300th Anniversary at the site of Queen Anne’s Chapel

Mothers’ Day Proclamation, 1870, by Julia Ward Howe

Mother’s Day Proclamation Arise, then, women of this day!   Arise, all women who have hearts Whether our baptism be of water or of tears!  Say firmly:   “We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies,  Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken [...]

300th Anniversary Adult Forum

May 8, 2011 – – Rectors Up Close With Anne Tuthill as your guide, bring your coffee to the Library to get a close-up look at our rectors from 1711 through 2011, their times, quirks, and fancies. Who lived on Green Street? Who helped during a sea rescue at Plum Island? Who lived in a [...]

History Minute #5 – Slavery in the Early Church

At our last reflection on the parish’s early history, I spoke of the Rev. Matthias Plant, who served as rector of Queen Anne’s Chapel and later St. Paul’s Church until his death in 1753, a total of thirty-one years. He played a very large role in firmly establishing this church in the sparsely populated, and [...]

300th Anniversary Adult Forum

April 10, 2011 – Our Beginnings, Queen Anne’s Chapel Bring your coffee to the Library to view slides accompanying a commentary, by Parish Historian Patsy Brown, as you experience the lives of our beginning church ancestors.

History Minute #4 – Earthquakes in Newbury

At our last reflection on the parish’s early history, I spoke of the Rev. Matthias Plant, who served as rector of Queen Anne’s Chapel from 1722 and St. Paul’s Church from 1751 until his death in 1753, a total of thirty-one years; and of the ten years of acrimonious conflict between him and the vestry, [...]

300th Anniversary Adult Forum

Stories from our Graveyard Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 9:15 Adult Forum – Retire with your coffee to the Library and become acquainted with some of the personal stories and portraits of the people buried in our graveyard from the early years of the church to the present with Bronson de Stadler.  Find the answer [...]

300th Anniversary Adult Forum

February 20, 2011 – Visit St, Anna’s Chapel Bring your coffee and hear the history and times of St. Anna’s Chapel, consecrated in 1863 during the Civil War. Meet with your guide Bronson de Stadler who will reveal: Who was St. Anna? What is the history of the stained Glass? What does the Chapel have [...]

History Minute #3 – Conflict with the Vestry in the Early Church

For this third history minute I would like to tell you an anecdote about the Rev. Matthias Plant who served as rector of Queen Anne’s Chapel for thirty-one years from 1722 until his death in 1753. The story fits well with the themes of St. Paul’s origins we have been exploring: namely, a particular calling [...]

300th Anniversary Adult Forum

January 9, 2011 – Bishop Bass’s Challenging Church, 1742 – 1920 Come to the Library and manipulate a time line to gather a quick overview of the man, the times and the parish. Your guide will be a surprise; you will be introduced to someone from the past.

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