Chaplain Clementina (Tina) Chéry, Founder and President of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, will be our Guest Preacher this Sunday. The Peace Institute is one of King's Chapel's Community Action Partners, and on May 12th we will be supporting them in the
Mother's Day Walk for Peace.
Chaplain Chéry founded the Peace Institute in 1994 after her fifteen year old son Louis was murdered.
When Tina and her family left the hospital, they were empty-handed and empty-hearted because there were no homicide response protocols in place at that time to help them.
The Peace Institute serves as a center of healing, teaching, and learning for families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief, and loss. The Peace Institute also works with the wider community through providing tools, training, and technical assistance in local schools and organizations. Read more here.
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Minns Lectures
Friday April 26 | 6:30 PM | Rev. Carl Scovel:
A Tale of Two Kingdoms
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 This Friday, April 26, Rev. Carl Scovel will present a special lecture in honor of Charles Perry, member of King's Chapel and Minns Lecture Steering Committee.
Held at King's Chapel Parish House, 64 Beacon Street, Boston
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Saturday April 27 | 6:30 PM| Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen: The Populist Imagination: A White Man's Republic?
Responses by Rev. Danielle DiBona and Dr. Wendy Salkin. Held at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street
Click
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New Members Information Dinner | Thursday May 2 | Parish House
The Membership Committee welcomes newcomers into the life of the King's Chapel community. Anyone wanting to learn more about King's Chapel is invited to an informative discussion and dinner on Thursday May 2nd at the Parish House. For those interested in attending please contact Joy, Amelia, or the Membership Chair, Cathy Price, at
cmmp48@comcast.net
. We look forward to hearing from you.
The next service to Welcome New Members will be on Sunday May 5th followed by a Brunch at the Parish House.
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Celebration Sunday!
Join us next Sunday, May 5th, for our 11 AM Morning Prayer service full of goodbyes and new beginnings. We'll be confirming Will Speight and George Boitano, welcoming new members, and sending off our Assistant Minister, Rev. Amelia Edson, to her new call. This festive worship will be followed by a luncheon at the Parish House where we can celebrate our confirmation class, our new members, and Amelia's ministry over delicious food and drink.
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The Search for Meaning: Thursday Night Gatherings- John Bowman presents "The Science and Promise of Meditation" | May 9 | 6 PM | Parish House
John Bowman, former Sunday school teacher and former Chair of Buildings and Grounds at King's Chapel, will share his experience with meditation as part of the Thursday Night Gatherings series at King's Chapel Parish House at 64 Beacon Street on Thursday, May 9, at 6 PM.
Join Bowman for a presentation based on his personal practice of meditation, of his understanding of the physiological underpinning of meditation, its mechanics, and its potential to advance personal and community well-being.
The event is free and open to the public. RSVP to gretchen@kings-chapel.org. For more information, call 617-227-2155.
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Mother's Day Walk For Peace | May 12
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Why We Walk
On Sunday, the 12th of May, we expect to join thousands of Bostonians in the annual Mother's Day
Walk for Peace along with a growing delegation from King's Chapel. Every year, we are poignantly reminded of our first
walkwhen we met the mother and family of a young man who was heartbreakingly gunned down while waiting outside his cousin's house in Mission Hill. The family carried a framed photograph of Demetrius through the streets, holding it high for everyone to see, including those looking down from top floor windows of three decker homes. They do this every year to remember their child lost to gun violence, telling us that our
walking through the streets raises public consciousness and makes a difference. And so we
walked, as we will do again, the children and adults around us fervently singing the call and response: What do we want? Peace. When do we want it? Now. One, two, three, four, No more violence at my door. We encourage you, if you are able, to join the
Walk for Peace on the 12th of May.
Denton Crews and Kathe German
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Walkers Get Ready! Mother's Day Walk for Peace: May 12, 2019
This year King's Chapel has pledged to be a Peace Advocate, and donate $5,000 to the Louis D Brown Peace Institute. The Community Action Committee will match all donations made, up to a $2,000 total. This is the main fundraiser for the Peace Institute, who works with
families and communities impacted by murder, trauma, grief and loss to support
healing, teaching, and learning.
The Kick Off event for the Walk is Wednesday 4/24 at 5:30 PM at 650 Dudley Street in Boston. Be with us to learn more about the Peace Institute and join in community with other organizations as we gear up for the Mother's Day Walk for Peace. More info about the Kick Off event here.
