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The Voice Newsletter: September 2023
posted on Sep 18, 2023 09-2023 Voice Newsletter
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Music to Build Community
posted on Sep 15, 2023 In 1999, Daniel Barenboim (formerly of the Chicago Symphony) set out to prove the power of music by forming the West-Eastern Divan orchestra. The project united musicians from both Israel and Palestine in an effort to demonstrate music's ability ...
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A radical welcome: Nine St. Elisabeth’s pilgrims in Nantes, France
posted on Sep 15, 2023 When we, nine pilgrims from St. Elisabeth's, arrived at church in Nantes, France, on Sunday, July 9, the first thing Father Jean-Yves did was to ask two of our youths to do the day's Bible readings, in French, of course. Abigail and Claire were p...
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The Warden’s Corner
posted on Sep 15, 2023 Life lessons can occur at any time, but I find that I learn things easier and faster while traveling. My kids have heard the stories of these lessons and the guiding principles gained many times. There's the story of my 20th birthday, experi...
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View from the Pulpit - June 2023
posted on Jul 29, 2023 "Listen carefully...and incline the ear of your heart." (Saint Benedict of Nursia) Who are we? Where are we going? What are we supposed to be doing? Listening to folks in the parish over my two and a half years as rector (and listening to my o...
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Your own Stradivarius
posted on Jul 29, 2023 In the orchestra lounge at the Chicago Lyric Opera, there is a My Fair Lady-themed poster with the words: "The raise in pay stays mainly with Renee" - a satirical comment on the fact that famous opera diva Renee Fleming receives over $20,000 per ...
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The Warden's Corner
posted on Jul 29, 2023 While preparing for the trip to Nantes this summer, I have been thinking about the wonderful time we had with the group who came to visit in 2018. Nate turned 9 while they were here and the two guests staying with us sang "Bonne Anniversaire a to...
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Pilgrimage to National Memorial for Peace and Justice and other Alabama Sites, April 2019
posted on Apr 1, 2019 Pilgrimage to National Memorial for Peace and Justice and other Alabama Sites
In late 2018, members of St. Elisabeth's began preparations for a pilgrimage to the newly dedicated National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama...
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French Dip, 2018
posted on Oct 1, 2018 FRENCH DIP A PILGRIMAGE TO GLENCOE AND THE CHICAGO AREA PLANNED BY AND WITH FRIENDS FROM NANTES, FRANCE In 2017 St. Elisabeth's was given the great gift of being asked by our rector's friends at Trinité de l'Éraudièr in Nan...
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