eNews for Thursday, April 27
My Bailiwick
Dear Pilgrims,
I am writing this message from Montgomery, Alabama, where Warren and I have visited the Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Museum and Memorial. I cannot recommend these sites enough to you! They are both artistic marvels, and they tell the compelling and painful story of our history of slavery and lynching, to mass incarceration and the ongoing pain of white supremacy. It has also been wonderful to be where the trees are green!
Several reminders to you:
- This Sunday we will celebrate your financial pledges to Pilgrim for our next fiscal year with a presentation in worship from Tucker Hanlon and cake!! Please send in your pledge if you have not already done so!
- Friday, May 5, there will be an artist’s reception for Carolyn Brunelle from 3-5 pm in Salter Hall with refreshments.
- Friday evening, May 5, at 7:00 pm—a concert with Philip Brunelle and Clara Osowsky in our sanctuary. The concert will be livestreamed, but if possible, I think you’ll really want to be present!
- Some upcoming save-the-dates: Peace Village Summer Day Camp (formerly known as Vacation Bible School), mornings June 12-16; and Youth Service Trip to the Twin Cities (camping, service work, and fun activities) June 26-29.
I feel deeply blessed to serve as your minister as I look ahead to so many goodness events together.
Love to you all,
Carla
Memorial to Peace and Justice, Montgomery, Alabama
Pilgrim Women's Book Club
Pilgrim Book group is reading The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan, for our next meeting on May 8 at 4:00 pm via Zoom. The New York Times reviewer wrote that “The Great Pretender reads like a detective story, with Cahalan revealing tantalizing clues at opportune moments so we can experience the thrills of discovery alongside her.” And The Economist reviews this nonfiction book as “an impressive feat of investigative journalism tenaciously conducted, appealingly written… as compelling as a detective novel.” How do we diagnose, treat, or even know what mental illness is? Cahalan followed a 1970s Stanford psychologist and seven other people—sane, well-adjusted members of society—as they went undercover into asylums around America to test the legitimacy of psychiatry’s labels. The blue books-in-a-bag, is in the Pilgrim Office, so feel free to check out this book. Sign one out and join us for another lively discussion.
Join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85688201294?pwd=MUlpQSs4TSt6VzRuR3F4c1pqNHg3Zz09
Pilgrim Celebrates the Arts
Friday, May 5, 3:00 pm: Minneapolis artist Carolyn Brunelle will show an exhibit of her paintings in Salter Hall, with an opening reception 3:00-5:00 pm. Refreshments will be served. Here's a video of Carolyn in her Studio.
Friday, May 5, 7:00 pm: Philip Brunelle will give a concert as a fundraiser for our Piano Rebuilding Fund. Philip is a choral scholar, conductor, and organist, and founder of VocalEssence. Joined by Clara Osowski, mezzo-soprano, Philip will present a program of British music—the first half of the recital will showcase Pilgrim’s 1919 Steinway piano; after a brief intermission, Philip will play the Jaeckel organ.
Admission to the events is free. All proceeds will go toward Pilgrim’s Piano Rebuilding Fund, and up to $25,000 will be matched by the Hegardt Foundation.
Please share this Facebook event to let people know about this day devoted to the arts: https://fb.me/e/PH1ZnnIi
Piano Rebuilding Fund
Did you know that the Steinway piano rebuilding fundraising goal is within reach? Until recently our goal of $65,000+ may have seemed far away—around $18,000 has been raised to date. Now with the generous $25,000 matching grant from the Hegardt foundation, we can in effect double our individual contributions. If we can take advantage of the entire matching offer, the added $50,000 will put us over the top! Please consider making a significant donation to the piano rebuilidng and be a part of the next hundred years of beautiful music at Pilgrim Church.
- $750 will get you a commemorative piano key—you could get one in honor of a beloved music teacher or musician in your life.
- Donations can be made in the form of a pledge to be paid over a year—and pledges count toward the matching grant! More information on pledging will be available soon.
Upcoming Concerts
Sunday, April 30, 2:00 pm: Join the Twin Ports Choral Project and Minneapolis-based Kantorei as they present Rheinberger's Mass in E-flat for double choir at Weber Music Hall.
Sunday, May 7, 3:00 pm: Borealis Chamber Artists will present its first program, at Pilgrim, now rescheduled!
Pilgrim Calendar
| This Week at Pilgrim | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 30 | 10:00 am | Sunday Worship |
| 11:00 am | Coffee Hour | |
| 11:15 am | Sunday School Teachers Meeting | |
| Tuesday, May 2 | 8:00 am | Men's Breakfast |
| 12:00 pm | Knitting Group | |
| 6:00 pm | Church Council | |
| Wednesday, May 3 | 3:45 pm | Bellissimo |
| 5:00 pm | Pilgrim Choir | |
| 7:00 pm | Pilgrim Youth Group | |
| Friday, May 5 | 3:00 pm | Carolyn Brunelle Art Showing |
| 7:00 pm | Philip Brunelle Concert | |
| Sunday, May 7 | 9:00 am | Pilgrim Choir |
| 10:00 am | Sunday Worship | |
| 11:00 am | Coffee Hour | |
| 3:00 pm | Borealis Chamber Artists Concert | |
| Monday, May 8 | 4:00 pm | Pilgrim Women's Book Club |
| Tuesday, May 9 | 1:30 pm | Women's Fellowship Group |
Sunday Worship at Pilgrim
Join us Sunday at 10:00 am for Sunday Worship at Pilgrim, in person or online. You can view the service on Pilgrim's YouTube channel.
You can download Sunday's bulletin here.
This Sunday's scripture readings:
- Acts 2:42-47
- Psalm 23
In case you missed it, you can view last Sunday's service on YouTube.
Attendance: 59
YouTube views: 31
What Patrick's Listening To
I heard an old favorite on MPR last week, and have been listening to it a lot since: Bach's Concerto for two violins, played here by the Netherlands Bach Society.
(For even more listening pleasure, here's Django Reinhardt's version!)