Sunday 24 September 2017
4:30pm | freewill offering
International Day of Peace on September 21, organized by the United Nations, is “a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.” We gather a few days later in a service of evening prayer to ask for peace, sing an ancient liturgy, and hear the music of English composers Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, and Ralph Vaughan Williams. The gathered assembly will have many opportunities to join in the singing. Childcare provided. Reception to follow.

Published by Josh Messner

Josh Messner is founding director of the Elm Ensemble. He studied music and theology at Valparaiso University and Islamic Studies at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul. In his youth, he was a member of the American Boychoir. He works at the University of Michigan as communications manager in the Center for Global Health Equity.

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