Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed Apr 23 2014 except Wed Mar 19 2014.
9:00am to 10:15am
Location:
The Porch of the Memorial Church
Following each service of Morning Prayers on Wednesdays, free coffee and snacks will be available at MemCafé from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. on the steps of the Memorial Church across from Widener Library. All are welcome!
A new addition to our Holy Week observances will be a musical meditation by the Choral Fellows of Dieterich Buxtehude’s remarkable contemplation of the crucified Jesus, Membra Jesu Nostri.
Preacher: The Reverend Dr. Lucy A. Forster-Smith, Sedgwick Chaplain to the University and Senior Minister in the Memorial Church
Sermon: Holy Turmoil Text: “When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, ‘Who is this?’ The crowds were saying, ‘This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.’ ” Matthew 21: 10–11
Anthems: Gibbons – Hosanna to the Son of David; Stainer – God So Loved the World
Speaker: The Reverend Dr. Lucy A. Forster-Smith, Sedgwick Chaplain to the University and Senior Minister in the Memorial Church (Topic TBD)
The Faith & Life Forum seeks to deepen our devotional lives by promoting religious literacy and cultural competency concerning communities of faith. Each week we hear from leading thinkers as it pertains to matters of ultimate concern such as love, justice, suffering, and salvation. Speakers include scholars of religion, religious intellectuals, and other artists whose work captures conceptions of the sacred and wrestles with...
Following each service of Morning Prayers on Wednesdays, free coffee and snacks will be available at MemCafé from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m. on the steps of the Memorial Church across from Widener Library. All are welcome!