Nautilus News, March 28, 2024 |
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A House of Prayer for all People.
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Grace is puzzling. It just doesn’t make sense. Avoiding trouble makes sense. Consequences for failure to live up to expectations makes sense. Getting what’s mine makes sense. Nihilistic materialism makes sense.
Grace is a holy riddle wrapped in a sacred mystery inside a theological enigma. It is a Creator whose love called and calls all of creation into being, delights in it, and sends the Spirit to help us see and love it as the Creator does. Grace comes from a God who lives, suffers, and dies, just like we do, not out of necessity but out of passionate love for the likes of us. Grace is true.
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter unfold the grace-making work of our God. God has solved the puzzle of how to live, how to find meaning, how to hope. Come see, kneel, sing, eat, hug, listen, and be amazed.
Dean Amy
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The entire Episcopal Church joins together every Good Friday to support the work of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem. This year, that support is needed more than ever, as the diocese serves those in crisis in the midst of widespread devastation and warfare.
Bring your offering to put in the plate at either of our Good Friday services (checks to the Cathedral with "Jerusalem" in the memo) or learn more about this tradition and give online here.
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This Sunday:
Holy Eucharist & Baptism
THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION
- You can listen to last Sunday's sermon here.
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Join us each week to pray for our world! Click here to find a digital copy of this Sunday's Prayer Page.
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Preaching this Sunday
The Very Rev. Amy McCreath
Dean
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We invite you to join us in trying this week's microPractice (above) from Illustrated Ministry .
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Coming Up at the Cathedral | |
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We Cry Justice scripture study with the MA Episcopal Coalition of the Poor People's Campaign gathers on Zoom every Wednesday at 9 am. It is a wonderful group and thoughtful study! For zoom info, contact Amelia at amelia.slawsby.mappc@gmail.com.
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Sung Compline, a service to mark the completion of the day, is offered on the first Friday of every month at 7 pm on Zoom. Our next service is on April 5th. All are very welcome.
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Confirmations! Cathedral members Ashley Eche and Semira Cherisme will confirm their faith as adult members of the Episcopal Church on Saturday, April 13th at 10:30 am at All Saints Church, Brookline. Bishop Carol Gallagher will preach and preside. Please pray for them as they prepare for this great day, and join us at the service if you're able.
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Saying Goodbye Service: In partnership with Mariposa Trust, the cathedral will host a service for those who have experienced the loss of child, before, during or after birth. This ecumenical service will include lament, remembrance, song, and ritual, with a goal of acknowledging grief, finding comfort in community and faith, and honoring those we've lost. 4 pm on Sunday, April 28.
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Sunday, April 13, 2004
4PM - 5PM
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Come and Hear Music From a Box Unopened for Two Centuries!
A box of Antonia Vivaldi’s music, forgotten after the composer’s death in 1741 and not opened again until the 20th century, contained the music for the Gloria for chorus, orchestra and soloists.
Please join us for a performance of this Gloria, together with the Concerto in A minor adapted by J.S. Bach for organ, and choral improvisation inspired by Vivaldi. With singers from the Cathedral Schola and Nightingale Vocal Ensemble, and Louise Mundinger on organ.
Suggested donation for this concert is $25; tickets are available at https://vivaldigloriacathedral.eventbrite.com
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Around the Cathedral this Week | |
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A shot from above of clergy gathered on Holy Tuesday for the Cathedral's annual Holy Eucharist with Renewal of Ordination Vows and Blessing of Holy Oil.
The clergy were welcomed from the whole diocese and also included Lutheran clergy from around Massachusetts.
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Cathedral community members filling eggs with sweets in preparation for Easter! | |
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We are in need of backpacks and thermals!
You can purchase these and other needed items on MANNA's Amazon wish list.
Thank you for the ways you love and care for us!
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Massachusetts Poor People's Campaign | |
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If you have not yet done so, you can sign up to be on the Massachusetts Poor People's Campaign email list at poorpeoplescampaign.org/committee/massachusetts. Be sure to enter your zip code so you are on both the MAPPC and National Poor People's Campaign lists.
Please contact Amelia Slawsby at mappcen@gmail.com for more information.
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We Cry Justice study
Each Wednesday morning from 9:00AM - 10:00AM
Each week is inclusive and no prep work is required - please join us as you're able! Zoom link.
If you'd like to be on the email reminder list, please email MAPPCEN@gmail.com.
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SAFE
I wish sometimes
I stayed in the bubble,
in the womb,
instead of coming out
and facing this world of life.
But I guess
I couldn’t stay inside forever,
so here I am.
Angel Williams
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The Sunday Morning Congregation welcomes you to beautiful worship and life-giving fellowship. Our motto is “When in doubt, we choose love.” Join us Sundays at 10 AM!
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MANNA (Many Angels Needed Now and Always) is a ministry of and with the homeless community in downtown Boston. We need each other. And this is why we gather each week to serve, to pray, and to create together. Join MANNA throughout the week for any number of our programs!
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The Crossing is our grassroots, justice-focused, do-it-yourself church community of hipsters, heretics, homeless, and other unlikely pilgrims. In August we do house church. Be sure to visit the Crossing website!
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The Episcopal Boston Chinese Ministry (EBCM) serves the Chinese-speaking community in Downtown Boston, hosting both traditional and contemporary worship services in Mandarin and Cantonese. We invite you to join us online Sundays at 12:30 PM.
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