Agenda
Fredericka King plays piano at the free noontime concert of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Miss King, a member of the piano faculty at the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School and associate professor of music history at Emerson College, has been praised by the New York Times for her "straightforward style and verve."
Program:
MagnificatBoston is a group of singers "from parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and beyond" who are dedicated to the performance of Anglican choral Evensong. In monastic tradition, Evensong are the prayers said before retiring for the night.
The 25-member group performs once each month at a parish or chapel in the diocese, singing both English period and new American liturgical music.
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Earth Afire
Join Bishop Bud Cederholm at the Interfaith Pledge for Climate Action: A Day of Prayer and Advocacy on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 10-11 a.m., at the State House in Boston. Members of several faith communities will gather for prayer, to hear speeches and to visit their legislators and urge state action on global climate warming. Legislators will be asked to sign the Interfaith Pledge for Climate Action. For more information, e-mail to mican08 [at] verizon [dot] net.
The Clergy Pre-Lenten Retreat takes place Jan. 29-31, 2008, at the Notre Dame Mission Center in Ipswich. Julia Slayton and other colleagues in ministry at the Bethany House of Prayer in Arlington will join the Rev. Koshy Mathews, from St. Peter’s Church in Phoenixville, Penn., and previously of this diocese, in leading the retreat program of meditations, silence, worship and meals, with optional gatherings for centering prayer, shared reflections and spiritual direction.
The Clergy Pre-Lenten Retreat takes place Jan. 29-31, 2008, at the Notre Dame Mission Center in Ipswich. Julia Slayton and other colleagues in ministry at the Bethany House of Prayer in Arlington will join the Rev. Koshy Mathews, from St. Peter’s Church in Phoenixville, Penn., and previously of this diocese, in leading the retreat program of meditations, silence, worship and meals, with optional gatherings for centering prayer, shared reflections and spiritual direction.
Mezzo soprano Ann MacDonald, accompanied by pianist Elaine Smith Purcell, sings songs of J.S. Bach and Dvorak, as well as traditional hymns.
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
138 Tremont Street
Boston
The Clergy Pre-Lenten Retreat takes place Jan. 29-31, 2008, at the Notre Dame Mission Center in Ipswich. Julia Slayton and other colleagues in ministry at the Bethany House of Prayer in Arlington will join the Rev. Koshy Mathews, from St. Peter’s Church in Phoenixville, Penn., and previously of this diocese, in leading the retreat program of meditations, silence, worship and meals, with optional gatherings for centering prayer, shared reflections and spiritual direction.
