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Entr’acte in Lent

Each Sunday in Lent we are encouraged in the liturgy to focus on particular theological themes. Our prayers, readings, and hymns work together to draw our attention in specific directions for deeper reflection as we prepare for Holy Week and Easter. The aim of Entr’acte throughout Lent will be to identify some of these major themes and to offer instruction on each one. This Sunday, Dr Jonathan Rutledge of Harvard University will join us to discuss “Reconciliation”.

Dr Rutledge has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Oklahoma and a PhD in theology from the University of St Andrews. His main areas of research these days revolve around questions of values and virtues or the relationship between forgiveness and explanations of why Christ had to die (also known as the atonement). He and his wife have 2.82 children—counting by the proportion of completed incubation time to the total expected incubation time for each child—and spend most of their free time reading children’s literature or frequenting Boston playgrounds.

The schedule for upcoming sessions is as follows:

March 5: Reconciliation – Dr Jonathan Rutledge

March 12: The Sanctification of all Human Nature – Fr Hanson

March 19: Care, Comfort, and Refreshment (Mothering Sunday) – Fr James

March 26: Life in the Resurrection – Fr Macdonald-Radcliff

This Week’s Lenten Discipline

This week’s theme is Prayer: Public and Private. Our corporate fast is unnecessary spending.

Readings:

Psalm 141

Monday – Exodus 19

Tuesday – 1 Samuel 1:1–20

Wednesday – Matthew 26:36–42

Thursday – I Timothy 2:1–7

Friday – Luke 11:1–13

Saturday – John 17:6–19

Lenten Journey 2023

Coffee Hour Volunteers

This Sunday, Barbara Boles and Tara Foley host the 9am coffee hour; Meg Mill and Fred Mazyck host at 11am. Next week, we need hosts for 9am; David Fisher and Margaret Fortney will host 11am.

We need hosts for many dates this quarter. Please sign up in Moseley Hall, online (see below), or email [email protected].

Online Volunteer Scheduling System: Go to this site to enroll in the Volunteer scheduler. https://secure.rotundasoftware.com/29/enrollment/Advent_Boston

Once enrolled, the links below bring you to the signup for each coffee hour:

9am Coffee Hour signup || 11am Coffee Hour signup

”Studium”

Join us on the first and third Saturdays of the month for Studium, a study hall that culminates in Evening Prayer. This is a great time to get work done while enjoying fellowship with other students and young professionals around the city. At each gathering, lunch, coffee, and refreshments are provided. During the Spring 2023 semester, Studium will meet from 11am to 5pm on March 4, March 18, April 1, April 15, and May 6. Please contact [email protected] to be added to the Studium email list.

Advent 20s and 30s

The 20s and 30s of the Advent are invited to the monthly gathering next Wednesday, March 8, in the Library. Evening Prayer is said at 5:30pm and Healing Mass celebrated at 6:00pm, after which the gathering will start (approximately 6:30pm). Around 7:30pm, Fr James will offer a talk on the health of orthodox belief in Christ and the harm of unorthodox belief in Christ. Join us at any point in the evening. Please RSVP to Kyriell Palaeologue at [email protected].

Beacon Hill Community Group

The Beacon Hill Community Group will meet Thursday, March 9, at 6:30pm in Moseley Hall. We will discuss the Preface and Chapters 1-3 of N. T. Wright’s book, What Saint Paul Really Said: Was Paul of Tarsus the Real Founder of Christianity?

Parish Family News

We give praise and thanks for the birth of Jane Revere Rasmussen. Jane was born February 25 and is the daughter of Daniel and Hilary Rasmussen. May God the Father, who by Baptism adopts us as His children, grant thee grace. May God the Son, who sanctified a home at Nazareth, fill thee with love. May God the Holy Ghost, who has made the Church one family, keep thee in peace. Amen. 

Coming Up:

Church School ”Pretzel Sunday“

In lieu of Church School on Sunday, March 12, we invite all children and youth of the parish to join us in Moseley Hall as we make pretzels. We will learn about the Christian traditions and symbols behind this special treat and make and share them with our fellow parishioners during the coffee hours. Hope to see you there!

New Wednesday Evening Series

On Wednesday, March 15, we are launching a new study series on “The Fundamentals of Christianity”, to be led by Fr Macdonald-Radcliff and Nick Westberg. These classes on the essential doctrines of Christianity will follow the 6pm Healing Mass on Wednesdays and will feature a light supper (available from 6.30pm). They will take place in the Parish Library. The first class on March 15 will address “The Nature of Faith”. Childcare will be available. Click here or on the image below for more information.

Men’s Group

The next Men’s Group will be Saturday, March 18 at 6pm. More details to come!

Evensong & Benediction

The March Evensong & Benediction will be Sunday, March 19, at 5pm, preceded at 4:30pm by an Organ Recital to be played by Manuel Piazza of Trinity Church, Copley Square.