“TAPESTRY”
TWO STORYTELLERS FROM TWO CULTURES
May 4, 2008
3:00 pm
“Tapestry” A Tandem Story Event for Middle East Peace involves two women storytellers who use their respective faith and cultural heritages to foster cross-cultural understanding.
In February 2001, following a resurgence in violence between the Palestinians and Israelis, Jewish storyteller Audrey Galex and storyteller B.J. Abraham, who is of Lebanese heritage, came together to map out a story event that they would create and perform in tandem, with the purpose of providing a model for how a story can bring people together and foster peace.
“Tapestry” performances have been described as “moving and empowering”.
Admission is free—an offering will be taken following the performance.
Walter E. Ashley Memorial Lecture series
Bart D. Ehrman
*10:00 am
*2:00 pm
*TICKETS—$10 EACH LECTURE
Bart D. Ehrman is the Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An authority on the early Church and the life of Jesus, he is widely recognized for his expertise in the textual criticism of the New Testament. he has published numerous books and articles on the literature and history of early Christianity including Lost Christianities, and Lost Scriptures.
Lecture topics include: God’s Problem: Biblical Perspectives on Suffering and Is the Answer No Answer: Job and Ecclesiastes.
This lecture series is underwritten by a donation from Jo Ann Ashley.
Walter E. Ashley Memorial Lecture series
Right Reverend John Shelby Spong
Saturday, September 13, 2008
*10:00 am
*2:00 pm
Sunday, September 14, 2008
11:00 am, worship
*3:00 pm
*TICKETS—$10 EACH LECTURE
The Right Reverend John Shelby Spong, Retired Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, New Jersey.
Bishop Spong is returning to First Congregational Church following his successful lecture series in June, 2007.
John Shelby Spong, scholar, author and Bishop, is the most published member of the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States. He is the author of many books including Why Christianity Must Change or Die.
Born in Charlotte, NC, Bishop Spong was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his Master of Divinity Degree from the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary.
This lecture series is underwritten by an anonymous donor.
November 16, 2008
3:00 pm
Tickets—$10 each, Students—$5
Elisabeth von Trapp’s earliest memories are the sounds of music. Born to a rich musical heritage, Elisabeth is the granddaughter of legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired “The Sound of Music.”
Building on her famed family’s legacy, Elisabeth has created her own artistic style, at once ethereal and earthy, delicate and powerful. Critics have called her voice …”hauntingly clear,” “joyfully expressive,” and “simply beautiful.”
Elisabeth’s concert repertoire ranges from Bach to Broadway...Schubert to Sting. With equal ease and eloquence she sings timeless wonders like Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Favorite Things and Edelweiss, soaring Gospel tunes, pop classics like A Whiter Shade of Pale, and her own stunning compositions.