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Piano Action | May 12 and June 2 | Recitals to benefit our Community Action partners
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Now that the official Sunday concert season is over for the spring, we are launching a pilot initiative to see if any of you would have interest in attending benefit recitals featuring our lovely new Parish House Steinway piano, given to us by Louise Perkins and her family.
The first of these events will take place on Mother's Day, May 12, from 2-3 pm. It will be a benefit for the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute so an extension, if you will, of the Mother's Day March for Peace that many parishioners are joining earlier that morning. The program will feature a handful of our choir members showing off their more secular side. Heinrich will do his utmost to keep up with them from the piano bench.
On June 2, also at 2 pm, we will have a 4-hand piano recital featuring Robert Winkley from First Church Boston, our friends on the other side of the Common. Once again, Heinrich will do his best to keep up with Robert. This recital will happen in conjunction with the
common art show happening at the Parish House that day, featuring art from
common cathedral, and all proceeds will benefit their wonderful work.
We hope you will join us for these two events to hear some lovely music and support King's Chapel's community action partners. Donations are entirely free-will, come as you are, give what you can.
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Habitat Build Out| Saturday June 29
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King's Chapel is looking for a group of volunteers to help build a house with Habitat for Humanity. The build will take place in the Boston area (likely Dorchester) on Saturday, June 29th from 9:30 AM to 3 PM. There is a suggested $40 donation to Habitat, but anyone is welcome. Contact Emmanuel Genovese for more information or to sign up- (617) 738-6367 or emanuelg1@verizon.net.
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Save the Dates: Life at King's Chapel after Easter
Sunday, April 28
Guest preacher Tina Ch
éry, President of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
Saturday, May 4 | 10 AM
Memorial Service for Leo Johnson at the Little Chapel
Sunday, May 5 | 11 AM
Celebration Sunday:
Final Sunday for the Rev. Amelia Edson,
New Members Join,
Confirmation Sunday, with luncheon following
Thursday, May 9 | 6 PM
The Search for Meaning: John Bowman on The Science and Promise of Meditation
Sunday, May 12
Mother's Day Walk for Peace, Joint service with Chestnut Hill
2 PM: Benefit Concert at Parish House
Sunday, May 19 | 12:15 PM
Annual Meeting at King's Chapel
Sunday, May 25
Memorial Day Sunday
Sunday, June 2
First Sunday for Sabbatical Minister Rev. Rali Weaver
9 AM | Blessing of the Pets, Parish House
10:30 AM - 2 PM |Art Show by artists from
common art
2 PM| Benefit concert for
common cathedral
Saturday, June 8
Pride Parade
Sunday, June 9
10-11 AM | Sandwich making for
common cathedral
12:30 PM
| Worship with
common cathedral
Sunday, June 16
333rd Birthday of King's Chapel
Sat. June 22
10:30 AM
| Labyrinth Walk at Perkins' Home in Stowe
Saturday, June 29
Habitat Build
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From The Community Action Committee
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UUUM Makanda Project Summer Concert Series| July 13 | August 10 | September 14 | First Church in Roxbury
The Makanda Project summer concert series will take place 7/13, 8/10, and 9/14 at the First Church in Roxbury, the location of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM). The Makanda Project is a jazz ensemble that was formed in 2005 so that the music of the late Makanda Ken McIntyre could be explored and celebrated by the public. Members and friends of King's Chapel have attended in years past and we encourage you to do so as well. Insodoing you will be part of building mutually-supportive relationships with UUUM, which is one of our three community action partners. Come out for the phenomenal jazz concerts for sure- but also come out and work collaboratively to bring our communities together and to increase awareness around how racial and socio-economic disparities negatively impact everyone.
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Each May, the United States celebrates National Preservation Month.
This month is a perfect time to explore many the historic places that call Boston home, including King's Chapel!
'Constructing King's Chapel' explores the church's 333-year history through its architecture and material culture.
Uncover the many layers of King's Chapel's past, literally and figuratively, as you explore the church as both a historic and living place.
This tour focuses not only on the literal construction and adornment of the church, but also how its congregation over time has continually added meaning to the space and how changes over time -- to the building, congregation, and landscape of Boston -- have constructed how King's Chapel is seen and understood as a historic place today.
