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Letter from the Dean of Marsh Chapel
Dear Friends,
Greetings and all good wishes to you, the faithful community of Marsh Chapel, Boston University. This letter carries two words, one pastoral and one devotional.
First, amid the changes, challenges and uncertainties of our current moment, please be mindful that I and our staff team here have you in prayer, and have a daily, watchful interest in noting ways to be of ongoing service and support. We are with you, we are for you, and we carry a daily pastoral embrace of you: you can easily find our contact information on the Marsh website. The verse from Philippians comes to mind, ‘in all things in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving lift your needs to God’ (Phil 4:6). In that same spirit, I might suggest that you, day by day, lift one particular person, from our community, or from your own personal community, in quiet prayer. Our Lenten sermon series, relying on St. Theresa of Avila, as it happens, is centered on prayer. We will have an added dimension in our prayer lives, just now, given the challenges of the day and hour. We are praying for you.
Second, our worship patterns now will change here at Marsh Chapel, at least for the near-term future. While we have long been both an actual and a virtual congregation, our devotional rhythm will now shift fully to the latter, for the time being. Our worship service tomorrow, March 15, will be the last one with any public attendance at least through April 12. In addition, we strongly encourage all to stay home tomorrow and worship in the virtual mode, through the WBUR 90.9 FM service broadcast (though we will, tomorrow, receive here those who do come). After tomorrow, following the BU protocol which begins March 16 we will be closed on Sunday to public attendance. Our current hope and plan is to continue to offer the service broadcast as usual, to an entirely virtual congregation—we hope including you—with only the worship leadership physically present in the nave, at 11:00 am on Sunday mornings, beginning March 22. I believe that, especially in this very time, the voice of Marsh Chapel may have something particular and helpful to offer, come Sunday. We look forward to virtual worship with you.
With affection and gratitude,
Bob
The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill Dean, Marsh Chapel Professor, New Testament and Pastoral Theology , Chaplain to the University, Office of Religious Life
Lent Devotions 2020: Braving the Elements
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Interdenominational Sunday Worship Services
- The Faith of Santa Teresa of Avila, March 15th 2020 March 15, 2020The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Faith of Santa Teresa of Avila". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings and "Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, SWV 380" by Heinrich Schütz and "Wondrous Love" arr. by Paul Christiansen along with service music and hymns.Marsh Chapel, Boston University. The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean.
- The Life of Santa Teresa of Avila, March 8th 2020 March 8, 2020The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "The Life of Santa Teresa of Avila". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings and "I will lift mine eyes (Psalm 121)" by Jake Runestad and "Prayers of Kierkegaard, No.3" by Knut Nystedt along with service music and hymns.Marsh Chapel, Boston University. The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean.
- Healing in Sacrament, March 1st 2020 March 1, 2020The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill preaches a sermon entitled "Healing in Sacrament". The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Prayers of Kierkegaard, No.2" by Knut Nystedt, "Prayers of Kierkegaard, No.1" by Knut Nystedt, and "Ave verum corpus" by Edward Elgar along with service music and hymns.Marsh Chapel, Boston University. The Rev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean.
