekend, along with regular guided tours.
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Super Sunday! June 4th
A Special Morning Prayer Service at 11:00 AM
Annual Meeting at 6:00 PM
During our Morning Prayer Service we will celebrate Partner Church Sunday, with communion in the Transylvanian tradition. Additionally, seven members of our congregation will be commissioned and bid bon voyage on their trip to Transylvania; the sermon will be entitled: Pilgrims on the Journey of Life. Also during our service, we will welcome new members to our congregation, and third, after this festive service, we will celebrate our 337th birthday with cake and coffee on the bricks. To top it off, at 6:00 PM our Annual Meeting will be held via Zoom for members of the Society as we elect new leaders and vote to determine the future of our Memorial Project. Truly, it will be a Super Sunday! Hope to see you all there!
Click here to register for the annual meeting.
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Show of Pride: Boston Pride for the People
Saturday, June 10, 11:00 AM at the Parish House
The Community Action Committee invites members and friends to show support for the 2023 Boston Pride for the People at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 10 at the Parish House. We will stand outside waving rainbow flags, cheering, and displaying the King's Chapel Pride banner as the parade passes the Parish House on its way to the Pride Festival on the Boston Common, 12:00-6:00 PM. Please RSVP by emailing Amanda Pickett at amanda.e.pickett@gmail.com.
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Father’s Day Piano Concert to support the Louis D Brown Peace Institute
Sunday, June 18, 2:00 PM at the Parish House
Join us Father’s Day for a 4-handed piano concert with Heinrich Christensen and friend Bob Winkley. You will not want to miss this auditory and visual musical feast to benefit LDBPI, honoring fathers, brothers, grandfathers, and all men who suffer loss, and/or are part of the Peace Institute. Open to all: a free-will offering will be taken to benefit the LDBPI. Click here to make a donation to the Louis D Brown Peace Institute.
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Mark your calendars for Memorial Day Weekend
During the Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 26 - Monday, May 29, our general admission will be donation-based. Suggested donation is $5. All donations help to defray the costs of this important outreach for King's Chapel. We will honor and highlight chapel members who died in service to their country with a mini exhibit of twelve informational sheets on display in the Sanctuary, where they are also memorialized on the walls.
Click here to see what else is happening in May!
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Parish Events This Coming Week | |
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Tuesday Recital
May 30, 12:15 PM at King's Chapel
In person and livestreamed
Next week’s Tuesday recital features bassoonist Tracy McGinnis who will play Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto and a Galliard Sonata.
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Virtual Bible Study
Wednesdays, 6:15 PM on Zoom
Join us for our weekly lectionary-based Bible study, beginning at 6:15 PM.
Contact Tim to register.
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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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We rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep ~ Romans 12:15 | |
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We uphold with our prayers Anne Sexton, who has been hospitalized since Sunday, awaiting likely gall bladder surgery. We pray for her during this time of preparation and uncertainty. We also pray for her husband Peter, and for her medical team. Bless and support them all, O God of love.
We rejoice with our former Assistant Minister, Shawn Fiedler, who was married this past weekend on May 20 to Josh Butts, his beloved whom he met during the time he served at King’s Chapel. We remember that Shawn left us when he and Josh moved to Chicago, where Shawn served at Fourth Presbyterian Church on Michigan Avenue. Upon their return to Boston, Shawn ably served again at Old South Church in Boston, including through the pandemic. Josh and Shawn were married at a small private ceremony at Old South, in the Gordon Chapel. They now live in Provincetown, where Shawn conducts his work as a Major Gifts Officer for Fourth Presbyterian Church. Together, we wish them well and give them our support, knowing that our God of Love abides with them, and works through them and in them. Amen!
We also rejoice with Russ Miller, whose recovery from open heart surgery is going well. He plans to leave rehab and return to his home this Friday, “even if I need to walk there.” He successfully climbed two flights of stairs yesterday, which makes it possible for him to navigate his home. Russ’s home address is G. Russell Miller, 243 Scott Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864.
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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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King's Chapel Stewardship | |
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You are invited to show your love for King's Chapel with a gift to the 2023 Stewardship campaign! Every gift ensures that King's Chapel can continue to meet the spiritual needs of our beloved community and is greatly appreciated. Visit kings-chapel.org/stewardship for more information and to make your gift or pledge today - thank you!
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In the love of truth, and in the spirit of Jesus Christ,
we unite for the worship of God
and the service of all.
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