Kid's Corner

Dates to remember this Fall...

There is no Sunday School on 11/30, 12/21, 12/28. There will be a Children's homily those Sundays.

Pageant rehearsals will begin on Wednesdays at Grace in November.

Sat., Dec. 6: Pageant rehearsal at 10am.

Sat., Dec. 13: Pageant rehearsal at 10am; CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AND DINNER AT 5PM

Acolytes needed!

Any child, 9 years or older who is interested in becoming an acolyte, please speak to or have your parents speak to Wes Foote, Jr.

In remembrance of M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE (1945-2014)

Visitation hours will be held on Friday, Oct. 31, 4-9 p.m., including the Office of the Dead at 6 p.m., and Compline at 8:30 p.m., at the Monastery Chapel of the Society of St. John the Evangelist (980 Memorial Drive) in Cambridge.

A Celebration of the Life of the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, with Holy Eucharist, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, with reception to follow.  Bishops, priests and deacons will not vest or process, and are invited to sit in the congregation.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the Society of St. John the Evangelist, 980 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA 02138 (www.ssje.org/donate) or the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 138 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02111 (www.diomass.org/campaign-and-giving).   

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Wednesdays at Grace

5:30: younger children's Godly Play classes

6:00: Community Dinner

Dinner Hosts on November 5:  

Laura and Steve Duggan  

6:45: Older children's classes

Adult Education- 6:45-8:00PM

Decoding the Apocalypse

November 5, 12 and 19 at 6:45PM

Earthquakes. The Rapture. The Mark of the Beast.  The vivid prophecies of Revelation and Daniel have inspired Christianity's dreams of the future for millennia.  However, for many Christians wary of extremist interpretations, we are left unsure how to interpret these colorful but confusing books.  Parishioner and Biblical scholar Esther Brownsmith will lead us in an exploration of Biblical apocalypse: its origins, interpretations, and present-day meaning for us.

The Apocalyptic Bible

November 5, 6:45PM

Most of us know that the Apocalypse of John (Revelation) contains evocative prophecies and visions, but did you know that "apocalypse" was a major genre of literature at the time of Christ?  Biblical books from Daniel to Mark contain apocalyptic passages, not to mention other books of Jesus's time like 1 Enoch.  What defines "apocalypse" as a genre?  What do these books say?  What about the social and religious climate of Jesus' day made their visions of the future so appealing to their original audience?

Christianity and the "End of Days"

November 12, 6:45PM

The "Left Behind" books popularized a particular branch of conservative Christian eschatology -- the study of the end times to come.  We allude to Revelation every time we talk about a political figure being "the Antichrist," or refer to a future doomsday as "Armageddon."  Even Episcopalians recite another form of this theology when we say that Jesus "will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead."  So how did Christians come to interpret the Bible's apocalyptic passages as a description of our imminent future?  We will explore the development of eschatology within the Christian church, paying special attention to the Evangelical beliefs that use their interpretation of the Bible to shape the future of climate change, Middle Eastern politics, and more.

Apocalypse as Radical Hope

November 19, 6:45PM

If the Bible's apocalyptic books aren't a playbook for our doom-filled future, then what do they mean to modern Christians -- if anything?  In this final installation, we will return to the Biblical texts to see what we can learn about their relevance for today.  The original apocalypses offered a vision of future liberation to a group of believers who struggled against apparently hopeless oppression.  Where in our world does the future seem so hopeless that God's radical revolution is the only way out?  Can these ancient texts continue to inspire us to dream of a better future?

THERE IS NO WEDNESDAYS AT GRACE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH

Interfaith Vigil at City Hall 

Save the Date! 

Visit by the Rt. Rev. Alan Gates

January 7, 2015

Bishop Alan Gates will come to Wednesdays at Grace on January 7, 2015.