~ Episcopalians at Brown/RISD ~

Remembering 9.11 Together

2011-09-08T12:36:00.000-04:00

As you know, this Sunday is the 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001. Brown University's Office of Chaplains and Religious Life will be hosting two events to commemorate the event. In order to encourage everyone to take part in these events, our regular service of Evening Prayer will be canceled.

2-4pm The Main Green
Remembering 9.11 Together
Celebrating the Work of Building Peace
Engage in practices for keeping well and building peace; walk a labyrinth, fold origami cranes, juggle and make peace flags.

4pm Manning Chapel Steps
Remembering 9.11 Together
A Rite of Remembrance
President Simmons and the Chaplains of the University welcome religious and government leaders to campus for a rite of remembrance and understanding.

Following the Rite of Remembrance, I will be going downtown to the diocesan commemoration, a service of Evensong held at Grace Church at 5pm. Anyone who wishes to attend is welcome to come with me.

Welcome (back) to Brown! Lemonade!

2011-09-02T10:48:00.000-04:00

A warm welcome to all new first years from the Episcopal Ministry at Brown/RISD! Please feel to look around the site for more information about who we are and about our services and events. We have a lot going on this semester.

Also, please stop by S. Stephen's Church Saturday from 10am-4pm for some thirst quenching lemonade.

We're the the big gothic church across the street from the Ratty.

For all those returning to Brown, welcome back! We will be having our regular service and dinner on Sunday evening at 5pm. I look forward to seeing you all soon.

- Michael Tuck+
Episcopal Campus Minister

Summer BBQ

2011-09-02T10:40:00.000-04:00

Even when the term isn't in session, the fun continues. Several of us we here in Providence over the summer and so a BBQ seemed like the thing to do.

Maundy Thursday: Agapé Meal

2011-04-20T08:35:00.000-04:00

Foot washing comes later though

This Thursday, the Christian groups on campus will be holding a simple, vegetarian agapé meal. These meals have often been used by Christian communities to remind themselves of the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples.

The agapé will be held at the University Chaplain’s house (58 Keene Street) at 5:00pm. It should last about an hour or an hour and a half, so there will be plenty of time to get to wherever you will be celebrating Maundy Thursday. This is also the regular venue for the Thursday Night Interfaith Supper, so there should be an interesting crowd.

So there will be free food this week after all…

Palm Sunday

2011-04-15T14:22:00.008-04:00

P. Diddy doesn't have a donkey.

In a cruel twist of fate, Spring Weekend is also the weekend of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. I encourage you all to participate as fully as you can in the services of Holy Week. Taken together, these services encapsulate just about the whole of the Christian experience. Please check out the Holy Week tab above for service times.

The festivities (and they are intended to be fun, but perhaps less conventionally fun than TV on the Radio) begin this Sunday with the Blessing of Palms, the Triumphal Procession (see above), and the Passion.

We will be having our normal service at 5pm on Sunday afternoon, but please note that we will NOT be having supper afterwards.

The image is from the Digital Image Library from the Pitt Theological Library at Emory University. It's pretty cool.

Holy Week and Easter

2011-04-06T20:01:00.002-04:00

Now is the time to begin planning your Holy Week devotions!

In addition to all of the services and devotions planned at the University, all four of the local parishes are planning full schedules for Holy Week and Easter. See the Holy Week tab at the top for more information.

Since Holy Week falls during the term, please think carefully about classes that you may need to miss in order to fulfill your spiritual commitments. I would be happy to talk to you about any concerns you have.

Watch this space for more updates on our Holy Week devotions and Easter festivities...

Taizé Services with the Roman Catholic Community

2011-03-30T09:15:00.008-04:00

Manning may not look quite like this, but it will be close.

Using music from the ecumenical monastic community at Taizé, these candle light services focus on simplicity and contemplation. If you haven't experienced Taizé before, I would strongly recommend that you give it a try. All services are will be held in Manning Chapel. The remaining services during Lent are

- Monday, April 4 6:30pm

- Wednesday, April 13 6:30pm

- Monday, April 18 6:30pm

Stations of the Cross

2011-03-30T09:14:00.004-04:00

Stations of the Cross will be held at S. Stephen's Church every Friday during Lent after the 5:30 Eucharist.

The woodcut is from a set of stations by Eric Gill.

Memorial Organ Recital: 5:30pm (S. Stephen's Event)

2011-01-01T11:01:00.001-05:00

Tonight, instead of our regular services, S. Stephen's Church would like to invite everyone to their Annual Memorial Organ Recital. Organist James Busby always does a fantastic job with this concert, and, of course, a reception will follow.

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Solemn Evensong: 5:30pm (S. Stephen's Event)

2011-01-01T10:58:00.001-05:00

Tonight, instead of our regular services, S. Stephen's Church would like to invite everyone to a service of Solemn Evensong and Benediction sung by a visiting choir from All Saint's Church in Ashmont, MA. A reception will follow.

The first part of this service is similar to our service of Evening Prayer, but with more singing and more incense. The second part of the service focuses on adoration of Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist.

All are welcome to attend.

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Holy Eucharist and Compline: 8pm

2011-01-01T10:55:00.000-05:00

Take a little time out of your week for quiet and reflection. We begin these services with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist (Rite II). Following the Eucharist, there will be a time for silent prayer -about 15 minutes. Finally, we will close be singing the evening service of Compline.

This is a new service for us, so things may change a little bit as we figure out what works best.

Chant Workshop: 7-10pm

2011-01-01T10:53:00.002-05:00

A one-time practical workshop to learn a little bit more about the musical tradition of the early Church, and how we use it in today's worship. We'll begin by exploring the history and development of the Western chant tradition, and then we will practice some of the basic chants. Finally, we will learn the chants for the evening service of Compline, and close by singing the service we have just learned.

All levels of musical ability and experience are welcome!

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RI 9/11 Memorial: 2-4:30pm on the Main Green

2011-01-01T10:48:00.000-05:00

On the afternoon of Sunday, September 11, Brown University will be hosting the State of Rhode Island's 9/11 memorial. From 2-4pm, there will be remembrances on the Main Green. At 4pm there will be a memorial service on the steps of Manning Chapel.

I strongly encourage everyone to come out for this. Our regular service will be canceled so that everyone can attend the memorial.

The diocesan memorial service will be held at 5pm at Grace Church in downtown Providence. Anyone is welcome to come with me.

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Evening Prayer - Sundays at 5pm

2011-01-01T08:48:00.006-05:00

Our main service every week is Evening Prayer which we say on Sunday evenings at 5pm. In this simple service, we use The Episcopal Book of Common Prayer Rite II (contemporary language), and we follow the lectionary appointed for each day. Dinner usually follows this service.

The principal focus of this service is praying the psalms and reading scripture. We usually say at least two or threes psalms, and hear two readings - one from the Hebrew Scriptures and one from the New Testament.

All are welcome to join us in this service of prayer and worship.

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