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"Encourage One Another: Build Each Other Up"
Heinrich will debut another new piece he's composed for us, based on the verse above. It's from the very earliest writing in the New Testament: a letter from Paul to the people of Thessaloniki, Greece, a booming city in Paul's day and now. When people were trying to figure out if the man Jesus had anything to do with them and their lives, and if the Jewish God existed, one of Paul's key messages to this fledgling group was: "Encourage one another; build each other up." Why? Because we always figure things out better when we find trusted people with whom we can talk, debate, and learn.
If someone were to encourage you, what should they say? What would you need them to do? Has anyone at King's Chapel ever encouraged you? If yes, please share you story with Rev. Fallon: 617-407-4560 or joy@king's-chapel.org
Come, hear words of encouragement, spoken and sung this Sunday.
--Joy
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Annual Appeal Request from the Senior Warden
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In this short message I want to thank Todd and Karen for their tireless efforts as co-chairs of the King's Chapel annual appeal. They have done a magnificent job, but they need your help. There are just two months left for you to pledge for the first time, complete your pledge made earlier in the year, or increase the pledge that you have already made. While there are many organizations in our lives that
we support, reflect for a moment and consider what King's Chapel has meant in your life or in the lives
of your parents, children, or other family members.
At this moment in time, King's Chapel has the opportunity to expand its programming and take its place among other Boston churches that are prominent in discussions of theology, initiatives in social justice, music, and opportunities for adult and children's religious education. There are more people at King's Chapel at morning worship, our membership is beginning to grow (including seven young people last month), there are plans for two new worship services for those who are unable to join us for Sunday morning worship, and plans to expand our Visitor Program to share the message of King's Chapel. Join with those who have already pledged, to keep the momentum going.
Our goal for 2014 is $172,000. The amount of $133,500 has already been pledged, of which $100,000 has been received. Assuming that the $33,500 of unfulfilled pledges is received in the next two months, we need about $40,000 to reach our goal. Help us make that goal a reality.
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Heinrich's other Appearances
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| King's Chapel Music Director Heinrich Christensen will be featured in a concert with The Seraphim Singers on Sunday, Nov. 16th at 3pm at Mission Church (1545 Tremont St., Boston). "The Short Twentieth Century" is a moving musical reflection on the world unmade and remade by war and violence from 1914-1990. Composers will include Charles Ives, Hubert Parry, Arvo Pärt, Herbert Howells, Tom Vignieri, and Kurt Weill. Tickets are $15-20; please visit www.seraphimsingers.org for more information. |
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November 23rd Discussion of our Narrative Budget
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On Sunday, November 23, after Morning Prayer, the Wardens, Clergy and Chair of Fiscal Affairs look forward to receiving your input on the 2015 budget. Members will receive a Narrative Budget in the next 10 days, electronically and by mail a copy of the proposed Narrative Budget, setting forth priority areas where we might grow in the future. We'd love to hear your thoughts.
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Save these dates from the Adult Religious Education Committee!
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January 16-18, 2015
Winter Retreat, Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham MA
Rev. Joy Fallon will lead the program.
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TRANSCENDALISTS IN ITALY, MAY 2015: an Immersion Learning Tour
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Rev. Jenny Rankin, who grew up at King's Chapel, will be leading a trip to Sicily and the Amalfi Coast next spring to trace the footsteps of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Theodore Parker. Following in the footsteps of these "spiritual ancestors," we walk where they walk, see what they did, read their words, and delve-more broadly-- into their life stories and philosophies.
There are just a few spaces left in the trip, so you need to act soon! For the complete details and itinerary, go to www.transcendentalisttours.com. Or email Jenny at revjenny@comcast.net. |
Congratulations to new grandfather Bill Kuttner!
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Congratulations to Bill Kuttner: the proud grandfather of Quentin, born Nov. 11th in Germany.!
In the photo below, Bill is holding the blanket that was his son Teddy's, as a child. Julina and Shawn found it recently in the Church School Nursery room, and had it cleaned, just in time to have Bill deliver it to Ted's newborn son.
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Thank You to all those who participated in Boston Blooms at the King's Chapel Burying Ground!
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Minns Committee Successful Lecture Series with Kate Braestrup
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Many thanks to the Minns Committee leaders Medb Mahony Sichko, Charles Perry, Joy Fallon, and website guru Adelaide Ketchum, all of whom spent many hours preparing for the lectures and sermon delivered last weekend by NYT Best-selling author, and UUA Minister, the Rev. Kate Braestrup. Over 100 people attended the annual Minns lectures, which are offered through the generosity of a 1941 bequest by Bostonian Susan MInns, in honor of her brother Thomas. Because Thomas attended King's Chapel and Susan attended our neighbor First Church on Marlborough Street, the two congregations have jointly invited UUA ministers to speak each year on topics of general religious interest. As is the recent custom of the Minns Committee, the lectures are video-taped for later view. For recent past lectures, click here: www.minnslectures.org
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Wanted: Language Translators for King's Chapel Signs
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60,000 people come to visit us at King's Chapel every year, many from foreign countries. While we do have self-guided tours available in several languages, currently all of our exterior signage is in English. Anyone arriving during hours we are closed or worshipping, if not proficient in English, often does not understand that they are either warmly invited to join us in worship, or encouraged to return at the time tours will begin again.
