Boston University Marsh Chapel
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Dear Marsh Chapel Community,
In addition, once a month this fall we have offered an outdoor worship service. In that spirit, on Sunday, November 22, 2020 I will lead a brief morning prayer service on Marsh Plaza, from 8:00 am to 8:40 am. If you would like to attend in person, please contact Heidi Freimanis-Cordts at hrf@bu.edu (or by phone: 617-353-3560). In compliance with the ‘BU Visitor’ policy, Heidi will collect your contact information. Further, we have some limitation on numbers, so will need to have your rsvp by noon on Wednesday, November 18. Parking is available on Commonwealth and Bay State Road (the CAS lot is not available for Sunday). Self-monitoring of Covid-19 symptoms, masks, social distancing of six-feet or more, and regular handwashing and sanitizing are required for all. Please note as well if you would like or need a chair. You are also welcome from home simply to be in a time and attitude of quiet and prayer, joining us in spirit that morning.
Our shared prayer in these days and hours is for our country, the land we love, and what better place to recall such than in Boston, the cradle of liberty, as, of old, ‘twas said and sung:
My country, 'tis of Thee,
Sweet Land of Liberty
Of thee I sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims' pride,
From every mountain side
Let Freedom ring.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake;
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break,
The sound prolong.
Grace and peace,
Bob
Dean, Marsh Chapel
Professor, New Testament and Pastoral Theology
Chaplain to the University, Office of Religious Life
Boston University
617-358-3394
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Social Justice Bible Study
Mondays beginning October 19th, 5:15-6:15pm
Join us for a weekly bible study at 5:15pm on Monday evenings starting September 28th. This semester we will be using the Social Justice Bible Challenge by Forward Movement to guide our discussion of scripture and how it can apply to our lives. Gatherings via Zoom. All are welcome! Contact: The Rev. Dr. Karen Coleman or Dr. Jessica Chicka for more information.
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Wednesday Evening Prayer
Every Wednesday at 5:30pm
Please note that Wednesday Evening Prayer will not be held the day before Thanksgiving, Nov.25th.
Join us for a mid-week virtual service of reflection and prayer as well as a chance to catch up with others on Wednesdays at 5:30pm. To receive the weekly Zoom link, contact The Rev. Dr. Karen Coleman.
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Check out all of the exciting weekly VIRTUAL programming happening at Marsh. Also, check out our Instagram for additional engagement opportunities.
Please note that Yoga will not be held on Thanksgiving Day.
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Mindful Making:
A night of creating for yourself
Friday, November 20th, 7pm via Zoom (link provided after registration)
Please register here:
Mindful Making is a night that uses simple self-care strategies to create artwork that is meaningful to the artist. It is not meant to be public or compared to
others; instead, TJ will help individuals ground themselves in their home and use their emotions and thoughts to create simple yet powerful works of art. These strategies and activities can be applied anywhere and adapted to any setting or person.
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Hope for the Holidays: Finding Joy, Love, Peace, and Hope in the Lessons and Carols of the Season
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This Advent season, we can all use an extra dose of hope for the Holidays. The season of Advent is traditionally celebrated as a period of fervent expectation. We look to the future and wait with hopeful anticipation for the movement and glory of God, both through the Christ child, Jesus, and in the Kingdom of God. In 2020, we hope that this Advent devotional series can serve as a daily dose of that hopeful anticipation for better days to come. We will highlight stories of joy, hope, love, and peace that persist, even in seasons of grief, fear, or uncertainty. This year we are also excited to utilize this devotional series to share bits and pieces of our traditional lessons and carols service with the help of our Marsh Chapel Choir.
Newcomers to our devotional series can sign up to receive daily emails by clicking on the image above.
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Abolitionist Chapel Today is a study/program/advocacy group in the domestic and international resistance to human trafficking and modern-day slavery. This Fall 2020 semester we will meet on Sunday November 22 via Zoom in from 12:30-2ish. Please contact Rev. Dr. Victoria Hart Gaskell at vgaskell@bu.edu for more information and to be included on the call.
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Meetings this Fall Semester will be held on Sundays 9:00-9:45a.m. by Zoom.
Dates of Book Group Meetings:
November 1, 15, and 29
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This Fall Semester 2020 the Marsh Chapel Sunday Study Group will be reading "A Strange Freedom: The Best of Howard Thurman on Religious Experience and Public Life" edited by BU STH's, Dr. Walter E. Fluker. We will be meeting by Zoom. The study officially began on September 27th, but it is not too late to join us! This semester we are unable to purchase the books for pickup at Marsh Chapel. The book is available on Amazon (follow this link) or at your local library.
Our featured guests will included Ms. Katherine Kennedy, Director, Howard Thurman Center and Nick Bates, Assistant Director, Howard Thurman Center. Our Marsh Chapel Interns: Alec Vaughn MDiv.I and Mahalia Damm MDiv.III will be assisting.
Please email The Rev. Dr. Karen Coleman at revkaren@bu.edu if you wish to be included on our weekly gathering.
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Boston University Marsh Chapel
735 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
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