Feast of St. Andrew
Dear Members of the Parish,
This coming Sunday, we will be celebrating what the Church calls our Patronal Feast Day. It is the Feast of St. Andrew, which is normally celebrated on November 30, and has become for as a "movable feast." The very first service that was held in our beautiful church took place on November 30, 1873. So Grace Church adopted St. Andrew as its patron saint, and because he is the patron saint of Scotland, and there are several members of our parish that have Scottish heritage, it has been our custom to wear plaid on the Sunday we celebrate the feast. We also hire a bagpiper to lead us in procession around Farlow Park and after our worship service, we delight in a reception complete with mulled cider, oat meal cookies and short bread.
On Sunday afternoon at 5 PM, we will have a special Evensong with guest preacher, the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. Margaret was the assistant here when Jim McAlpine served as Rector. She has also served as a priest associate at All Saints', Brookline and is currently serving at Grace Church in Amherst, MA. Margaret is a writer, retreat leader, and climate activist. Her memoir Holy Hunger (Knopf, 1998; Vintage, 2000) portrays her recovery from an eating disorder and the spiritual longing behind addiction. Her second book, Christ's Passion, Our Passions (Cowley, 2002) explores forgiveness, compassion, and hope in light of Jesus' last words from the cross.
A trained spiritual director (Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation), she served for several years as Chaplain to the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops. Since 1986 she has been leading spiritual retreats and workshops across the country, and for more than ten years she taught courses on prayer and spirituality at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, which is where I first met Margaret. An environmental activist for many years, she has been a leader in the Religious Witness for the Earth since her arrest in 2001 at the Department of Energy in Washington DC.
Many have said that Margaret is a powerful and inspiring preacher. I hope you will make the time in your busy schedules to come to church on November 15th at 5 PM to hear Margaret and to be a part of this beautiful sung service. The Choir has been working hard with Linda Clark to offer some special music for the occasion. Come and celebrate our 136 years of Amazing Grace!
Peace and Blessings,
Miriam
This coming Sunday, we will be celebrating what the Church calls our Patronal Feast Day. It is the Feast of St. Andrew, which is normally celebrated on November 30, and has become for as a "movable feast." The very first service that was held in our beautiful church took place on November 30, 1873. So Grace Church adopted St. Andrew as its patron saint, and because he is the patron saint of Scotland, and there are several members of our parish that have Scottish heritage, it has been our custom to wear plaid on the Sunday we celebrate the feast. We also hire a bagpiper to lead us in procession around Farlow Park and after our worship service, we delight in a reception complete with mulled cider, oat meal cookies and short bread.
On Sunday afternoon at 5 PM, we will have a special Evensong with guest preacher, the Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. Margaret was the assistant here when Jim McAlpine served as Rector. She has also served as a priest associate at All Saints', Brookline and is currently serving at Grace Church in Amherst, MA. Margaret is a writer, retreat leader, and climate activist. Her memoir Holy Hunger (Knopf, 1998; Vintage, 2000) portrays her recovery from an eating disorder and the spiritual longing behind addiction. Her second book, Christ's Passion, Our Passions (Cowley, 2002) explores forgiveness, compassion, and hope in light of Jesus' last words from the cross.
A trained spiritual director (Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation), she served for several years as Chaplain to the Episcopal Church's House of Bishops. Since 1986 she has been leading spiritual retreats and workshops across the country, and for more than ten years she taught courses on prayer and spirituality at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, which is where I first met Margaret. An environmental activist for many years, she has been a leader in the Religious Witness for the Earth since her arrest in 2001 at the Department of Energy in Washington DC.
Many have said that Margaret is a powerful and inspiring preacher. I hope you will make the time in your busy schedules to come to church on November 15th at 5 PM to hear Margaret and to be a part of this beautiful sung service. The Choir has been working hard with Linda Clark to offer some special music for the occasion. Come and celebrate our 136 years of Amazing Grace!
Peace and Blessings,
Miriam
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