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Our Sunday services begin at 10:00 am in the
Sanctuary.
- On Sunday, March 14, Emmanuel Music will present Arnold Schoenberg's De Profundis (op. 50b). At coffee hour, our Music Director John Harbison, Rabbi Howard Berman, and the Rev. Pamela will discuss this work with us.
Scored for six-voice a cappella choir, this dramatic conception of Psalm 130 was Schoenberg’s last completed composition.
As he approached his seventy-fifth birthday in 1949, he declared his intention to complete his career composing only sacred music. Shortly before coming to the United States in 1934, he had converted back to Judaism, confirming with this act what had been clear within two of his largest works, Moses and Aron and Jacob’s Ladder, his devotion to Hebrew Scripture.
For translations
of the texts of Bach's cantatas by Pamela Dellal along
with notes by Craig Smith and other conductors, please
follow the links from the calendar
of the season's Sunday offerings.
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We rejoice in the election of Ryan Turner as our Music Director!
- The result of a two-year search for Music Director of Emmanuel Church and Artistic Director of Emmanuel Music was announced March 2. In September Ryan will succeed our reknown interim John Harbison and our beloved, late director Craig Smith. As a long-time member of Emmanuel Music and tenor in our choir, Ryan, and his wife, soprano Susan Consoli, are known to many of us. For more details please see Emmanuel Music's announcement and the Boston Globe's article.
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Events Calendar |
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March 11 at noon: Bach's Fifth
Harpsichord Partita
- Charles Sherman will perform Partita No. 5 in G Major (BWV 829) and the fourth offering in Emmanuel Music's Lenten series, which takes place on Thursdays at noon in Lindsey Chapel. Please join us for this free concert and see more about the series.
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March 17: An Evening at the MFA
- As an extension of Boston Jewish Spirit's popular annual tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, Emmanuel Center is pleased to present this special Event to members of BJS and Emmanuel Church. Rabbi Berman will lead a personal guided study of major spiritual themes reflected in selected highlights of the Museum's collection. This program, which is being coordinated by BJS member Katie Getchell of the Museum's Executive Staff, is limited to 24 reservations. Please send your reservation request in immediately to website@emmanuelcenterboston.org, and we will follow up with you about availability prior to the event. While there is no admission fee for this program, donations in support of "The Emmanuel Center" are greatly appreciated.
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March 20: Celebration of Bach’s 325th Birthday
- The Emmanuel Music and First Luthern Church will present an all-day series of free concerts and workshops.
1pm: Our organist Nancy Granert will perform at First Lutheran, 299 Berekley Street. Other reknown organists will continue throughout the afternoon. Please see the detailed schedule.
2:30-5pm: Master class with John Harbison, Michael Beattie, Peggy Pearson, and Frank Kelley. The public is warmly invited to listen to the invited ensembles.
7pm: Discussion of Cantata 42 by our Music Director John Harbison, the Rev. Pamela Werntz, and Rabbi Howard Berman of Boston Jewish Spirit.
8pm: Boston Children's Chorus will join Emmanuel Music in a performance of Am Abend aber desselbingen Sabbatsas (BWV 42). A reception will follow.
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March 21 at 1pm: Hope in Action Luncheon
- All are invited to attend a meeting to learn about the Emmanuel leadership team's decision to partner with the Boston Public Quartet, a quartet-in-residence at Chittick Elementary in Mattapan. If you weren't able to make the Feb. 28th meeting, this is your opportunity to hear what Emmanuel's young adults have been up to, to learn more about the fantastic work that Boston Public Quartet is doing, and find out how you can support them in their efforts to change the lives of the students of Chittick. A light lunch will be served. To RSVP or for more information, please contact our Relational Evangelist, Emilia Allen, at
emilia@diomassintern.org.
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March 28 through April 4: Join us for Holy Week!
- We will celebrate Palm Sunday in our Sanctuary at 10am on March 28. Tenebrae Service will take place at 7:30pm Wednesday, March 31, in the Lindsey Chapel. On Maundy Thursday, April 1, we will gather at 7:30pm for a service of Holy Eucharist with foot washing in Lindsey Chapel. At noon on Good Friday (April 2) Emmanuel Music will offer the St. Luke Passion of Heinrich Schütz in Lindsey Chapel. On Easter Sunday (April 4) at 10am in our Sanctuary Emmanuel Music will offer Bach Cantata 67: Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ. We hope you can join us.
