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Between Sundays
Keeping the Parish Community Connected
Thursday, June 22 2023
There's so much happening! Be sure to click view entire message at the bottom!
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Worship With Us | Sunday, June 25 | |
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Scripture Readings: Psalm 86: 1- 10, 16- 17
First Lesson: Jeremiah 20: 7- 13 Second Lesson: Matthew 10: 24- 39
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Morning Light
Worship 9:00 AM
Sunday
On Zoom ONLY, 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.
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From the Minister
Leading the services this week is King's Chapel member Timothy Nelson-Hoy. He writes about his sermon: "What I say to you in the dark," Jesus tells us in this week's Gospel, "tell in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops." How can we be attentive to hear what is whispered around us? And how do we know whether it's time to hear, or our time to proclaim?
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From the Bench
Our soloist this Sunday is tenor Sam Crosby-Schmidt, who will sing a Harry Burleigh arrangement of the spiritual Little David, Play on Your Harp, as well as Shakespeare’s Orpheus, set to music by British composer Ivor Gurney. Gurney spent most of his adult life in mental hospitals, apparently at one point thinking he himself was Shakespeare and writing entire plays in iambic pentameter. The organ voluntaries are by Buxtehude and Homilius.
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Parish News and Upcoming Events | |
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Parish House Summer Hours
New hours for the Parish House are Tuesday - Thursday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. We can still be reached on our work days via phone and email, but there will not be anyone physicially at the Parish House on Mondays or Fridays.
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While Joy is Away
Joy will be out of town and unavailable until Monday, June 26. If you need immediate attention, please contact Parish Administrator Gretchen Horton, administrator@kings-chapel.org
If you have a pastoral emergency, she knows how to reach Joy or others who can help.
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King's Chapel Memorial in the News
While reporting a larger story on how Freedom Trail sites present history, WGBH Investigations Editor Paul Singer, and BU journalism students Cassandra Dumas and Jessie Sage O’Leary, found themselves compelled by the story of our endeavor to memorialize those enslaved people connected to King’s Chapel’s past. As a result, our Memorial to Enslaved Persons was the subject of a front-page article in Monday’s Boston Globe, and has been featured on NPR's Morning Edition program and on WGBH's website. Please see each item by clicking on the links provided or going to our website. Moving forward we will endeavor to keep you apprised of such developments as they occur.
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Homeward Bound From Transylvania
We laughed, we hugged, we cried, and we said goodbye. Our final gathering in the parish house of the First Unitarian Church of Kolozsvár was a poignant moment with friends. We toasted each other with pálinka (Hungarian brandy) and said egészségedre (to your health). We exchanged gifts and short speeches. We shared a sumptious supper and prayed together. It was a moment of deepened feelings and the promise of enduring friendships. Click here to read more.
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First of the Summer BBQ
Next Wednesday, June 28
6:00 - 8:00 PM in the Parish House Garden
The BBQs are potluck picnics, and we ask that you bring beverages, a salad, or a dessert to share, if possible. The Fallons will provide the hamburgers, veggie burgers, sausages and hot dogs.
Please RSVP to Laura to let her know you're coming and what you will bring.
Note: this BBQ was to also have been a farewell to Gretchen Horton, our Parish Administrator, but that farewell has been postponed. Gretchen will be working with us in a part time capacity through the month of July.
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Possible Pilgrimage to Alabama Civil Rights Sites, Fall 2023
We have just learned of three opportunities to visit Montgomery and Selma this fall, one led by the UU Living Legacy group, and two by June Cooper, UCC minister, who would have led the trip some of us had planned to take before its COVID cancellation. We must act soon to have a KC group to travel together, especially for a Cooper trip. The first step is to find out who is seriously interested. To read about the trip details, click here.
If you really hope to go and want to be included in choices and updates, email betsytpete@gmail.com as soon as possible. Let Betsy know if you are interested and if you have a strong preference among these choices.
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June open hours for the History Program are Mondays, and Wednesday - Fridays 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM, and Sundays 1:30 - 5:00 PM. Our mini-exhibit for June celebrates Pride Month, looking at LGBTQIA+ history at King's Chapel.
We're excited to welcome new Educator Rada Ruggles! Rada, originally from Somerville, MA, is a recent graduate from Saint Michael’s College, where they studied Religious Studies, American Studies, History and Philosophy & Ethics. They are also starting a Master of Divinity at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry this upcoming term. Rada’s interests are in religious history, social activism movements, and American history from the 1700s to the 1900s, with a focus on gender, race and ethnicity. Outside of work and academics, Rada enjoys exploring, hiking, reading, and spending time with friends.
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Parish Events This Coming Week | |
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Tuesday Recital
June 27, 12:15 PM at King's Chapel
In person and livestreamed
Next week’s Tuesday recital is the annual showcase for the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists' Young Organists Initiative. Five teenage prodigies will show what they have learned this year as they play rotos by Bach and others.
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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, 10:00 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.
Register here to join.
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Pride Shown: Boston Pride for the People
Saturday, June 10
King's Chapel members and friends gathered to show support for the 2023 Boston Pride for the People at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 10 at the Parish House. We waved rainbow flags, cheered, and displayed the King's Chapel Pride banner as the parade concluded at the intersection of Charles and Beacon Streets. The CAC looks forward to showing support for Boston Pride for the People again next year.
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Father’s Day Piano Concert supports the Louis D Brown Peace Institute
Sunday, June 18, 2:00 PM
King's Chapel members, friends, and community members gathered on Father’s Day for a 4-handed piano concert with Heinrich Christensen and friend Bob Winkley. This musical feast was a benefit for the LDB Peace Institute, honoring fathers, brothers, grandfathers, and all men who suffer loss, and/or are part of the Peace Institute.
The listeners' generous free-will offering will benefit the LDBPI. Click here to make a donation to the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and click here to learn more about the important work the Peace Institute does for peace and healing in our community.
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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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