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Between Sundays
Keeping the Parish Community Connected
Thursday, Oct 5, 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 8 | |
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Scripture Readings: Psalm 19: 1- 8
First Lesson: Isaiah 5: 1-7 Second Lesson: Matthew 21: 33-46
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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 Cathy Price.
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From the Minister
Dear KC Community,
I hope to see you on Sunday morning, or hope you catch us on Zoom or YouTube; our gospel word is a difficult one this weekend. We will be reminded of the metaphor of God as our cornerstone, and will be challenged by the call to bear fruit of God's realm/kingdom/kin-dom.
The parable from the 21st chapter of Matthew pulls directly from the text of the first part of Isaiah (chapter 5), but read at a surface level, shows the reader or hearer only the judgment of God. The goal will be to look beyond judgement and accountability from divine power, and to wonder about the challenging concept of working "to [be] a people that produces fruits of the kingdom." We will consider how this relates to Indigenous Peoples' Day and will also use famous words from Rumi to ground and guide us.
Come for community. Come for solace.
With faith,
Sam
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From the Bench
This Sunday, we open and close with César Franck's lovely Prélude, Fugue et Variation. The choir will sing William Billings' Sublimity, based on Psalm 19, and Ken Berg's rocking arrangement of the spiritual My God is a Rock.
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Parish News and Upcoming Events | |
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Parish House Closed
Monday, Oct 9
The Parish House and offices will be closed Monday in celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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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 PM. Stephen and Eleanor have been frequent worshippers at the 9 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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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.
This Monday, Oct 9, we are waiving the Admission fee for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Any donations are much appreciated; suggested donation is $5
We have a new temporary exhibit entitled Messages for the Living, created by King's Chapel Educator, and mortuary archaeologist, Emily Willis! This exhibit explores burial symbols seen on graves around Boston.
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Tales from the Crypt
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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Celebrating a Milestone
Director Marissa Cheifetz and the staff of the King's Chapel history program are pleased to announce, and to celebrate, that this month the History Program welcomed its 30,000th visitor of 2023 to King's Chapel!
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Sandwiches for common cathedral
Last Sunday, King’s Chapel once again joined our friends at common cathedral, making and distributing sandwiches as well as joining in their weekly worship service on the Common with our housed and unhoused brothers and sisters.
This Sunday was a bit of an adventure, as car trouble kept coordinator Amanda Pickett from steering the ship. But KC members stepped up and all went smoothly. Many thanks to all who took part!
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Fall Hill Fest on Oct 1
We had great participation at Hill Fest this past weekend! Many thanks to Wendy and Sarah, who helped us with face painting, and to Dan Perry, who shared his musical talents with our neighbors. We had a fun time engaging young adults with a raffle for the Candlelight Crypt tours and had a good number of young parents interested in King's Chapel. Let's be ready to welcome any new folks at either worship service over the next few weeks!
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Parish Events This Coming Week | |
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Tuesday Recital
October 10, 12:15 PM at King's Chapel
In person and livestreamed
Next week's Tuesday recital features former choir member Jennifer Webb and soprano Janet Ross singing Pergolesi's gorgeous Stabat Mater, while Heinrich does his best string orchestra imitation on the organ.
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Virtual Bible Study
Wednesdays, 6:15 PM on Zoom
Join us for our weekly lectionary-based Bible study, beginning at 6:15 PM.
Contact Tim to register.
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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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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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