The
March 2008 Bulletin
FOR
THE TIME BEING . . .
An
interim dean at
An “open moment” is a dynamic and
fluid time when organisms, organizations, or structures risk opening their
boundaries to explore the new that might happen. For us in our families, open moments happen
at ritual times of birth, marriage, and death.
For HDS the moment came with a change of deans and direction for the
school, hard for a school that had one dean for 14 years, which is considered
long in academia. For the
What I heard the HDS interim dean remind the alumni/ae repeatedly is that an open moment is a gift of time and space to explore, an opportunity rarely offered in the world as it is.
As always I invite you to come by to chat about transition time and how it goes for you, and/or just to chat.
In faith,
Rosemarie
OUR SCRIPTURES FOR THIS SEASON
March 2: 1
Samuel 16:1–13; Ephesians 5:8–14; Psalm 23.
March 9: Ezekiel
37:1–14; John 11:1–45; Psalm 130.
March 16: Isaiah
50:4–9a; Matthew 21:1–11; Psalm 24.
March 23: Acts
10:34–43; Matthew 28:1–10; Psalm 118.
March 30: Acts 21:14a,
22–32; John 20:19–31; Psalm 16.
GOOD
FRIDAY VESPERS, EASTER EVE, AND EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES
Friday, March 21: 5:30
p.m. Good Friday Vespers
Saturday, March 22: 10:00 p.m. Easter Eve
Communion Service
Sunday, March 23: 9:00 a.m. Easter
Morning Breakfast; 9:45 a.m. Hymn Sing and Marionette Play; 10:30 a.m. Easter
Morning Praise.
MEMBERSHIP
BOOK
The
Membership Book is on the History Table on the first Sunday of every month, to
peruse or to sign.
ALTAR FLOWERS FOR MARCH 2008
March
2: The
flowers are given in loving memory
of Dorothy and John Brooks by their family.
March
9: The
flowers are given in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis Bushnell by
their family.
March
16: The
flowers are given in loving memory of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Walker by their
family.
March
23: The flowers are given in loving memory of
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Dane and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dane by their family.
March
30: The
flowers are given in loving memory of Ms. Vienna Ketola by her niece, Sue Reamer.
GUEST MINISTER MARCH 9
On
Sunday, March 9, Interim Minister Rosemarie Smurzynski will be away, and the
Rev. Earl Holt will be our preacher.
Rev. Holt has been the minister of King’s Chapel since 2001; before that
he served for 27 years as minister of the First Unitarian Church of St.
Louis. He is a graduate of
RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION
Our
Easter morning of praise begins with the Easter breakfast at 9:00 a.m. Everyone is invited. Please let us
know what you will bring on the RE Committee’s sign-up sheet in the parish
hall. Then bring your food contribution
to the kitchen by Saturday night, March 22.
We’ll be putting the new kitchen to the test Sunday morning! We always need help with the cleanup, too.
At about 9:45 a.m., the children
will retell some of the traditional Scripture stories read at Easter in a variety
of ways: with pantomime, puppets, and marionettes. Brian Cartwright will lead the hymn sing,
which will accent the same stories.
This Lent, the Sunday school is a
busy place. The children hear the
stories from Scripture, then we retell the stories to
create the puppet play and make puppets, props, and scenery. It is a delight to have Brian teaching the
children the hymns and spirituals with guitar accompaniment. The children will have a chance to make
diorama centerpieces based on the songs for the Easter breakfast. Join us at the breakfast and see if you can
“name the song.”
The first half of this year, the
children’s collection in
TRANSITION
TEAM UPDATE
While
the Standing Committee is in the process of forming a Search Committee and
launching the search for a called minister, the Transition Team has addressed
immediate needs during this interim period.
For example, at the February meeting, the team came to consensus on
answers to the various questions of the Interim Progress Appraisal form, a
standard UUA requirement for interim ministries. The overall appraisal was that we were “well
on track” in all aspects of interim tasks.
The Transition Team will also continue to host discussion groups on the
subjects of interest identified by the congregation last fall. The
first topic is on Outreach after the March 2 service. Sarah Buermann will lead the discussion, and
all members and friends are urged to participate.
