Just a quick update of events taking place at local PTCA churches, as well as other events happening in the community:
Presbytery-wide Choral Festival- The Presbytery is cordially invited to the fourth biennial Presbytery-wide Choral Festival to be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. This event has been a very congenial, inspiring gathering of choirs, conductors, ministers and congregations since 2002. Once again the festival will feature music for the massed choirs, hymns, and solo anthems by the participating choirs. This year’s massed choir repertoire represents Minnesota composers or Minnesota poets, a theme that will run throughout the festival. Come to enjoy in “surround-sound “ Dominick Argento’s Gloria; Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing, arranged by Howard Don Small, the late organist/choirmaster of St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral; Set Me as a Seal by Rene Clausen; a 2007 setting of God Be in My Head by David Evan Thomas and We Are Called, with music by non-Minnesotan Robert Hobby and text by Twin Citian Susan Palo Cherwien. The choirs will be paying special tribute to Curt Oliver, longtime organist at Macalester Plymouth United Church in St Paul, for his three decades of service to the presbytery by singing his Blessed are the Peacemakers and A Celtic Blessing. The afternoon will close with Blessing by Westminster Presbyterian choir member Tamara Sparks. Between these anthems will be readings of poems by some of Minnesota’s finest poets.
The combined choirs hope you will be part of helping us build this fine event in our Presbytery.
The Next Christendom-Is Christianity going South? In 1950 a list of the world’s leading Christian communities would have featured those in Great Britain, France, Italy and Spain. Today the fastest growing Christian communities are found in Africa, Latin America and Asia. The dominant current in this emergent Christianity is traditionalist, orthodox, literal, personal and supernatural. Join Philip Jenkins Professor of History and Religious Studies Pennsylvania State University as he engages this topic. Jenkins will be Speaking Friday, February 22 (7:30 p.m., Great Hall), Saturday, February 23( 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Great Hall) and Sunday, February 24 (10 - 11 a.m., Assembly Room) at The House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Avenue, St. Paul. All lectures are free and open to the public. No reservations necessary/Seating is limited.
Donations welcomed. You can contact the church at hoh@hohchurch.org
Korean Lunar New Year Celebration– Korean Presbyterian Church of Minnesota will host a Lunar New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 23 from 5-8pm. Enjoy Korean food and games. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP by February 20 by calling 651-645-5269 or by email at kampark1@hotmail.com.
Concert @ First Stillwater- Acoustic musician David Lamotte will perform at First Presbyteryian in Stillwater on Sunday, March 2 at 3pm. A freewill offering will be taken.
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