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This website is intended as a window into the community that is Church of Our Saviour. You will find information about our services and programs, about our activities for children, and our efforts to reach out to others. Beyond that you will read stories of our life together as a spiritual community that tells you a bit about who we are.
What makes us really want to be here, however, lies beyond these pages in the warmth and care of the people who make this their church. We hope you will join us on Sunday morning, and consider making Church of Our Saviour your spiritual home.
Holy Eucharist is at 10 a.m.
Lenten Study Group: Preparing with Joy for the Paschal Feast
February 8, 2010 •
The Lenten study group will meet on five Wednesday evenings, from 7:30-9:00 in the church’s Parish Hall. We will gather on February 24, March 3, March 17, March 24, and March 31. (There is no meeting on March 10.) Refreshments and child-care will be provided. All are welcome!
The season of Lent has its roots in the pre-Easter time originally set aside to prepare adults for their baptism in the pre-dawn hours of Easter Sunday. Later Lent took on a penitential tone, being a time of public penance for “those who, because of notorious sins, had been separated from [the Church]” [BCP 265]. What if we are neither adult catechumens nor “notorious sinners”? We are asked to support catechumens and consider our own need for repentance and renewal, but then we are also invited to “prepare with joy for the Paschal feast” (BCP 379).
Our Lenten Group will respond to that invitation by studying the origins of the Easter Vigil, its component parts, and the ways in which it has changed through the centuries. As we reflect on its structure and content–especially the readings of the Vigil–group participants will be invited to consider how the Vigil at COS can celebrate our own resurrection faith.
The Lenten season is about Jesus and the experience his disciples had on the road to Jerusalem, but it is also about us: our lives, the places where we experience conflict and struggle, sin and death, grace and resurrection. Each evening, we will begin with an opportunity for sharing the experiences of our personal 2010 Lenten journey and/or reflections on one or more of the biblical texts from the Vigil. Bring your experiences, strengths and hope, your insights, questions and doubts and join us in this Lenten exploration. (more…)
Mindfulness Meditation Group Resumes February 18
February 8, 2010 •
Many members of Church of Our Saviour seek ways to deepen their own spiritual life beyond the weekly liturgy and their own personal and family practices. The mindfulness meditation group which formed last fall will be resuming its meetings on Thursday evenings from 7:30-8:45. Led by COS member and long-time meditation practitioner Jeff Howlett, this is a gentle, simple practice that anyone can learn. Mindfulness is a way of relating directly to what is happening in your life. It is widely used for stress relief and as a way of tapping into your own inner strength and resources. Beginners are welcome and this is a group for adults. Bring a friend and some worries you’d like to leave behind! Drop in when you can or come regularly. No need to sit cross-legged but bring a pillow if you’d like to sit on the floor!
Vox Lucens performing February 28
February 8, 2010 •
Join us for worship on February 28 at 10 AM to enjoy music by members of Vox Lucens, our artists in residence at Church of Our Saviour. Vox Lucens is a 14-member vocal ensemble that came together in 1998 to explore the Renaissance sacred and secular a capella repertoire. For more on the group, visit their website: www.voxlucens.net.
Inquirer’s Class starting in January
December 18, 2009 •
Beginning January 14 and meeting on four Thursday evenings, Bishop Shaw of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and Church of Our Saviour’s priest, Lily deYoung, will be leading an Inquirer’s Class. Anyone interested in learning more about the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Tradition is welcome to join us. We will meet at the church, in the Parish Hall, Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 pm.
Thursday, January 14 – Rev. Lily deYoung
Thursday, January 21 – Bishop Thomas Shaw
Thursday, January 28 – Rev. Lily deYoung
Thursday, February 4 – Bishop Thomas Shaw