The Transition Team also finalized
plans for our guest preacher on March 9, Rev. Earl Holt.
Transition Team members: Sally Baker,
Molly Batchelder, David Brooks, Bert Dane, Amy Isaac, Rosemarie Smurzynski
FROM
THE STANDING COMMITTEE
At
its January meeting, the Standing Committee voted unanimously to extend
Rosemarie
Smurzynski's contract for a second year. Her guidance and ministry has
been and
will continue to be much appreciated. At
its next meeting, on March 17,
the
Standing Committee will review nominations for the Search Committee before
selecting its
members.
SURVEYS
AND NOMINATIONS
If you
have not already done so, please return the survey and blue nomination sheet
for members of the Search Committee.
With the March 1 deadline, there’s not much time left! If you are mailing one survey, the proper
postage is $1.14. If there are two, it
is $1.48. The more responses there are,
the better informed the Search Committee will be. If you have any questions about either of the
forms, please contact Sally Baker at 617-566-7564 or sallybbaker@comcast.net.
SAVE
THE DATE
At
the Annual Meeting on October 16, 2007, the congregation voted to honor Rev.
Joseph A. Bassett with the title Minister
Emeritus. To confer the title
formally, we will dedicate part of the Sunday service on May 18, 2008, for the
presentation. Following the service,
there will be a reception in the parish hall. Please mark your calendars and
plan to attend.
BIBLE
STUDY
Bible
study meets as usual at 10:00 a.m. each Thursday this month.
BOOK
GROUP
The
Book Group will meet at Nan St. Goar’s house (21 Sargent Crossway,
USHERS
March
2: David
Brooks March 21:
John Laupheimer
March 9: Dorothy Baldini March 23: R. Lisle Baker
March
16: Patricia Timothy March 30: Susan Farist
BOUILLON
HOURS
Members
of the congregation, friends of the parish, and newcomers are invited to enjoy
conversation and refreshments after the services on Sunday, March 2, and
Sunday, March 16. A sign-up sheet is in
the parish hall if you wish to host a bouillon hour.
Music for MARCH 2008
March 2 (Lent IV)
Preludes:
“Jesus I will never leave” ―
Walther
“Air” from Suite in D Major ― Bach
Anthem:
“My Shepherd will supply my
need” ― Thompson
Response:
“Jesus I will never leave” ― Bach
Anthem:
“Brother James Air” ― arr. Jacob
Choral Amen:“Twofold” ― Anonymous
Postlude: “Praise to the Lord” ― Walther
March
9 (Lent V)
Preludes:
“When Christ was on the cross” ― Bach
“Fantasia in C Minor” ― Bach
Anthem:
“Out of the depths I cry unto Thee” ― Mozart
Response:
“A Lamb goes uncomplaining forth” ― Bach
Anthem:
“Christ be thine the glory” ― Schütz
Choral Amen: “Twofold” ― Traditional
Postlude: “Fugue in C Minor” ― Bach
March 16 (Palm Sunday)
Preludes: “O God, thou faithful God” ― Karg-Elert
“Benedictus” ― Reger
Anthem:
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates” ― Mathias
Response:
“Thy
Anthem:
“Hosanna to the Son of David” ―
Choral Amen: “Sevenfold” ― Stainer
Postlude: “Now thank we all our God” ― Karg-Elert
March 23 (Easter Sunday)
Preludes: “Fantasia in G Major, BWV 572” ― Bach
Introit: “Alleluia! Come good people” ― Davies
Duet: “Et misericordia” (Magnificat) ― Bach
Response: “Jesus my Redeemer lives” ― Bach
Anthem: “How beautiful are the feet of them” (Messiah) ― Handel
Choral Amen: “Twofold” ― Traditional
Postlude: “Toccata” from Symphony No. 5 ― Widor
March 30 (second Sunday of Easter)
Preludes:Variations
on “What God ordains is always good” ― Pachelbel
Anthem: “Awake thou wintry earth” ― Dutch Carol, arr. Davies
Response: “What God ordains is always good” ― Bach
Anthem: “Christ our Passover” ― Willan
Choral Amen:
“Twofold” ― Ramsey
Postlude: “Toccata in G Major” ― Pachelbel
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