May 16, 23, and 30 at 6 PM and 7 PM
$10 per person
Learn more about this event and other Boston Preservation Month events here.
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This past Saturday we experienced a joyous afternoon at Easter Crafts. We had a great turn out and thanks to the many gracious volunteers who helped out, all of the kids and families had a great time at the event. It was great to see so many smiling faces enjoying the brief reprieve from rain to run around the garden for the egg hunt, and the parents were impressed 
by the intricate crafts! Many thanks to all who lead craft stations, brought food, boiled eggs, and were just generally a positive and welcoming presence at this outreach event.
The Confirmation class did an excellent job dying 80+ eggs a beautiful deep shade of red for the Easter Vigil. Thank you!
Special Upcoming Events:
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Weep/Rejoice
"We Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice, and Weep with Those Who Weep"
~ Romans 12:15
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We weep with our member Joei Perry on the loss of her grandmother, Juanita Dawson. Please keep Joei, her mother, and their family in your prayers this week.
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Morning Light | 9 AM
- Chaplain Tina Chéry, preaching
- Skip Lewan, piano
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- The Rev. Amelia Edson, Assistant Minister
- Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
- Chaplain Tina Chéry, Guest Preacher
- Alison LaRosa Montez, Flutist
- Michael Bergeron, Head Usher
- Chris Allen, Usher in Charge
- Sylvia Soderberg, Joan Hunt, Dorothy Waldron, Ushers
- Clark Aitkins, Verger
The Readings:
- Psalm 118: 14- 29
- First Lesson, Acts 5: 27-41
- Second Lesson, John 20: 19-31
The flowers on the chancel are
given by Elsie Hermann in loving memory of George Hermann.
At the communion rail following the service, Christopher LaRoche
will greet those interested in learning more about King's Chapel.
After the service, please join us for Coffee Hour hosted by Pamela Bergeron.
Each Sunday, 10% of the plate collection will go to our Community Action strategic partners:
common cathedral, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, and the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministries, to do works of mercy, justice, and healing. All cash and checks not specially designated will be considered a plate offering.
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Flutist Alison LaRosa Montez opens this Sunday's service with Sonata I in G Major by Italian Baroque composer Pietro Locatelli.
The choir will sing Peter Philips' Surgens Jesus, as well as Brazilian composer Ernani Aguiar's setting of Psalm 150, and the official premiere of Be Still and Know that I am God by Connecticut composer Daniel Shaw who will be in attendance.
We close with Bach's short and fiery setting of the Easter chorale Erstanden ist der heil'ge Christ.
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Tuesday Recitals
April 30 | 12:15 PM
Maria Kotova, soprano
Ron Williams, baritone
Bach, Franck, Vaughan Williams
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Tuesday Morning Meditation | Tuesdays 7:30 AM| Little Chapel
An early Tuesday Morning Meditation meets in our beautiful Little Chapel at 7:30 to 8:30 AM each Tuesday, including approximately a 20 minute meditation. We explore and experiment a bit, so if you have some ideas or are a little adventurous, this brief coming side by side with others in your church community may bring some welcome fun, joy and/or peace to your day. This is for "drop-in" participation - no long term obligations. Never meditated before? Drop by and give it a try. Feel free to contact Gary Riccio at
gary.riccio@me.com, or Stephen Courtney at scourtney@scixstudio.com for more details.
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Upcoming Meetings
Tuesdays, 6 PM
May 7- Parish Council
May 28- Joint Vestry/ Parish Council
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Want to know
what's going on at
King's Chapel?
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Chapel Schedule at our website:
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Volunteer: Sign up for Hospitality
Anyone can help!
Enter your email address and select a spot to fill. New volunteers may choose to co-host with a buddy.
Questions? email hospitality@kings-chapel.org
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Contributing to Between Sundays
Our e-newsletter is sent each Thursday afternoon. Want something in Between Sundays? Feel free to email administrative.assistant@kings-chapel.org with a written piece and/or pictures before Wednesday at 5 PM.
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Accessibility Assists
Our beautiful Georgian sanctuary designed by Peter Harrison and completed in 1754, has been lovingly maintained by the congregation since its completion. One of the box pews has been made wheel-chair accessible. Ushers are available to assist those who are wheelchair-bound to that pew.
A sound system has been installed in the sanctuary of The Chapel to amplify the sound during worship services. Hearing assistance devices are available for your use. Please see an Usher for assistance.
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