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"I will write the covenant on their hearts." Jeremiah 31
At King's Chapel, what would it be like to have our Congregational covenant written on our hearts - something like the Valentine's Day Necco candy hearts, saying, "Be True," or maybe, "In the Love of Truth...."
If you're a member, at some time long distant or just this year, we covenanted:
In the love of truth and in the spirit of Jesus Christ, we unite for the worship of God and the service of man.
We'd unite, for purposes we shared.
But what happens if one side or the other forgets about their promises? Rip up the contract? Walk away? It's tempting, isn't it? It hurts to feel duped, or just plain wronged.
In the 6th century B.C.E. the people of Israel, like people of all times and all places, had failed miserably to keep their promises: to love God and love others. But Jeremiah told the dejected Israelites, held hostage in Babylon, that God wouldn't abandon them; God would re-up anyway, this time writing a new mutual covenant right on their hearts.
What do we do when we fall short of our commitments -- move on, make light of it relative to others' even worse lapses, or admit we goofed?
What do we do when we're on the receiving end of those failures, and can't shake the deep disappointment, as if we're walking endlessly in a cold, dark fog? Should we admit how much we suffered? Seek revenge or at least demand apologies?
What does it mean that God still makes a new covenant, written directly on our hearts?
Joy
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We have lots to discuss: positions to fill, a budget to review, updates on our sound system to hear....We need you!
All of the relevant documents can be found on our website under Membership: Check them out - Annual Committee Reports; the Draft Budget approved by the Vestry; Budget Narrative - the goals for this year's budget.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING!
The Society of King's Chapel
Notice
2015 ANNUAL MEETING - March 22, 2015
Preceded by HEARING - March 8, 2015
Annual Meeting Hearing
March 8, 2015
The purpose of the Hearing is to discuss agenda items, ask questions, air and resolve confusions or problems with matters which will come before the Annual Meeting. There will be brief committee report presentations from each of the standing committees. All reports that have been received are included in this report. The proposed 2015 budget will be distributed prior to the hearing. Please bring your own print-out with you, if you need it for reference. Only limited hard copies will be available.
ANNUAL MEETING
Sunday, March 22nd 12:30 p.m. Following a short break after Morning Prayer, we will meet back in the sanctuary. Light snack in the vestibule. Meeting ends no later than 2:00 pm.
Meeting Agenda
Approval of Minutes
The Minutes of the 2014 Annual Meeting, held on April 22, 2014. Their formal acceptance requires a vote by the Society.
Reports Brief Reports (distributed by email before the meeting):
Senior Warden; Trustees; Treasurer; Fiscal Affairs (presentation of the proposed 2015 Budget); Senior Minister
Elections - VOTE Elect slate presented by the Nominating Committee, with other nominations from the floor if any for: New members of the Vestry, Chair of Parish Council, chairs of standing committees. Elect three Members to the 2015 Nominating Committee, as proposed by the Senior Warden, with possible alternative nominations from the floor.
Budget - VOTE The Chair of Fiscal Affairs will present the Budget for 2015, and its underlying assumptions, as discussed at the earlier Hearing on March 8, 2015. The Society will be asked to approve the Budget, as recommended by the Wardens and Vestry. This is interpreted as also being approval of the programs that underlie the Budget numbers.
Adjourn
Quorum Required We must have a quorum of fifty members for elections. Please make every effort to attend. Please bring the materials in the enclosed packet with you. Our green consciousness policy suggests we make very few additional copies.
New Business Any Member intending to bring New Business before the Society at the Annual Meeting, please provide an advance written copy to the Wardens and, via the office, to the Parliamentarian at the latest on the Friday before the meeting (deadline March 20).
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THEOLOGY ON TAP
March 25th 7PM
Believer. Non-Believer. Confident. Curious. Join us for a lively theological discussion in a relaxed setting. On March 25th at 7pm we will discuss "The Cross: Interpretations of the Death of Jesus" over hearty appetizers. Anyone over 21 is welcome to join and purchase their own beverage. We will meet at The Kinsale [2 Center Plz, Boston MA]. RSVP is required to ensure enough seating, contact shawn@kings-chapel.org |
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The choir and soloists are preparing our final concert of the season, the St. Mark Passion, which will be performed with chamber orchestra on March 29, 2015 (PalmSunday), at 5pm.
