Lives of Courage & Faith Lenten Series

The times are difficult.   They call for courage and faith. – Thomas Merton

Lives of Faith and Courage is a series where we will learn about five very different, inspiring and faithful individuals and learn how they respond (or have responded) to various world challenges with amazing vision, imagination and action.   Some of these individuals are still alive, others have died.   Some of these individuals are well-known, others are not.

The format of each session will involve a presentation and a discussion.   We will end with a brief time of worship and prayer in the form of Compline.   All are welcome – please invite friends and neighbors who might be interested!

The schedule for our Lenten evenings will be:

• Simple dinner in the Undercroft, 5:15 – 6 pm
• Program in the Meeting Room, 6-7pm
• Compline, 7-7:15pm

Please come for any or all parts of the evening.

Program Schedule

• Tuesday, February 16, Tom Tull:  Pay Attention and Do Something! Presented by Thad Bennett What do you do when you find yourself in the midst of illness/death and no one wants to pay attention?  You organize, you gather, you pray and you change the culture of the Episcopal Church forever.  The Rev. Thad Bennett will talk about his friend, Tom Tull (1942-1995), who, with a small band of followers, changed the way the Episcopal Church (and later the country) related to HIV/AIDS.  Tom’s example continues to challenge Thad about how best to respond to the needs of people around us.  Come hear Thad talk about Tom, his witness and ministry and its affect upon Thad’s ministry in the 1980s and beyond.