WORSHIP WITH US
Beginning Sept. 10
Thursday
8:30 a.m.
Morning Prayer
(Chapel)
6 p.m.
The Crossing
Dinner followed by
Worship
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Friday
8:30 a.m.
Matins
(
Sung Morning Prayer)
(Chapel)
12:30 p.m.
Muslim Friday Prayers
(Sanctuary)
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Sunday
Holy Eucharist
(Sanctuary)
12:30 p.m.
Holy Eucharist
in Chinese
(Lawrence Room)
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Monday
8:30 a.m.
Contemplative Morning Prayer with focus on Justice
(Chapel)
1 p.m.
MANNA Holy Eucharist
(Sproat Hall)
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Tuesday
8:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist
(Chapel)
11 a.m.
MANNA Christian Meditation
(Sanctuary)
Wednesday
8:30 a.m.
Morning Prayer-
Expansive Language
(Chapel)
12 p.m.
Santa Misa en Español (Sanctuary)
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EXCERPT FROM
by
Stephen
God intervened in my life with kindness. One morning in Waltham I went to my room on Morley St. to get my few belongings. I put them in an extra-large trash bag and got on my bike. Getting evicted causes depression. Homeless, again - oh well. All I can do is make the best of it. "This too shall pass." After about a mile I reached River St., near the car wash. Suddenly I heard a large pop! Again. A flat tire! I started to laugh. Nothing funny going on. It started to rain. Just great.
Then out of the blue I felt a gift of kindness. I recognized the present from God.
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VISITORS' HOURS
The church will be open for visitors during the following hours:
Sundays
9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mondays - Wednesdays
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursdays
10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturdays
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Dean Amy McCreath's day off is Monday most weeks. To reach her in case of a pastoral emergency, call:
617-482-4826 x204.
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FROM THE DEAN
There are a lot of things I love about singing, but one of them is that it regulates my breathing. When you sing, you have to breathe deeply and regularly. By the end of last week, all the crazy-making news of the world had made me pretty anxious. My breathing was shallow. I was a bit of a mess, really.
What a holy antidote it was to spend Sunday morning singing hymns with 60+ other faithful souls on the front porch of the cathedral. The order of worship was something like this: sing, sing, sing, pray, sing, sing, sing, s
ing, sing, hear scripture, homily, sing, sing, sing, sing, pray,
sing, sing. Each person who called out a hymn told us something about why they love it, so we got to know one another a bit better.
 Percussion instruments magically appeared to enhance the sound (see photo of Eddie and Kevin playing the egg). College students moving into their dorms stopped to smile as we sang a Christmas carol. People with venti Starbucks cups were gradually recruited up the steps and into the seats. By the end, we left breathing more deeply, reminded of God's power and love, and amazed by the gift of a gorgeous morning overlooking the Boston Common.
Alas, the crazy-making news continues. And so this fall, after worship on Sundays, we will be reflecting on the Reclaiming Jesus statement, signed by our Presiding Bishop and many other faith leaders, which calls us to actively speak and work to reverse the moral crisis our nation finds itself in. Read the statement and check out the scripture study materials here.
Keep breathing, everyone!
Christ's peace to you,
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OUR CATHEDRAL AT A GLANCE
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Coming Up
Our Sunday Morning community gathers together to worship God, while honoring the traditions, styles, and desires of all God's people.
The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Preacher:
The Very Rev. Amy E. McCreath
8:30 am CoffeeKlatsch, Lawrence Room
10:00 am Holy Eucharist, Cathedral nave
11:15 am Coffee Hour,
Sproat Hall
11:45 am Faith Matters, Sproat Hall
12:30 pm Sunday Morning Council, 2nd Fl Conf Rm
Faith Matters for September 9
This Sunday in
Faith Matters
we will wrap up our study of
Jean Vanier's work,
From Brokenness to Community
, and work toward clarifying our own boundaries and creating a community covenant. Faith Matters will meet after Coffee Hour in Sproat Hall, and everyone is invited to attend.
The Sunday Morning Council will meet on Sept. 9 in the 2nd Floor Conference Room following Faith Matters.
Council meetings are open to everybody and we invite you to join us.
Morning Worship Every Weekday @ the Cathedral
Starting September 10, we will be offering prayer every weekday at 8:30 am, growing our capacity to be a "House of prayer for all people." These services are all designed to end in time for people to get to work by 9 am. Please share the news with friends and parishioners who live or work downtown. This effort is a partnership of the cathedral and Episcopal City Mission, Emmanuel Church, Trinity Copley Square, and St. Augustine and St. Martin's Church.
Mondays: Morning Prayer (with a focus on justice)
Tuesdays: Holy Eucharist
Wednesdays: Morning Prayer (Expansive language)
Thursdays: Morning Prayer (BCP)
Fridays: Matins (sung morning prayer)
"Ministry of the Steps" events next week
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