It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing on January 25, 2012 of Greta Colleen Chandler Thomas. The viewing and visit with the family will take place at St. Cyprian’s on Saturday, February 4, 2012 beginning at 9:30 am until the beginning of the funeral service celebrating her life at 10:30 am. Interment will be at Oak Lawn Cemetery, 427 Cummings Highway, Roslindale, MA 02131
May she rest in peace.
The annual Absalom Jones Celebration hosted by the Union of Black Episcopalians will be held at St. Cyprian’s on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 4:00 pm. Please join us!
On Sunday, January 29, 2012 Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, will celebrate the 10:30 am Eucharist. He will be meeting with the vestry before the service. After the morning Eucharist, the parish will hold its annual meeting at which vestry elections will be held and reports to the parish will be made. Bishop Shaw will be joining us for the annual meeting.
On January 16, 2012 we will once again celebrate the life, ministry and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This will be the forty-second breakfast hosted by St. Cyprian’s parish and Union United Methodist congregation. The event will be held at the Boston Convention Center, 414 Summer St. in Boston. The Breakfast begins at 8:00 am. This year’s keynote speaker will be Professor Walter E. Fluker, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership in the School of Theology, Boston University. Here is a link to more information. We hope to see you there!
St. Cyprian’s will be celebrating its annual New Year’s Eve Night Watch Eucharist at 11:30 PM, December 31, 2011. The first Eucharist of 2012 –the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus–will be celebrated January 1, 2012 at 10:30 AM. Please join us as we close out the old year and usher in the new.
We cordially invite you to join us for one of our Christmas services. On Christmas Eve we will hold our Midnight Mass starting at 11:30 pm. On Christmas morning we will be celebrating the Feast of Jesus’ birth at 10:30 am. The members of St.Cyprian’s wish all of our website visitors a most blessed and merry Christmas!
The annual Ceremony of Nine Lessons and Carols will be celebrated on December 18, 2011 at 5:00 pm. This is a tradition at St. Cyprian’s that reflects another side of the rich musical and worship traditions of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Everyone is welcome to come and take part in this wonderful celebration of the Advent and Christmas seasons.
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Phyllis Wilson-Lovell last week. The viewing will take place at St. Cyprian’s Church, Friday, November 25, 2011 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The memorial service celebrating her life will follow the viewing at 7:00 pm.
May she rest in peace.
St. Cyprian’s Men’s Fellowship is hosting its annual St. Andrew’s Day Breakfast in support of the Fellowship’s scholarship program. This year’s speaker will be Mr. Frank Allen Pryor, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to City Councillor Tito Jackson. The breakfast will be held in the Edrick Bain Hall, the lower level of the church at 8:15 am, Sunday, November 27, 2011. Tickets for adults are $12.00 and for children $6.00. Tickets are available at the door. Please support the Fellowship and the scholarship fund! For more information email: events
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Don’t forget–the annual St. Cyprian’s Fall Food Festival will take place Saturday, November 19, 2011 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in the Edrick Bain Hall. Parking on site is available. Eat in or take out. See you there!
