Keeping King's Chapel's members and friends connected each week between Sunday worship services with updates from the Parish House.
Spotlight On: 
Ash Wednesday: Services at 12:15 PM and 5:30 PM

Next Wednesday, March 6th, we will mark the beginning of the Lenten Season with Ash Wednesday services at 12:15 PM and 5:30 PM. Clergy and laity will be available throughout the day (8 AM - 5:30 PM) for imposition of ashes and private prayer. We invite you to join us for these services of confession, reflection and prayer as we prepare to acknowledge and embrace our our wilderness journey together over the next 40 days. 
From The Minister
This Sunday we will be joined by Guest Preacher Amanda Grant-Rose, the Executive Director of common cathedral. common cathedral is an ecumenical congregation of housed and un-housed people that shares God's love through community, pastoral care, creative expression, and worship on Boston Common. They are one of King's Chapel's strategic partners for our Community Action work. This year we have deepened our partnership through worshiping regularly with the common cathedral community, providing food for their service on a bi-monthly basis, participating in the Walk for Hunger, and having members of the congregation volunteer at their common art and Feeding the Spirit programs. We are excited to hear from Amanda Grant-Rose about her ministry, and how we can continue to get more involved with our neighbor congregation.
Upcoming

TONIGHT| Song is a Strong Thing: King's Chapel Thursday Speaker Series
Music Presentation by Joei Marshall Perry | 6-7 PM | King's Chapel Parish House | 64 Beacon St.

Drawing inspiration from Langston Hughes' poem, Spirituals, Joei Marshall Perry (member of the King's Chapel Choir, member of the King's Chapel Vestry, and chair of the King's Chapel Personnel Committee) will share a small, eclectic selection of songs that symbolize the strength of her relationship with music,  the maternal influences in her life as a musician, and the music that speaks to her as a  mother/mother figure, herself. She will explain how music uplifts and sustains her spirit and allows for her to communicate more fully, more deeply from her greatest joy to her deepest sorrow. A short discussion period and reception will follow.
Bistro 64: Mardi Gras| Tuesday, March 5 | 6:30 pm 
 
Bistro 64 continues with a festive "Mardi Gras" dinner on Tuesday, March 5 at the Parish House. We celebrate this occasion - also known as "Fat Tuesday" - with sumptuous creole cuisine. Don your favorite mask and get ready for a fun evening. 
 
Please select a dish to bring, either an appetizer, salad, or side dish. Or, you may provide a beverage of your choosing. Prepare your dish at home or make it in the Parish House kitchen starting at 5 pm. To RSVP, send an email to co-chairs Anne Sexton ( annewsexton1@gmail.com) or Gregg Sorensen ( gds1960@yahoo.com).
 
We look forward to getting together with you!
Lenten Book Group: The Cross and The Lynching Tree | Wednesdays | 6:15 PM | March 6- April 10| Following Contemplative Communion, in the Vestry

This Lenten season, join Rev. Joy Fallon in reading and discussing James Cone's book The Cross and The Lynching Tree. The group will meet following contemplative communion on Wednesdays from March 6 to April 10. RSVP to Gretchen Horton at gretchen@kings-chapel.org

"They put Jesus to death by hanging him on a tree." (Acts 10:39). 4000 African Americans were killed the same way between 1880-1940. During this lynching era, the cross was the powerful source of both faithful black courage and vicious white supremacy. Until all Christians grapple with this history, America's racism can't heal. This Lent learn the history and what the cross can mean for you.
Sandwich-making for common cathedral | Sunday, March 10 | 9:00 AM | Parish House
 
On Sunday March 10th King's Chapel will be making and serving sandwiches for our partner church  common cathedral  and then joining them in worship. The Community Action Committee invites you to join us for sandwich making at 9:00AM in the Parish House kitchen, distribution and lunch on the Common by Brewer Fountain at 12:30, and the worship service at 1:00PM.   common cathedral  serves as an important community for people experiencing homelessness, and for parishes who want to be in community with unhoused people.   
About one-fourth of their Sunday worshipers are from housed congregations. Be part of King's Chapel relationship-building with this important ministry, especially as we prepare for the common art show on June 2nd in the Parish House which will feature artwork by local artists of the common art program. Social change and spiritual community is sustained by relationships and shared humanity; be part of it all with us!  
Looking Back
Concerto Encore! Review
 
To quote Heinrich's comment: "We had so much fun playing baroque Concerti last season that we are back with an encore - a whole new batch of fun pieces for your delectation!" 

Indeed. Sunday evening's concert was fabulous fun: much of it familiar, or at least partially so, beautifully played, and clearly enjoyed by musicians and audience alike. The weather was unfriendly: windy, rainy and cold, and that may have kept some people at home, but not this stalwart group of fans, who gamely made their way in and felt happily compensated for the effort.

As always with Heinrich's work, the concert was artfully programmed. It opened with Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto Grosso in a minor, opus 3, no. 8, gorgeously played by the string orchestra and Heinrich, with return performers Julia McKenzie and Katherine Winterstein as solo violinists. Of the
six pieces on the program, four, like the opener, were representative of the seventeenth - eighteenth century, but the genius idea came with the juxtaposition of the Adagio, based on a figured bass by Tomaso Albinoni by Remo Giazotto ( 1910-1998) with Tomaso Albinoni's own Oboe Concerto in d minor. And then, in the midst of all of this baroque and classic music came Dan Pinkham's early Sonata I for Organ and Strings (written when he was only 20 years old) It was a brilliant and refreshing idea, and the haunting Pinkham piece was gorgeous, played by Heinrich and the orchestra.

