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Mission and Outreach at Christ Church Christ Church Cambridge The Episcopal Church in Harvard Square Zero Garden Street Cambridge, MA 02138-3631 phone (617)876-0200 fax (617) 876-0201 www.cccambridge.org Staff The Rev. Joseph O. Robinson Rector The Rev. Jonathan T. Eden Assistant Rector Stuart Forster Director of Music & Organist Catherine Belcher Parish Administrator Alexizendria Link Parish Communications Dona O’Donnell Financial Administrator Jerry Kucera, Hernan Moya, January 2011 Leaflet David Morton Sextons Volume LXXVIII, No. 1 The Rev. Dr. Cameron Partridge Episcopal Chaplain at Harvard Letter from the Rector Officers & Vestry “I am resolved to make no resolutions for the New Karen Mathiasen Senior Warden Year, but to take this vacant canvas before us as a Sally Kelly Junior Warden season of hope and possibility in which my life can make a difference to those around me, insofar as I Christopher Wolf Treasurer am willing to put my gifts into the hands of God and Tanya Cosway Asst. Treasurer at the disposal of the community.” JOR+ Mino Sullivan Clerk It may seem self-serving to begin my Charlie Allen monthly newsletter to you by quoting myself, but Jonathan Austin Andus Baker bear with me for a moment. After many years of Lois Bennett making resolutions only to have them crash and burn Elizabeth Childs before I turn even the first page of the new calendar, Mary Beth Clack Peggy Johnson I spent the next many years not making resolutions Karl Loos and determining just to “go with the flow” to be at Susan Root peace with what a new year brings. Now I am Members entering a new part of my life where the prudent thing seems to be to count the costs, Wendy Squires Mimi Truslow to hope for the best, and to throw my gifts into the “common-wealth” of my community. Now, for me, that community (in ever growing concentric circles) is Diocesan Delegates basically my family, then the people of Christ Church, then the Diocese of Louise Ambler Massachusetts, then a network of friends across the country … you get my point. Church Archivist Your definition of community will no doubt be different but somehow parallel to my experience, I am guessing. So, no matter how we define community, God’s call to discipleship is a call to share ourselves, our best selves, as much as we possibly can. In our own time, I am aware of a certain “reserve” that constrains our freely offering ourselves. For one of us it may be because of a fear of rejection, for another it may be because of a need to control. For one the stumbling block may be a perceived busy-ness, while for another it may be the residual effects of regret, lack of focus, or the sense that maybe I just don’t care about others as much as others do. The question is, whether we’ll just hold our breath once again and take the annual medicine of a couple of resolutions, or whether we determine to look at this coming year differently, differently from the way we ever have before. To determine that we will not be held back from caring, from taking part, from being in the mix, but that we will rather invest our time and energy in making a difference in the lives of others. Imagine what might happen if everyone at Christ Church adopted that perspective in the new year, one in which we will celebrate 250 years of sharing this place we call home. Or imagine if everyone on your street took such a pledge to heart. Imagine if all the Episcopalians in Massachusetts signed on, or if all your network of friends bought into this idea. Now, imagine what might happen if all these people did all this at the same time. What might that look like? What would look different in the world around us? You know, it doesn’t really take that many people working for good to cause some ripples in an office culture, a church family, or an extended network. What it takes is just the knowledge that we can make a difference, and the willingness to invest ourselves to make it happen. It’s perfectly fair to conspire with an ally to make a positive difference in a family or community, and then it’s fun to compare notes as to the changes you both see along the way. We are all given a choice, again, this year, of whether we will make the same easy, tired, and lifeless resolutions that may get us to the gym for a couple of weeks, or keep us off fat for a short season, or even be positive and helpful but self-contained. Or, we can decide to throw in our lots, to invest ourselves in the life of community, to become people who are driven, not by our need to get ahead, but by our need to bring others along with us. With what you have been given, you can make a difference. Now could be the time. This could be the place. God could be the source. “I am resolved to make no resolutions for the New Year, but to take this vacant canvas before us as a season of hope and possibility in which my life can make a difference to those around me, insofar as I am willing to put my gifts into the hands of God and at the disposal of the community.” JOR+ Letter from the Assistant Rector Though it is still the Christmas season while I write, I find myself looking towards the coming season of Epiphany. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Christmas season, I love all of our worship, and I love a good party! But when I think about what it is that helps us to mature as people of faith, what it is that sustains us over the journey ahead, it is more about the day to day living, the on-going revelation to us of who and what Jesus is through a season where, liturgically at least, we move pretty steadily without any big feasts or festivals. Oh, and by the way, our journey through Epiphany this year is a long one, as Easter is just about as late as it can be, on April 24. When you have a chance, look ahead in our lectionary readings (I usually go to http://www.io.com/~kellywp/, which is a website that lists our weekly readings months in advance) and you will see that, mainly, we will be hearing sections of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, though those readings have the bookends of the coming of the Magi and Jesus’ Baptism in the beginning and the Transfiguration at the end, right before Lent. I mention this because we will be spending a lot of time considering how Jesus thought we ought to be living our lives for the long haul. Now, I’ve never been big on New Year’s resolutions—I usually give them up for Lent—but I wonder if this season of Epiphany might be a good time to work on a spiritual practice that will help sustain you and your family over the days, weeks, and years to come. Maybe it could be reading some of the stories of our faith together? One of the things I get to do each week is read Children’s Bibles, looking for good versions of the lectionary Gospel stories for Gospel Story Time, which is where our youngest kids go during the Gospel and Sermon. There is quite a spectrum of quality and agendas behind Children’s Bibles, but I’ve come to rely heavily on two, and would commend them to you. First, The Bible For Children, by Murray Watts and Helen Cann, published by Good Books. This version comes to us from the Mennonites and is recommended for kids in 2nd–6th grade, though certainly could be read aloud to younger kids. It also has some nice illustrations. The other is The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name, by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illustrated by Jago and published by Zonderkids. This one is recommended for ages 4–7 and has some really neat illustrations. Lastly, don’t forget to join us for our family-friendly Twelfth Night Dinner to begin this whole journey of Epiphany. We will gather for 6:00 in the auditorium to eat and to hear a little bit about the Magi, and we will finish with a simple Eucharist and the burning of Christmas greens. January 6: Family-friendly Twelfth Night Dinner and Eucharist Peace, Jon+ Warden’s Corner We embraced the Advent Season with some of our most cherished traditions: the making of wreaths on Advent Sunday, the spectacular Christmas Fair, the Be an Angel program to provide Christmas gifts for needy children in the City of Cambridge, the Festival of Lessons and Carols, and the Greening of the Church on the last Sunday in Advent. Our clergy, staff, and many, many parishioners worked lovingly to make all these special events happen once again. The list of people who brought them to us is very long, but we note especially our Assistant Rector, The Reverend Jon Eden, who organized the wreath-making along with his team of Austin Campbell, Beth Childs, and Susie White; Mary Beth Clack and Ann Loos, who chaired the Christmas Fair; Jon Eden, Myra von Turkovich, Laura Johnson, and members of the Emmaus Group for organizing Be an Angel; Stuart Forster and the choirs for the glorious music of Lessons & Carols; Susan Root and crew—Sue Fisher, Janet Ghatas, Sophie Howlett, Bill Kelly, Mark MacMillan, and Steve Root—for the reception afterwards; and Lois Bennett for the Greening of the Church.
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