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March 28 at 3:30 PM: Spirituality and the Arts Series play, Adding Machine: A Musical
- A musical adaptation of Elmer Rice's incendiary
1923 play, Adding Machine tells the
story of Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of service
to his company is replaced by a mechanical
adding machine. An eclectic score gives passionate
and memorable voice to this stylish and stylized
show. With original music by Joshua Schmidt, libretto by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt based on the play "The Adding Machine" by Elmer Rice, this musical is directed by Paul Melone and starrs Brendan McNab. Variety calls it, “Brave and bold!” See more about this series.
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Ongoing Activities |
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Bach's Harpsichord Partitas
- During Lent Emmanuel Music is presenting Bach's extraordinary
harpsichord partitas, performed by six players closely associated with Emmanuel Music. The performances will take place on Thursdays at noon in the Leslie Lindsey Chapel, which is an ideal visual and acoustical setting for a harpsichordist.
These concerts are presented free of charge, and the public is cordially invited. The chapel will be open following the performances until 2 PM for quiet reflection.
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Bereavement Group
- During Lent this group will meet at the church on Thursday afternoons from 2:00–-3:30pm beginning on February 25. It is open to people experiencing loss or who have a friend or family member dealing with a life-threatening illness. We are fortunate in having as leader Nadja Gould, who is a parishioner at Emmanuel and an experienced therapist. She has worked with people with terminal illness, in hospice care, and with those who have lost loved ones. Life teaches us that grief does not have a timetable. It can be helpful to share a recent loss or one of long standing with others in a safe, confidential setting. For more information or to register for the group, please contact Pam Werntz (Werntz.Emmanuel@gmail.com) or Nadja Gould (nadjagould@gmail.com) or 617-924-4438.
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Bible Study
- Not-your-average Bible study gathers on Tuesdays in February
from 7:30 - 8:30 AM in the Emmanuel Room to
talk about the readings for the upcoming Sunday.
Pam leads the conversations, which are
lively and informative. All are welcome
to join us any Tuesday morning.
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Inquiring Minds
in March
- Inquirer's classes are one of the staples of congregational life in Episcopal parishes. They serve at least two purposes: they are a way to deepen connections between people within a parish; and they are a way to grow in understanding of some questions of faith. If you are feeling new to the Episcopal Church and want to learn more about our practices, whether you count your time at Emmanuel in weeks or in years, please consider joining our Inquirer's Class for four Thursdays in March (4, 11, 18, and 25), from 6:30-9 pm. A simple supper will be provided. Registration is required and there will be some homework! Please contact Pam Werntz for more information at werntz.emmanuel@gmail.com.
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Knitting Circle
- This group meets on the last Wednesday
of the month at 2:30 PM at Penny Lane's
house in Cambridge. Crocheters, knitters,
needlepoint workers, menders, and anyone
else interested in good company are welcome
for conversation and a cup of tea. Please
contact Penny
if you're interested.
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Spirituality & the Arts: Emmanuel Center's
forum series
- As part of the programs of the newly established
Emmanuel Center, the interfaith partnership
between Boston Jewish Spirit and Emmanuel Church,
our two congregations will co-sponsor a series
of "talk back" discussion forums for this season's
productions of Boston's famed Speakeasy
Stage Company. These in-theater events follow
the second Sunday afternoon performances of
each play, and will feature commentary by the
Rev. Pamela Werntz and Rabbi Howard Berman,
and the cast and directors of the performance.
The discussions will focus on spiritual, ethical
and social issues raised by the plots and themes
of each of these varied productions.
All performances are at the Calderwood Pavilion
of the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont
Street in the South End. Special discounted
tickets ($35) will be available by calling Jim
Torres at Speakeasy (617) 482-3279. Callers
should identify themselves as members of Emmanuel
Church or BJS, and can pick up tickets and pay
at the door the day of the performances.
March 28 at 3pm: Adding Machine: A Musical
A musical adaptation of Elmer Rice's incendiary
1923 play, Adding Machine tells the
story of Mr. Zero, who after 25 years of service
to his company is replaced by a mechanical
adding machine. An eclectic score gives passionate
and memorable voice to this stylish and stylized
show.
May 2 at 3pm: The Great American
Trailer Park Musical
There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres,
and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's
most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the
stripper on the run, comes between the Dr.
Phil-loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth
collector husband, the storms begin to brew.
- For further details, please see the SpeakEasy
Stage Company's schedule.
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