Pine Street Pine Street Presbyterian Church
VOLUME 32 | ISSUE 3
Choral Evensong for Lent by Tom Clark-Jones
On Friday evening, March 30 at 7:30 p.m., the Chamber Singers will present a service of Choral Evensong for the Lenten Season. (Please note this event was originally scheduled for March 23 but has been moved to the 30th.) As Lent draws to a close, and with Palm Sunday just around the corner, the Singers will bring an evening of devotion for your Lenten meditation. In recent years both the Singers and the Choir have enjoyed a number of anthems by American composer, Lee Hoiby (1926 – 2011). In this service we will introduce his Evening Service, settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis which were written in memory of the late Larry King, long time organist-choirmaster of Trinity Church, Wall Street in New York. As always, Hoiby brings a fresh perspective to
these ancient texts. In addition, the Singers will present his lovely anthem, “Hear Us, O Hear Us Lord,” with text by John Donne. Hoiby, whose major work was done in opera, was persuaded by Richard Dirksen, late Canon Precentor of Washington National Cathedral to try his hand at writing for the church in the late 1960s. The result is a small, but significant body of work, all with texts of the highest caliber, that have enriched the repertoire immensely. Following the service, the Singers will present Benjamin Britten’s wonderful cantata, “Rejoice in the Lamb.” This is a twenty minute work of immense beauty and creativity. The text by Christopher Smart (1722 – 1771) is one of the most charming in all of music. Smart was a deeply religious man whose genius See MAPS on page 2
Creation Care At Pine Street by Bonnie Peckham
Creation Care at Pine Street is a program of the Mission Committee that has been approved by our Session and PC (USA). In the fall of 2011 the concept was introduced to the congregation, an environmental audit for PC (USA) was completed and the congregation was asked to suggest topics of interest that might provide interesting projects or educational pieces for the church community. Why choose creation care as a focus?
See CREATION on page 2
MARCH 1, 2012
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Session Notes. . . . . . . . . . . 2 DDB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 March Calendar. . . . . . . . . . 7 March Scripture. . . . . . . . . . 8
March At A Glance Bagels & Belief . . . . . . . Mar 4 Women’s Retreat. . .Mar 16-18 Sanctuary Cleaning. . . . Mar 24 Annual Meeting. . . . . . . Mar 25 Choral Evensong. . . . . . Mar 30
PSL Deadline Articles, photos and items of interest for the April issue of Pine Street Life are due by March 15, 2012. Please e-mail to Sue Black at BL3COL@aol.com