Weeks Ahead
Episcopal News Service. September 7, 2005 [090705-4-A]
As the country continues to reach out to those devastated by Hurricane Katrina, this Sunday marks the fourth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on New York City, Washington, DC and Pennsylvania. Bishop Mark Sisk of the Diocese of New York has authorized the diocesan Liturgical Commission to prepare a special Proper for the day. It is available online at http://liturgy.dioceseny.org/9112005Proper.htm also in Spanish and French. A listing of events in remembrance of 9/11 and resources for Hurricane Katrina can be found at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_64842_ENG_HTM.htm
* NEW YORK CITY: Three-ton 9/11 Trinity root sculpture will be placed in Trinity Church yard
* RALEIGH, NC: Faith and Science Dialog of Raleigh opens 2005-2006 season
* THOUSAND OAKS, CA: Performance Series Integrates Diverse Musical Styles into Church Experience
* LOS ANGELES: 'Africa Day' to enliven worship at Holy Faith, Inglewood
* WASHINGTON, DC: Global poverty, MDGs, focus of National Cathedral service
* CLEVELAND, Ohio: Trinity Cleveland presents fall organ festival
* TOPEKA, KS: Theologian to explore boundaries between spirituality and science
* SEATTLE, Washington: St. Mark's Cathedral presents organ concert series
Coming up Thursday, September 8, 2005...
NEW YORK CITY: Three-ton 9/11 Trinity root sculpture will be placed in Trinity Church yard
A three-ton, 12-foot by 20-foot bronze sculpture, The Trinity Root, will be hoisted by a crane over an eight-foot fence into the historic Trinity Church yard on Thursday, September 8 from 9-11a.m., on Broadway at the head of Wall Street. Internationally renowned sculptor Steve Tobin has memorialized the stump and root system from the historic 70-year-old sycamore tree that fell as it shielded St. Paul's Chapel from falling debris from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The Rev. Dr. James Cooper, Rector of Trinity Church/St. Paul's Chapel, and Tobin will be available to discuss the sculpture and its significance.
Coming up Sunday, September 11, 2005...
RALEIGH, NC: Faith and Science Dialog of Raleigh opens 2005-2006 season
The Faith and Science Dialog of Raleigh opens its 2005-2006 lecture season on Sunday, September 11, at 4p.m. with a talk by Dr. Jeffrey Pugh titled "Language, Issues, and History of the Creation/Evolution Dialog." Pugh, a professor of Religion at Elon University, will lay the foundation for the five events to follow. This event is open to the public. For more information visit http://www.fsdialog.org/ or call the Rev. David Buck at 919.846.8338.
THOUSAND OAKS, CA: Performance Series Integrates Diverse Musical Styles into Church Experience
St. Patrick's Episcopal Church kickoffs "The Arts at St. Patrick's," on Sunday, September 11, at 10:15a.m. with the Matt Harris Trio.
"Jazz Meets Worship" is the theme of the inaugural performance that integrates diverse musical styles into the church experience. Harris is director of Jazz Studies at California State University, Northridge. For more information about the "The Arts at St. Patrick's" series, contact Steve O'Connor at (805) 495-6441.
LOS ANGELES: 'Africa Day' to enliven worship at Holy Faith, Inglewood
Holy Faith Church in Inglewood, Los Angeles, will celebrate its 13th annual Africa Day on Sunday, September 11 at 11a.m. Music and a post-worship reception will highlight the cultures of its African members, some of whom come from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana.
Guest speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Edward Mackenzie, bishop-in-charge of Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Los Angeles, and native of South Africa. The congregation will offer a moment of silent prayer for victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. Political and community leaders, including members of the Inglewood City Council, the mayor of Inglewood, and leaders from Los Angeles are scheduled to be present. For information, call 310.674.7700. Holy Faith Church is located at 260 N. Locust Street, Inglewood.
WASHINGTON, DC: Global poverty, MDGs, focus of National Cathedral service
More than 30 leaders of Christian denominations worldwide will gather at Washington National Cathedral on Sunday, September 11, to affirm the UN plan to halve extreme poverty by 2015 and propose stepped up action to eradicate poverty throughout the world. Participants will call for a recommitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals as laid out by UN members in 2000. The event, "Consultation of Religious Leaders on Global Poverty," will open with a series of worship services and lectures in the Cathedral nave, including a 2p.m. speech by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and special advisor to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. During a 4p.m. interfaith service of music and prayer, featured speakers will include Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of Cape Town, South Africa; and former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright.
All events in the Cathedral nave on Sunday, September 11 are open to the public and free of charge. Media coverage is welcome.
Beginning Sunday evening, the faith leaders will enter closed consultative sessions that will extend into Tuesday, September 13, after which a delegation will travel to New York to present the group's communiqué to the U.N..
"On Global Poverty" is the inaugural event of the Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation, a new initiative of the Cathedral College of Washington National Cathedral. Prior to the September 11 convocation's start, the Rev. Canon John L. Peterson, director of the Center, will be available for interviews and background briefings.
For a complete press kit, please click on the following link, http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/news/050911index.shtml
Coming up Wednesday, September 14, 2005...
CLEVELAND, Ohio: Trinity Cleveland presents fall organ festival
Michael Stefanek, graduate student at the University of Michigan will perform during the Wednesday noontime Brownbag Concerts at Trinity Cathedral.
Stefanek, director of music at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Redford, MI, is a 2004 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory.
The festival is in its 28th year is free and features emerging organists.
For more information visit http://www.mandpa.org/ or call Music and Performing Arts at Trinity at 216.579.9745.
Coming up Saturday, September 17, 2005...
TOPEKA, KS: Theologian to explore boundaries between spirituality and science
On Saturday, September 17, Joseph Bracken, SJ, will deliver a lecture at Grace Cathedral entitled "Sharing the Riches: Spirituality in an Age of Science." Bracken's, a nationally recognized scholar and teacher, will provide a preview of his forthcoming book on contemporary spirituality, and draw on his understanding of the on-going dialogue between Christian faith, the physical sciences, and modern philosophy.
The lecture will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be free and open to the public, and a reception will follow.
For information contact Grace Cathedral at (785) 235-3457 or email atgrosso@gracecathedraltopeka.org.
Coming up Sunday, September 18, 2005...
SEATTLE, Washington: St. Mark's Cathedral presents organ concert series
Arts at St. Mark's Cathedral presents September organ concerts beginning at 3pm on Sunday, September 18, with an opportunity to hear 18-year-old organist Daniel Goltz.
Goltz currently is studying in Walla Walla with Kraig Scott who played last season's all-Bach concert. Program will include organ masterpieces from the past five centuries, with works by Bruhns, Bach and Bolcom, and Vierne's Second Symphony.
Goltz will give a pre-concert lecture at 2pm. Reception following the concert is co-sponsored by the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society, the Pipe Organ Foundation and the Seattle Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students and seniors. Charge by phone at Ticket Window, 206.325.6500 or http://www.ticketwindowonline.com/, or in person at the Cathedral Shop, 1245 10th Ave. E, Seattle.