We would love to see you in the audience!
Remember, advance discount admissions through Brown Paper Tickets!
Click HERE to read Heinrich's preview of the concert in the Boston Music Intelligencer.
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Easter Flower Dedications
It's not too late! Every year for Easter, our sanctuary is beautifully decorated with tulips, daffodils, hydrangeas and other exuberant signs of spring. After the record-breaking snowfall we've had this year, it's certainly something to look forward to!
This year's budget, however, relies more heavily on dedications from members and friends of King's Chapel to fund the decoration of the church.
If you would like to contribute flowers for the Easter Service as a memorial to a loved one, please send to the Parish House:
1) the name of individuals you wish to honor or remember
2) your name, address, phone number and email
3) a check ($50/ per Easter Memorial Plant) with "Easter Flowers" in the memo line
ATTN: Parish Administrator
King's Chapel Parish House
64 Beacon Street
Boston MA 02108
You can also pay by credit card! Send an email with the information and click HERE to pay.
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We rejoice with those who rejoice...
Meaghan and Bernardo' Hamilton, our new members who were married at King's Chapel a year ago, have had their first child: Gabriel Hamilton Aumond. Their report, after the first sleepless night, "We're in love."
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...and We Mourn with Those who Mourn.
We hold in prayer John Appleton, on the death of his wife Sarah Appleton. The memorial service will be held Saturday, April 11 at 1 pm at King's Chapel. Joy Fallon and Carl Scovel will officiate.
We hold in prayer Wednesday worshipper Stephen Courtney, on the death of his mother Joanne; and our Membership Chair, Ray Hardin, on the recent death of his sister-in-law, Jill Hardin.
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Sunday March 22nd
The Rev. Joy Fallon,
preacher
- Anne Sexton, Head Usher
- Charles Perry, Usher in Charge
- Marie Wells, Paul Luca, and Judy Luca, Ushers
- Marie Wells, Volunteer Guide
- Anne Sexton, Hospitality
- Carolyn Conley, Verger
The Readings:
- Psalm 119:9-16
- Living Epistle: Anne Sexton
- Old Testament: Jeremiah 31:31-34
The flowers on the communion table are given in loving memory of Marshall Herbert Lykins by his wife Betty Sweaney Lykins and his daughter Elizabeth Lykins.
Living Epistles
Throughout the season of Lent, we will hear from beloved members of our congregation during Morning Prayer. Each Sunday we will hear reflections on their journey of faith-past and present-here and now. This Sunday we will hear from Anne Sexton. Join us!
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What are "Living Epistles"?
For five Sundays in Lent, King's Chapel members are offering "living epistles," a brief oral reflection our their spiritual journey inward, and their journey with King's Chapel. We call them living epistles, because they are like the epistles (the letters) found in the Bible written by the Apostle Paul - descriptions of his faith journey and the life of the churches with which he was involved.
To date we've heard from Mary Sears, Chair of our Music Committee, Choir member, and Church School parent; Miguel Gomez-Ibanez, Chair of Fiscal Affairs; new member Caroline Welling, nominee this year for Vestry, and a Fellow at Harvard University, and Joseph Kubiak, a fourth year dental student at Tufts. This Sunday we will hear from Anne Sexton, Chair of Hospitality.
If you missed any of the Living Epistles, they can be found at our website by clicking here:
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Counting Down to Holy Week 2015
Join us as we journey to Jerusalem.
...as we sit at table with Jesus and the disciples.
...as we stand at the foot of the cross.
...as we keep vigil, as we watch, as we wait.
...as we give thanksgiving and praise for the empty tomb.