A special delight was G.F. Handel's Organ Concert in F Major, whose Allegro movement features a delightful call and response between the orchestra and solo organ, which is easily recognizable as a cuckoo. The audience was enchanted. Another
highlight of the evening was Johann Sebastian Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin in c minor. Oboist Andrew Price has an elegant tone and delicacy of phrasing, which is almost tastable. The Adagio movement, a duet between the oboe and violin, was pure magic, and the final Allegro brought all of the forces together in a wild romp to end the concert. It was just grand!

Many folks stayed in the Church Vestibule for a cheerful post-concert reception, given by the Concert Committee. Thanks to all of those fine hosts, who give so much behind the scenes!
Sylvia Soderberg
From the Stewardship Committee 

Whoever gives, gains: our community gains, our spirits are lifted.
The Stewardship Campaign 2019 for King's Chapel will kick-off this Sunday March 3. Join us at Hospitality after our Morning Prayer service, and learn how our campaign helps to support the many wonderful gifts of our Church to us, including Worship Services, Church School, Hospitality, our beautiful Music, our caring ministers and so much more. Every dollar pledged and received helps to grow our church into the future.

Your stewardship in supporting our programs is growing stronger each year.  Last year's campaign was successful as was 2017. We hope to count on you once again to help us reach the needed funds of $225,000. You can pick up pledge cards this Sunday, or look for them in the mail by the end of the month.
The Stewardship Committee thanks you.

John Appleton, Chair
Barbara Fay, co-chair
Cliff Allen
Jennifer Kronstain
Jim Power
From the Church School 
This week Reverend Amelia gave Will and George a tour of the church following the Morning Prayer. They engaged in an array of theological discussions such as considering the role and function of prayer in one's own life. Amelia walked the young men through certain objects in the vestibule and explained their significance and explained how the church uses color to keep track of sacred time and church seasons.

Will and George both served as lectors during the Morning Light service and did a fantastic job!

We hope that all of the children enjoyed a great winter break and we look forward to seeing everyone again soon!

Upcoming:
  • March 3: Julie will take Will and George to Arlington Street Church (351 Boylston Street in Boston) for their first field trip. They will leave the parish house at 10:45 am for an 11:00 service. Please feel free to join us for this experience!
  • March 3: There will be no extended care after 10:45 on March 3.
  • March 10: Julie will take Will and George on their second field trip to Beacon Hill Friends Meeting (6 Chestnut Street in Boston). The service runs from 10:30 - 11:30. Again, please feel free to explore these services with us!
  • March 10: Eleanor Score accompanied by Carol Genovese will lead the Church School children in an art lesson from 10:00 - 10: 45 following Morning Light.  
News From The Parish House 
Staff at the Parish House are staying warm with festive socks. 

Work continues at the Parsonage

The lead remediation and abatement work at the Parsonage continues, and is almost complete. Much of the scraping has been done, and the spot painting is in process.  Once complete, final paint will be added and the carpeting on the stairs replaced.  Our goal still continues to have Joy and her family settled back in by April 1. 
Weep/Rejoice

"We Rejoice with Those Who Rejoice, and Weep with Those Who Weep"                            
~ Romans 12:15

Cliff Allen's surgery has been postponed until the end of March. 
In This Issue
Last week's sermon by Rev. Joy Fallon 
  Click HERE to listen to this sermon.
Sunday Services 
Morning Light | 9 AM
  • Amanda Grant Rose, preaching 
  • Skip Lewan, piano
Morning Prayer | 11 AM
  • The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
  • The Rev. Amelia Edson, Assistant Minister
  • Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
  • Amanda Grant Rose, Guest Preacher
  • Todd Lee, Lector
  • Mary Sears, Soloist
  • Jim Power, Usher in Charge
  • Pamela and Michael Bergeron, KC Dalton, Todd Lee, Ushers 
  • Clark Aitkins, Verger
The Readings:
  • Psalm 99
  • Old Testament, Exodus 34: 29-35
  • New Testament, Luke 9: 28-36
The flowers on the chancel are a reminder that Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on March 6th. 

At the communion rail following the service, Bill Kuttner will greet those interested in learning more about King's Chapel. 

After the service all are invited to Coffee Hour hosted by the Stewardship Committee.

Each Sunday, 10% of the plate collection will go to our Community Action partners, to do works of mercy, justice, and healing. All cash and checks not specially designated will be considered a plate offering.
From the Bench
 
This Sunday's service opens with Bach's festive Prelude in C Major, characterized by its festive, lilting 9/8 meter. 

The motet is Byrd's Ego sum panis vivus: 
I am that bread of life.
Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven:
if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever:
and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Alleluia.                                   
  John 6:48-52

The offertory and communion music is from the newly composed Missa Brevis Julia Cornick, a Boston-based composer, mezzo-soprano, and organist. She is currently pursuing a BM in vocal performance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, studying with Sara Goldstein. 
The postlude is Douglas Wagner's You Shall Go Out With Joy, also known under its alternative title, What Bob's Classmates Said.
Tuesday Recitals
March 5 | 12:15 PM
Trio Notturno
Bax, Casinghino, Telemann 




"Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet."

Chancel Flower Donations

Someone once said that life is more beautiful with flowers.  They make us smile; they calm us; they invoke memories. 

Would you like to offer flowers for our Morning Prayer service?  Each Sunday members or friends provide flowers for our chancel.  If you would like to contribute to honor a loved one, please contact Anne Sexton, chair of Chancel Committee,  at
annewsexton1@gmail.com 
to make arrangements. 
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.
Upcoming Meetings

Many Meetings- March 12, 6 PM
Update: Work at the Parsonage
 
In the next two months you may notice work being completed at the parsonage. The Fallon family will temporarily be living nearby, at 90 Pinckney Street during a process of lead paint abatement and previously scheduled window replacements. Joy's hours and activities will continue to be the same during this time.
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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
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.
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.