The Massachusetts Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians will hold its annual Absalom Jones Day celebration Eucharist on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 at 4:00 pm at St. Cyprian’s <1073 Tremont Street, Roxbury>. The Rev. Darryl James of Grace Church in Jamaica, NY is the featured speaker.
The Annual Frederick Douglass Isaacs Outstanding Lay Leadership Awards will be presented to Black Episcopalians nominated by their home parishes in recognition of their ministries.
Everyone is invited to attend!
We cordially invite you to join us during December to celebrate Advent, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. In order to encourage greater participation in some of our services, we are moving the Christmas Eve Vigil and New Year’s Eve Watch services from midnight to the more family-friendly 8:00 PM hour.
[table]Date, Time, Service
December 22,10:30 AM,Said Eucharist and Sermon
December 22,5:00 PM,Nine Lessons and Carols
December 24,8:00 PM,Christmas Eve Vigil-Solemn Procession; Sung Eucharist; and Sermon
December 25,9:30 AM,Said Eucharist and Sermon
December 31,8:00 PM,New Year’s Watch-Sung Eucharist and Sermon[/table]
The congregation of St. Cyprian’s wishes you and those dear to you all the blessings of the Christmas season!
The 44th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast sponsored by St. Cyprian’s and Union United Methodist Church will be held on Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center at 8:00 AM. The keynote speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Charles R. Stith, former US Ambassador to the Republic of Tanzania during the Clinton administration. Tickets are now available at $50.00 each through Eventbrite online ticketing service.
The Men’s Fellowship of St. Cyprian’s held its annual St. Andrew’s Breakfast on November 24th in the Edrick Bain Church Hall. This event supports the Fellowship’s scholarship program named in honor of Winfred Lucas. This year’s speaker was the Rev. Shaun O. Harrison, known as the “Rev” is a Community Coordinator, founding member of the Boston Green Academy and BGA Staff Board Member. “Rev” as a community coordinator supporting teachers and students with anger management and disciplinary issues. He spoke eloquently of the challenge all believers have to assist the young in our community who are caught up or may get caught up in gangs and street culture.
St. Cyprian’s Gospel Choir and the Celestial Infernos Steel Band are celebrating St. Cyprian’s centennial year with a Fall concert of seasonal music. The fall concert will be held on Sunday, December 1st at 5:00 pm in the church. The donation for the event is $15.00. Tickets are available now, call the parish office: 617.427.6275. Parking available on the church’s lot. Here is a flyer for download. See you there!
As photos are shared, we will be updating the attached linked album of pictures from the Centennial Week's celebration.
On September 15, 2013 at 4:00 pm, the congregation of St. Cyprian’s will celebrate its one hundredth anniversary of worship, witness and service with a solemn Eucharist of Thanksgiving. Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE will be the principal celebrant and preacher. There will be a reception after the service in the Edrick Bain Church Hall.
On September 20, 2013, the parish will host a joyous banquet at Lombardo’s in Randolph, MA. The evening begins at 6:00 pm with dinner at 7:00 pm. Bishop Barbara C. Harris will be our keynote speaker. Afterwards, there will be music and dancing. Tickets for the banquet are $100.00. For further information, call the church office: 617.427.6175 or send a note: office@stcyprians.org .
As part of St. Cyprian’s Centennial celebration, several members of the congregation have been invited to share with the parish their experiences of being part of St. Cyprian’s community. The reminiscences shared by the speakers can be heard again on the video page of our website. The first speaker was Charles Ramsey who spoke at the end of May. Most recently on June 10th, Margaret Lowell shared her memories of growing up and living in the parish. There will be two more reminiscence presentations later on in the year.
June is the month of many parish observances: Women’s Sunday, Men’s Day, and Youth Sunday. For each of these observances, the groups contribute something special to the Sunday service. June 2, 2013 marked Women’s Sunday. Ladies of the church sat together at the Eucharist. As part of the observance, the ladies of the church invited in cooperation with the rector, the Rev. Shevelle Johnson to give the Sunday homily. Towards the close of the service, awards were presented to several ladies of the parish for their contributions to the community throughout the year.