Maundy Thursday,
April 2nd at 6 PM
Good Friday Prayer
April 3rd at 12:15 PM
Good Friday Tenebrae
April 3rd at 8 PM
The Great Vigil
April 4th at 8 PM
Easter Sunday
April 5th at 11 AM
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By Heinrich Christensen
This Sunday's service opens with Denise Konicek and Karen Gardner singing Wenn des Kreuzes Bitterkeiten from Bach's Cantata no. 99. Our Introit is by English Renaissance composer Martin Peerson: Let Me at Thy Footstool Fall. Our motet is John Tavener's haunting setting of William Blake's poem The Lamb:
Little Lamb who made thee
Dost thou know who made thee
Gave thee life & bid thee feed.
By the stream & o'er the mead;
Gave thee clothing of delight,
Softest clothing wooly bright;
Gave thee such a tender voice,
Making all the vales rejoice!
Little Lamb who made thee
Dost thou know who made thee
Little Lamb I'll tell thee, Little Lamb I'll tell thee! He is called by thy name, For he calls himself a Lamb: He is meek & he is mild, He became a little child: I a child & thou a lamb, We are called by his name. Little Lamb God bless thee. And our offertory is a setting of the spiritual Jesus is a Rock in a Weary Land. Some parishioners may remember that the choir sang My God is a Rock, a highly energetic spiritual arrangement of the same spiritual, on our January concert of Americana. This version takes the same tune, but seems to be inspired by the "weary" in the title, a more subdued rendition, with a Lenten flavor.
The postlude is Bach's If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee (Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten) from his Orgelbüchlein, 45 chorale preludes for the church year.
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Tuesday, March 24th
at 12:15 pm
Rodger Vine plays the C.B. Fisk Organ. Works by Bach, Handel, Brody, Weaver |
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Dear Friends,
A Poem for Lent and Holy Week Reminders
For this week's reflection, I wish to share a quote with you by poet Mary Oliver. I came across it on Instagram (I guess social media can be a source of inspiration!) last week and it has stuck with me since: "Ten times a day something happens to me like this- some strengthening throb of amazement- some good, sweet empathic ping and swell. This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness." Just another reminder about upcoming events:
Our church school will not be meeting again for early worship and lessons between this upcoming Sunday and April 19. We will, however, gather with the rest of our King's community at the main chapel on Palm Sunday, March 29, and children will pass out palms during the processional (they should arrive by 10:30 on thatSunday morning). We will also gather to dye red Easter eggs for our Easter Vigil service on Saturday, April 4 at 10:00am at the Parish House, and will celebrate Easter Sunday at the Chapel together at 11:00am, followed by an Egg Hunt. Please see the Church School Spring Brochure and the King's Chapel Between Sundays/website for details about Holy Week services at the Chapel.
Eva Englert
Church School Director
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Upcoming Church School Happenings:
Sundays, March 22
King's Chapel Annual Meeting Immediately following 11:00am worship at the chapel.
Please come hear about the status and future of our church community!
Palm Sunday, March 29
Church School Children's Palm Sunday Processional
At the 11:00am service at the Chapel
*Children will arrive by 10:30 to pass out palms and process into the service with the choir. Come be a part of this important and festive day in our church year!
Saturday, April 4 10:00 am Dyeing eggs for Easter Vigil at the Parish House Sunday, April 5
Easter
Sunday!
11:00am at the Chapel (no church school) Easter egg hunt for children to follow!
Sunday April 19th
Early Worship
9:45amat the Little Chapel (Parish House)
Church School following (creation stewardship lesson for younger children and "Can I Ask That?" for older children, plus combined mosaic-making)
Sunday, May 3
Early Worship, 9:45am at the Little Chapel
Church School following the service (creation stewardship lesson for younger children and "Can I Ask That?" for older children, plus gardening and mosaic-making)
Sunday, May 17 Pet Blessing at Early Worship, 9:45am Sunday, May 31 Church School Sunday at the Chapel, 11:00am A brochure with a complete list of spring activities and church school lessons is now available at the Parish House.
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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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Flower Dedication Dates Avaiable
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Videographer/ Camera volunteer for recording Sunday Sermons
Since last Fall, King's Chapel has benefited from the regular volunteer work of Bill Sears in recording the sermons on Sundays for use on our website and YouTube channel. Thank you, Bill!!
We are now looking to build out the team. If you are interested in bringing your skills to this important outreach effort, please contact the Parish Administrator: administrator@kings-chapel.org
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