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Keeping King's Chapel's members and friends connected each week while we are Physically Closed but Spiritually Open.
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Celebrate the Earth with the King's Chapel Environmental Action Initiative | April 22
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This April 22nd marks the 51st global EARTH DAY, and King's Chapel joins with millions of people in 193 countries across the globe on this day of action to change human behavior and increase awareness and environmental literacy so we can better face the serious environmental issues facing our world. World climate leaders, faith communities, grassroots activists, nonprofit innovators, industry leaders, artists, musicians, influencers, and the leaders of tomorrow are taking part in this day for our planet.
- A KC Clean-up Team will be joining the Charles River Conservancy on Monday for a cleanup of the Charles River banks. You too can clean up your street or neighborhood or local park.
- Please join us for Bill Wilson's Zoom talk on Regenerative Agriculture on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22 at noon. Register in advance here.
- Our "Celebrate the Earth" Art show will include contributions of artful expressions for the love of the earth by over 25 KC members and friends. You can still submit a photo of a creation that expresses the theme by this Friday, April 16. Send to Cynthia Perkins, [email protected]. The first viewing will follow immediately after the talk on Earth Day. It will also be featured on the King's Chapel homepage.
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My Dear Friends--
Earlier this afternoon we gathered for the first of our two congregation-wide conversations about the work of our Memorial Committee. Chaired by former King's Chapel Warden Dean Denniston, the Committee was formed in response to our years-long examination of King's Chapel's history with slavery. Two subcommittees, led by former Wardens Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez and Cliff Allen have been exploring the creation of a physical memorial to commemorate those enslaved persons connected to King's Chapel and the creation of a living memorial to fund the work of reparative justice moving forward. This work is at once daunting and inspiring-and it's the work not just of the Committee, but of our entire community of faith. It was in this spirit that we gathered this afternoon, and after brief presentations by the Committee's leaders, engaged in thoughtful, robust conversation about our questions, concerns, and excitement about the work we've done and the work still before us.
As we mourn the killing of Daunte Wright, a mere ten miles from where Derek Chauvin stands trail for the killing of George Floyd, this work of wrestling with our difficult history is more vital than ever. In telling the truth about our past, in answering the prophetic call to be "repairers of the breach," we do the work of justice so desperately needed for the healing of our society. Please mark your calendars for April 29 at 5:00 PM (register here), when we'll gather for the second of our conversations about King's Chapel's Memorial Project. And in the meantime, visit our website for more information and resources about the history that informs our work.
In faith and love,
David
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Happening TONIGHT: Confronting Racial Injustice Series on Boston School Segregation, Virtual Talk Co-Sponsored by King's Chapel
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In 1972, a group of African American parents sued city and state officials over segregation within the Boston Public Schools. After a trial, a federal court determined that the Boston School Committee had intentionally discriminated on the basis of race by operating a dual school system that extended to school assignments, facilities, and staffing. When officials failed to produce a timely remedy, the court ordered institutional reforms, including re-districting and the re-assignment of students. In this program, panelists will reflect on the lessons to be learned from Boston's school desegregation experience.
For more information and to register to attend, visit the Massachusetts Historical Society website here. King's Chapel is one of the co-sponsors of the Confronting Racial Injustice Series.
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Virtual History Program for Patriot's Day on Thursday, April 22 at 5:30 PM
Patriot's Day - the third Monday each April - commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. The same week also holds the anniversary of James Freeman being installed as King's Chapel's permanent pastor in 1783, and James Freeman's 1759 birthday.
Join the History Program in commemorating all these dates in one virtual program on Thursday April 22 at 5:30 PM, which will explore the impact of the American Revolution on King's Chapel and the church's religious revolution in the 1780s. This program will dive deeper into the 1780s at King's Chapel, exploring the revolutionary changes that took place at King's Chapel under James Freeman's leadership during this decade, ranging from the creation of the King's Chapel Book of Common Prayer to Freeman's lay ordination.
Please register in advance here to attend next week's program.
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| 25 Days of Walking, 25 Days of Matching, 25 Years of Work for Peace |
 This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Mother's Day Walk for Peace, where the Louis D. Brown Peace institute leads faith and community organizations across Boston in a walk to commemorate the lives lost to violence, and work to interrupt the cycles and systems of violence that afflict our city.
In commemoration, the Louis D. Brown Peace institute is providing 25 Days of Walking, a 25-day calendar of detailed activities leading up the virtual March for Peace on Mother's Day, May 9th.
Already walking for our team? Tell us about it! Consider writing a few lines about why you walk, and submitting them to Carol and Amanda.
To help the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute commemorate 25 years and meet its goal of $600,000, the CAC is MATCHING all donations up to $2000 dollars through May 7th. Please consider donating in honor of a loved one, and asking family and friends to donate. Then tune in to the virtual event May 9th, as the Peace Institute celebrates community and commemorates those lost.