If you can speak and write Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, Italian or French, and can help us devise more welcoming, useful signs for our many visitors, please contact Parish Administrator Julina Rundberg, julina@kings-chapel.org
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
11:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
The Rev. Joy Fallon, preacher
- Anne Sexton, Head Usher
- Sylvia Soderberg, Usher-in-Charge
- Todd Lee, Julie Hyde, and Karen Dalton, Ushers
- Carol Genovese, Lector
- Todd Lee, Volunteer Guide
- Gregg Sorensen, Host for Coffee Hour
The lessons are:
- Psalm 90:1-4, 12-17
- Old Testament: Exodus 18:1, 6-24
- New Testament: 1 Thessalonians 5: 11-19
At the communion rail following the service, Todd Lee will greet those interested in learning more about King's Chapel.
The flowers on the Communion table will be given in loving memory of
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 19
12:15 p.m. Midweek Service
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On Sunday December 14, all donations not designated for the King's Chapel Annual Appeal will be given to the Greater Boston Food Bank.
The Greater Boston Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and its mission is to end hunger in eastern Massachusetts. Its objective is to distribute enough food to provide at least one meal a day to those in need.
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--By Heinrich Christensen
The prelude this week is by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. in the piece Mein Weg hat Giipfel und Wellentäler, he employed a single musical line, played at three different speeds by right hand, left hand, and pedals to create a unique sonic landscape. After a through study of medieval music, Pärt arrived at a personal style which uses minimal means to achieve a high degree of intensity. As the texture is similar to the sounds of bells, he called it "tintinnabuli style". By a very systematic use of basic music elements, Pärt creates an inner balance of form and harmony which can be understood in terms of his deep religious faith and inclination to mysticism and introspection.
The work takes its title from a poem by Edmond Jabès:
My road had its hours of greatness,
its blows, its pains.
My road has crests and groundswells,
sand and sky.
My road. Yours.
The choir will sing an Introit by Edward Thomson, based on the familiar lines from Psalm 19:
May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable before your sight. Adonai, my rock and my redeemer.
You will also hear another Brahmsian musing on autumn, set to a poem by Klaus Groth:
Somber is the autumn,and when the leaves fall,so does the heart sinkinto dreary woe.Silent is the meadowand to the south have flownsilently all the songbirds,as if to the grave.Pale is the day,and wan clouds veilthe sun as they veil the heart.Night comes early:for all work comes to a haltand existence itself rests in profound secrecy.The human softens.She sees the sun sinking,she realizes that life islike the end of a year.Her eye grows moist,yet in the midst of her tears shines,streaming from the heart,a blissful effusion. Klaus Groth
(1819-1899)
- as well as a setting by Brahms' contemporary Joseph Barnby of Beloved, Let us Love Another, from the first letter of John. Finally, in response to Joy's sermon, Heinrich has penned a simple musical iteration of 1 Thessalonians 5:11:
Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.
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Join us for church school worship on Sunday, November 16, as we hear the story of the Israelites' exile and return from Babylon and reflect on what it means to be grounded in gratitude. Church school children will also participate in Thanksgiving lessons and crafts. We hope to see you there!
Eva Englert
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Please join us on Tuesday, November 18, 12:15 p.m.
as the Handel & Haydn Orchestra Players play String Quartets by Haydn & Mozart.
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(more) News from the Parish
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Chancel Flowers: Donors Needed!
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| There are several upcoming dates available for Chancel Flower donations in December. If you would like to offer a dedication in honor or memory of a loved one, please contact the Parish House.
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Thursday morning flyover from the Parish House
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No More Food at Coffee Hours.....Unless You Can Help
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Due to the burden placed on a few members who have repeatedly hosted our coffee hour after church, a decision may have to be made that coffee only will be served following Morning Prayer.
We understand that people are busy with families, work and other projects. However unless we can encourage more members and friends to host, the last morning we can offer coffee with food will be on Sunday November 23rd.
Wonder what it takes? It's easy: the host simply brings in food made at home or purchased, and sets up the church's two coffee pots. Reimbursement of your costs can be available, if needed. The Verger who staffs the church vestibule is happy to show you the ropes if you come in by 10:30 before the service.
If you would like to see the tradition continue, please sign up for these upcoming dates: Sundays Nov. 30, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 28, and all Sundays in January and beyond.
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Support the UUSC and UUA Ebola Epidemic Relief Fund
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The speed with which Ebola is moving across West Africa is truly staggering. Most devastated are Sierra Leone and Liberia, both countries left with weakened health care systems as they slowly rebuild from more than a decade of war.
That is why Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Association have jointly launched the Ebola Epidemic Relief Fund and are asking for your immediate support.
For more information and/or to contribute go HERE.
Note that the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee has a 4 star rating with Charity Navigator.
Denominational Affairs Committee
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Accessibility and Hearing Assists
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Our beautiful Georgian sanctuary designed by Peter Harrison and completed in 1754, has been lovingly maintained by the congregation since its completion. Some of the box pews have been made wheel-chair accessible. Ushers are available to assist those who are wheelchair-bound to those pews.
Many of us have trouble hearing in our sanctuary, which does not have amplification. Small hearing devices are available; an usher also will be happy to provide one, and explain how they work.
The Book of Common Prayer According to the Use in King's Chapel is the cornerstone of worship at our 11 am Morning Prayer Services. Printed orders of service including hymns, Psalms, and responsive sections of the Prayer Book liturgy are available to facilitate participation in worship for everyone. |
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