June 24-July 1, 2018, praying for peace and freedom in Berkeley:
Sunday, June 24, The Nativity of John Baptist, Fourth Sunday after Trinity: 1928 Book of Common Prayer Holy Eucharist, 11:30 a.m., refreshments following.
Tuesday, June 26: Noon Mass, praying for peace and freedom in Berkeley
Thursday, June 28: Noon Mass, praying for peace and freedom in Berkeley
Sunday, July 1, Fifth Sunday after Trinity, 1928 Book of Common Prayer Holy Eucharist, 11:30 a.m., refreshments following.
All welcome!
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The Berkeley Early Music Festival came once again to St. Joseph’s Chapel the week of June 3-8. We look forward to 2020 for the next one. Highlights included our own Eugene Petrushansky and Vincent Ho:
EUGENE PETRUSHANSKY, Harpsichord, June 4, 4 p.m.
Mundane Music on an Extraordinary Instrument
Eugene Petrushansky plays a demonstration recital of repertoire by Bach, Marchand, and d’Anglebert on a newly-restored copy by the late Ronald Haas, 1978, of the magnificent 1723 Hieronymus Albrecht Hass double-manual harpsichord in the Copenhagen Musikmuseet. This instrument, almost never copied by contemporary harpsichord builders due to its mechanical complexity, has three (!) 8′ registers and one 4′ register, for a very different tonal palette than the customary “northern European double”, as well as sumptuous chinoiserie and gilding for a well-rounded sensory experience. Price: $10 suggested donation
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ANSÁMBL LUYTHON, June 7, Thursday 3 p.m.
Music of Renaissance Prague: Jakob van Kerle’s Primum Responsorium Pro Consilio, and Karel Luython’s Missa Quodlibetica.
Jakob van Kerle’s Primum Responsorium Pro Consilio was very improtant in
church history because the composer, representing the Holy Roman Emperor,
brought this piece of music to the Council of Trent, which was planning
to ban all church music along with instruments. This music piece
successfully convinced the council to change its mind about only
permitting Gregorian chant only in all services.
http://www.luython.com
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The Twenty-Seventh Synod of the Diocese of the Western States, Anglican Province of Christ the King, met in Lafayette in April, with the Synodical Mass here at St. Joseph’s Chapel. A glorious and productive week provided time to make new friends and see old ones. Thanks to all who worked so hard to make it happen. See videos and photos on our Facebook page. Read Bishop Hansen’s sermon speaking of his history with St. Joseph’s here: The Power of Place, Synod Sermon St. Joseph’s
Bishop Ashman’s Pastoral Letter: Bp. Ashman Pastoral Letter.Synod
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July 16-27: St. Joseph’s Residential Summer Session will be held here in Berkeley once again at the seminary and chapel. Clergy, Postulants, Seminarians, and lay auditors welcome. See Fr. Shaddix or Fr. Napier for further information. Or visit the St. Joseph’s Theological College web page.
July 1-6: Bishop Morse Youth Camp held near Seattle, for 7th-12th Grades. For more information: YOUTH CAMP 2018 Please consider sponsoring a camper! Tax deductible. Contact Christine Sunderland, Chris@ChristineSunderland.com.
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New Bishops Consecrated:
Archbishop Morrison announces the consecrations of Peter F. Hansen (Diocese of the Western States) and Blair W. Schultz (Diocese of the Atlantic States) as Suffragan Bishops on Saint Matthew’s Day, September 21, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma at All Saints Cathedral (more pics). Congratulations! Deo Gratias.
Welcome Brochure for students, visitors and the Berkeley community: ST. JOSEPH’S COMMUNITY BROCHURE
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The CHRISTUS REX, the Anglican Province of Christ the King newsletter: ChristusRex-V10-N4
St. Joseph’s 2017 Summer Session was a rewarding two weeks for all. We are looking forward to next year! For photos and videos please see our Facebook page. Photos are also on this site under Gallery.
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In honor of the life and love of Archbishop Robert Sherwood Morse: Archbishop Morse Rest in Peace Archbishop Morse’s Biography In Memoriam, Special Edition Christus Rex
All Is Grace, a Collection of Pastoral Sermons by Archbishop Robert Sherwood Morse released in May 2017 by the American Church Union. Visit www.AmericanChurchUnion.com for more information and to purchase online.
In Memoriam: Memorial Dedication, October 24, 2015, St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, Berkeley, California
In Memoriam: Video Tribute of his life
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St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, a parish of the Anglican Province of Christ the King, witnesses to Apostolic Christianity in the Anglican tradition (www.Anglicanpck.org).
Located a block from the University of California, Berkeley, the Chapel serves as the Archbishop’s Chapel and the Collegiate Chapel for St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological Seminary. It is also a parish home for neighboring university students and the Bay Area community.
We welcome you to worship with us!
Our History
The Anglican Province of Christ the King
In the aftermath of World War II, attacks upon the Christian faith concerned many Episcopalians. These attacks peaked in the 1976 General Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when the Episcopal Church made sweeping changes, abandoning the liturgy, spirituality, and apostolic faith of the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. They allowed clergy to break their vows and renounce the doctrines and disciplines of the apostolic Church.
Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Episcopalian clergy and laity gathered in 1977 in St. Louis, Missouri. They issued the Affirmation of St. Louis, confirming orthodox Christianity. With the authority of the Affirmation, six parishes formed the Anglican Province of Christ the King, electing the Rev. Robert Sherwood Morse, rector of St. Peter’s, Oakland, as bishop. Father Morse was consecrated to the episcopacy by the requisite three bishops on January 28, 1978. The Rt. Rev. Albert A. Chambers, retired Episcopal Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, served as chief consecrator.
The Province of Christ the King has grown to three dioceses, maintaining a national cathedral in Georgetown, Washington D.C. and offices in San Francisco, Tulsa, and Washington D.C. In 1979, the Province of Christ the King established Saint Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College in Berkeley, California. The Province embodies the historic Anglican faith that produced the King James Bible, writers such as William Shakespeare, T.S. Eliot, C.S. Lewis, and Dorothy Sayers, eleven U.S. presidents and most of our nation’s founding fathers.
Visit the APCK website at www.anglicanpck.org.
St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel
With the founding of St. Joseph’s Seminary Chapel, a parish was formed. Students residing in the adjoining house help with Sunday services.
The American Church Union, our Anglican publishing house, is headquartered here, offering works for seminarians, parishes, clergy, and laity, both classic reprints and contemporary publications.
Located close to U.C. Berkeley campus, we offer choral Eucharists, liturgical processions, devotional organ music, and traditional hymns, all to the glory of God in this university setting, as a witness to historic Anglican Christianity.
St. Joseph of Arimathea
Joseph of Arimathea is described in Matthew 27:57 as a rich man from the town of Arimathea, northwest of Jerusalem. Mark 15:43 and Luke 23:50-51 identify Joseph as a member of the Sanhedrin (Israel’s ruling council). He was a secret follower of Jesus who, according to Luke, did not consent to the condemnation of Jesus. According to John 19:39, Joseph buried Jesus in Joseph’s new tomb, fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy.
Tradition holds that St. Joseph of Arimathea, a sea trader in tin, brought the Holy Grail (the chalice of the Last Supper) to Glastonbury, England in the first century, founding English Christianity. Glastonbury traditions claim that Joseph was Mary’s uncle and thus related to Jesus.
The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches also venerate Joseph of Arimathea, linking the East with the West.