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Cinco de Mayo celebration on Wednesday, May 6 at 6:00 PM. Details to follow.
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Sunday Services
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- David Waters, Minister for Education and Membership
- Skip Lewan, Pianist
April 18, Morning Prayer | Available to watch all day on YouTube
- The Rev. Joy Fallon, Senior Minister
- David Waters, Minister for Education and Membership
- Heinrich Christensen, Music Director
- Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Lector
- Jennifer Roesch, Laura Zeugner, Gretchen Horton, and Heinrich Christensen, Lectors
Scripture: Acts 3: 12-19
and Luke 24: 36b-48
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We have a couple of new musical series planned for worship services in Eastertide. Organ voluntaries will come from a collection of chorale preludes by Gottfried August Homilius, a student of J.S. Bach and one of the transitional composers that bridge the gap between baroque and classical style, usually referred to as rococo or galant music. His pieces are based on often rather severe Lutheran chorales, but have a very sprightly quality, perfect for spring.
Choir member Jennifer Webb gave us a very handsome recent 2-volume collection entitled American Harmony, so the choir will offer some selections over the next few weeks. We begin with Clarimont, An Easter Hymn, by everybody's favorite colonial Boston composer, William Billings, directed by soprano Emily Bieber-Harris.
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Earth Day Charles River Cleanup Monday, April 19 | 9:30 AM
Environmental Action Initiative Open Meeting Tuesday, April 20 | 3:00 PM
KC Kids Time Tuesday, April 20 | 7:00 PM
Bible Study Wednesday, April 21 | 6:00 PM
Coffee with Clergy
Thursday, April 22 | 10:00 AM
Earth Day Talk on Regeneration Agriculture + Good Coffee + Abundant Bird Life Thursday, April 22 | 12:00 PM
History Talk on Independent Country, Independent Church: American Independence & King's Chapel's Theological Revolution Thursday, April 22 | 5:30 PM |
New Online History Exhibit
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Giving to King's Chapel
Please consider a stewardship offering in a spirit of thanksgiving to help us through this challenging time. Every single gift in any amount is equally valued and helps enormously.
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Prayer Circle
The King's Chapel Prayer Circle, led by Cynthia Perkins, stands ready to pray for any who request it, in complete confidence.
To request prayers, contact one of the clergy: Joy or David
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Internet Fraud - Protect Yourself
During the COVID-19 Pandemic, churches across the nation have seen a steep rise in incidents of internet fraud and scams, especially using ministers' names and targeting church members. Please watch out for these. I promise, we will never ask you to send us gift cards. We will never ask for your personal identifying information or bank account info. If we ever purport to say that we can't be reached by phone, be suspicious. Click the link below for more information on how to protect yourself and your family from internet crime.
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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 Communications Coordinator Jennifer Roesch with a written piece and/or pictures before Wednesday at 5:00 PM.
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 Theology on Tap
On Wednesday we gathered to explore the lectionary reading from the Second Sunday of Easter and discuss how they're speaking to us in the present moment. We talked about how we're called to respond, and our conversation ran the gamut from questions of belief and doubt to the nature of God and the "peace that passeth all understanding"!
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 Last Sunday's Bell Ringing
Six parishioners gathered in the tower of King's Chapel this past Sunday (April 11th) to ring our bell at 11am for eleven minutes, joining in solidarity with a global "eleventh hour" campaign to raise awareness about the urgent need to address our world's climate emergency. We so enjoyed being with one another in the presence of the commanding power of our bell.
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 Virtual Bistro 64 - King's Chapel Eastertide Cheese Tasting
Virtual Bistro 64 kicked off on Friday, April 9 with our Eastertide Cheese Tasting. Peter and Kiri Endicott of The Cheese Shop of Salem gave a presentation providing the methods of cheese making including the ranges of flavors, textures and forms from various regions and methods. Their presentation centered on 6 cheeses of various styles both from the USA and Europe. These cheeses were available to the participants before the tastings. 45 members and friends of the King's Chapel participated. During the presentation comments and questions were handled through Zoom text. The event was very successful garnering many positive comments both about the presentation and the wonderful selection of cheeses.
Planning is currently underway for the next Virtual Bistro 64 with a Mexican themed event sometime in May.
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 Easter Lunch Triumph!
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped us prepare lunch for our neighbors at common cathedral this Easter! What a joy it was to help celebrate the day with our unhoused neighbors.
THANK YOU to all our volunteers who made this possible:
Shopper, Becky Wittenberg
Sandwich makers, Becky & Kent Wittenberg, Betsy Peterson, Amelia Burke & her mother Ellen McGuire, and Amanda Pickett & Zheina Pramatarova who delivered the sandwiches and attended the special Easter worship service on the Commons.
Mark your calendars for June 6th, when King's Chapel will make sandwiches once again. Please email Carol and Amanda to volunteer for our next sandwich triumph!
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