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| What: | Solemn Mass of the Feast of St. Charles Martyr and Annual Luncheon. |
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| When: | Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
| Where: | All Saints Church
Ashmont/Dorchester Boston, Massachusetts |
| Preacher: | The Rev. John D. Alexander, SSC Rector, S. Stephens, Providence, RI |
| Music: | W. A. Mozart, Spätzenmesse |
| Luncheon: | Following the Mass. |
| Cost: | $15 |
The 30th Annual Mass and Luncheon of the American Region of the Society of King Charles the Martyr was held Saturday, 26 January 2013, at All Saints Church, Ashmont/Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, at the kind invitation of The Rev'd Michael J. Godderz, SSC Rector.
We were pleased to have as our preacher The Rev. John D. Alexander, SSC, Rector, S. Stephens, Providence, RI.
Music for the S.K.C.M Mass was W. A. Mozart's Spätzenmesse sung by the All Saints Choir of Men and Boys under the direction of Andrew P. Sheranian.
SKCM commemorates the martyrdom of Charles I, King of England, Ireland and Scotland; and of France and Jerusalem also, by whose death the Catholic Faith of the Anglican Communion was preserved from Puritan intentions. St. Charles refused to resign both his faith in the apostolic order, as established by Christ Himself, and the authority of his bishops to the Puritan Roundheads, led by Oliver Cromwell, the sometime (and illegal) Lord Protector. The Roundheads committed regicide against Blessed Charles on 30 January 1649 outside the Banqueting House of Whitehall Palace. Immediately upon the Restoration of Church and King on 29 May 1660, the Convocation of Canterbury and York, now being free to assemble and act, canonised King Charles and added his name to the Kalendar of Saints at the revision of The Prayer Book. S. Charles is honoured for his strong personal piety, for his protection and patronage of the Church, and his martyrdom.
| 2014: | Annual Mass Saturday, 25 Jan St. Vincent's Cathedral Bedford, TX |
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| 2015: | Annual Mass Saturday, 31 Jan The Church of the Resurrection New York City |
| 2016: | Annual Mass Saturday, 30 Jan The Church of the Holy Communion Charleston, SC |
| 2017: | Annual Mass Saturday, 28 Jan St. Clement's Philadelphia |
Inquiries to:
David Lewis,
Treasurer and Membership Secretary
Society of King Charles the Martyr, Inc.
1001 Wilson Blvd Apt 405
Arlington, VA 22209-2258
Annual dues for the American Region, $15 (US).
To join, please mail a check payable to "Society of King Charles the Martyr,
Inc." to the Treasurer.
The Board of Trustees formally welcomes Canadian Members of the Society.
PDF copies of the SKCM News and Email Communiqué are available:
• Communiqué: April 26, 2013
• News: June, 2012
• Archive of older issues
We have provided an archive of legal documents which by law we are required to provide to the public.
Enjoy reading Fr. Jarvis's sermon from the 2009 Annual Mass.
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