Boston University Marsh Chapel
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Greetings!
Welcome to October at Marsh Chapel!
We are well on our way in a new season, energized by being physically present to one another at last, and with renewed community through our ongoing worship, spiritual growth, learning, music, and fellowship opportunities. Particular October highlights include:
The first weekend in October we celebrate Commencement for the Boston University class of 2020, whose graduation ceremonies were postponed due to the Covid pandemic. On the Friday is the semi-annual meeting of the Marsh Chapel Advisory Board, the first in-person meeting for over a year. Then on Sunday our Baccalaureate worship service will celebrate our 2020 BU graduates, a number of whom were an integral part of our Chapel community and who will be with us in worship. All are welcome at this joyous recognition of their accomplishments, with the additional presence of the Baccalaureate speaker, Yolanda Kakabadse.
On Thursday, October 14, for the first time, Marsh Chapel will present an event simultaneously through both an in-person and a Zoom Webinar. Sponsored by Abolitionist Chapel Today as part of their program of study, education, and advocacy in the resistance to human trafficking and modern-day slavery, Cheri Crider will present an in-depth, pro-active approach with Q&A to follow on “Human Trafficking: A Public Health Crisis”. Cheri is a survivor, Director of Outreach and Mentoring for Amirah, Inc. – an after-care organization for survivors – and an Expert Speaker/Trainer for the US State Department, Bureau of Information and Cultural Affairs, now training virtually and soon in-person US embassies around the world on topics surrounding human trafficking. Please follow the link found with the poster below to register for this event.
We end the month on Sunday the 31st, with the second of our Bach Experiences, with a talk preceding worship by Music Director Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett, together with the Chapel Choir and orchestral Collegium, about Bach’s theology and approach to the text and music of the cantata to be sung in the worship service itself. Sunday the 31st is All Hallow’s Eve, leading into All Saints Day on Monday November 1, so this is a particularly meaningful time in the church calendar as we remember our ancestors in the faith.
Details for these particular events and for our regular Chapel programming can be found at the end of this email. We look forward to seeing you!
Blessings,
Victoria
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Rev. Dr. Victoria Hart Gaskell
Minister for Visitation
Marsh Chapel at Boston University
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Human Trafficking Public Presentation and Webinar |
Marsh Chapel and Abolitionist Chapel Today invite you to join us on Thursday, October 14, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm for a public presentation and webinar on “Human Trafficking: A Public Health Crisis.” The presentation will be held at the Stone Science Auditorium B-50, located in the BU Stone Science Building at 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston and virtually via Zoom. Speaker Cheri Crider will be presenting advanced education on the topic of human trafficking from the perspective of a survivor that empowers audiences to take action.
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Boston University Marsh Chapel
735 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
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