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Between Sundays
Keeping the Parish Community Connected
Thursday, Oct 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, October 15 | |
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Scripture Readings: Psalm 23
First Lesson: Isaiah 25: 1- 9 Second Lesson: Philippians 4: 1-9
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Morning Light
Worship 9:00 AM
Sunday
In-person at 64 Beacon St. and on Zoom at 9:00 AM.
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Morning Prayer
Worship 11:00 AM Sunday
In-person at 58 Tremont St. and live-streamed. Doors open at 10:30 AM. Coffee hour to follow, kindly hosted by Bob Gulick.
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From the Minister
I’m numb with the news from Israel and Palestine. The news clips of hostages being taken haunt me. Several years ago I visited a kibbutz just north of the Gaza Strip, met families who live there, and saw the local elementary school and playground for little ones. We also stood inside one of the safe rooms, located in every home, near every bus stop. Where are these families now? On the same trip we met Palestinian leaders committed to peace, and families educating their children in schools of mixed Palestinian and Jewish children, trying to bridge divides. What does the future hold for them?
Rabbi Michael Shire of Central Reform Temple, which shares a building with Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street, hosted a prayer service Wednesday night. He asks us to stand in solidarity with those suffering grievously, reach out to them, pray for peace, and condemn violence. Then he admonished us not to give in to the “luxury of despair.” Even now, he said, continue to talk of dialogue. “We have to continue to work for a political settlement because that is the only to end this terrible cycle of war and violence.”
Talking openly among those who disagree is almost always the only way to end conflict.
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From the Bench
This Sunday morning, we start and end with some bubbly Bach, the Trio Sonata in c minor. The choir will sing selections from Benjamin Britten’s A.M.D.G. (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, the motto of the Jesuit order), settings of the extraordinary poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins:
I have desired to go
Where springs not fail,
To fields where flies no sharp and sided hail
And a few lilies blow.
And I have asked to be
Where no storms come,
Where the green swell is in the havens dumb,
And out of the swing of the sea.
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Parish News and Upcoming Events | |
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Parish House Open House
Saturday, Oct 14, 10:00- 11:30 AM, 64 Beacon Street
Please join us for an Open House at our Parish House at 64 Beacon Street. While this invitation is an effort to get folks into our community who maybe have wondered what goes on at the Parish House, you are also invited as a KC member! We plan to have our refinished nursery set up by that day, and we'll also have pumpkins to carve.
If you would like to volunteer to greet, give tours, or help with pumpkin-carving, please email Sam. We hope to see you!
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Next Environmental Conversation: Spirituality and the Environmental Crisis
Monday, October 16, 5:00- 6:15 PM on Zoom
We will continue our conversation on the excerpt from Thich Nhat Hanh's Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet. At our September meeting, we watched an excerpt of a talk by TNH on the concept of interbeing. We heard from our senior minister Joy Fallon on the significance of TNH's work and also from member Steve Fisher on his experience at retreats at TNH's centers. We broke into small groups for discussion.
Thich Nhat Hahn comes from a wisdom tradition that traverses religions. Our plan is to dig deeper into the concepts and practices advocated by TNH and listen to one another's experiences. Have any of us found that meditation and mindfulness can truly change how we relate to the environmental crisis? What is the relationship of TNH's teachings to Christianity?
Contact reception@kings-chapel.org to get an electronic or paper copy of our reading, which is a short excerpt from the book.
To register for the Zoom link for the meeting, click here.
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Memorial Service for Stephen Score at King’s Chapel
Saturday, October 21, 2:00 PM
All are invited to the memorial service for Stephen Score, husband of our beloved member Eleanor Score, to be held at King’s Chapel on Saturday, October 21 at 2:00 PM. Stephen and Eleanor have been frequent worshippers at the 9:00 AM Morning Light service, and both have added richly to the arts world. Stephen's obituary is here and some of the tributes to him can be found here and here.
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Sunday Concert Series: When Britten Met Poulenc
Sunday, Oct 22, 5:00 PM
In “When Britten Met Poulenc”, we hop back and forth across the English Channel as we explore the point and counterpoint of contemporary composer colleagues Francis Poulenc and Benjamin Britten. They both wrote prolifically for chorus, sacred as well as secular pieces, and shared a fascination with the folksong traditions of their respective countries. We will aim to illustrate both their similarities and differences.
As always, you save $5 by buying tickets in advance here.
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Children/Youth Activities Calendar 2023-2024
The Children & Youth page of the King's Chapel web site now features a new calendar of activities for Oct, 2023- June, 2024, and an introduction to Asst. Minister Rev. Sam Holland.
Click here to see the variety of "fun and faith" activities they have planned.
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October Schedule and Exhibits
This October, visit the History Program Mondays and Wednesdays- Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Sundays from 1:30- 5:00 PM.
There will be no daytime open hours on Saturday, Oct 21 and Sunday, Oct 22, because of special services and events that weekend. Tales from the Crypt tours are happening on Saturday evening.
We have a new temporary exhibit entitled Messages for the Living, created by King's Chapel Educator, and mortuary archaeologist, Emily Willis! Visitors are enjoying this exhibit exploring burial symbols on graves around Boston.
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Tales from the Crypt
This year's candlelit tours got off to a literally glowing and sold-out start.
Join the History Program every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening in October to walk among the 21 tombs beneath the chapel in our popular seasonal candlelit crypt tour. Learn about historic burial customs and congregation members of the past laid to rest at King's Chapel.
Purchase tickets here, and use code "KCmember" to receive 50% off your tickets. Please email the History Program with any questions.
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Introducing New Educators:
This Week, Avery Dubyk
Avery Dubyk is currently a student at Tufts University, earning a Master’s degree in Art History and Museum Studies. Before moving to Boston, he studied art history and Italian at Virginia Tech. Avery’s passion for art, history, and the museum world started in childhood, as he grew up traveling with his family all over Europe and the East Coast, spending his school breaks soaking up the culture of wherever they visited. He is particularly passionate about American art, especially of the 19th century. In his free time, Avery enjoys reading, singing in the Somerville Community Chorus, seeing musicals, and playing D&D.
Next week: Alex Hewes.
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Parish Events This Coming Week | |
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Tuesday Recital
October 17, 12:15 PM at King's Chapel
In person and livestreamed
Next week’s Tuesday recital features lute duo Brian Bartling and Douglas Freundlich in a program entitled “Dueling Duets”. Sounds pretty scary, but thankfully the lute is a fairly gentle instrument, so hopefully we will all come away unscathed.
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Spirituality and Theology for Today (formerly Theology on Tap)
Wednesday, Oct 18, 6:00- 7:30 PM at the Parish House
Formerly Theology on Tap, this adult education offering will meet the 3rd Wednesday of the month, in person until the snow flies, and on Zoom thereafter.
This month, we'll explore loneliness, and what the issue of loneliness in the USA means for faith communities like King's Chapel. How might we feel compelled by this particular mental health struggle? How can we position ourselves to support those who might be in need?
NA Beer & Beer will be served and snacks provided!
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Weekly Thursday Coffee
Thursdays, 11:00 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. Please note new start-time: 11:00 AM!
Register here to join.
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We rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep ~ Romans 12:15 | |
We offer prayers for the family of David Waters, Sr., the father of our former Assistant Minister David Waters. We learned on Wednesday that David’s father may be at the end of his life, and the family is gathering in Atlanta. David’s father has lived with Alzheimer’s for several years and has been in hospice this year. May our God of Love be with them all as they walk together through the next days, in their conviction that death does not mean an end, but a new life beginning. | |
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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