Recital at 5:30 PM
Choral Evensong and God in the City at 6:00 PM
Reception and Discussion at 7:00 PM
This year, at our Choral Evensong services, we will provide an opportunity for activists, academics, clergy, community leaders, and artists to share how they find God in the midst of their work in the Greater Detroit Area and beyond. After offering a sermon at our monthly Choral Evensong, they will offer additional remarks and take questions about the work they do during a special reception.
God in the City
Please join us for our new special program, God in the City which occurs as part of our regular offering of Choral Evensong this Sunday at 6:00 PM. The event will be preceded by an organ recital at 5:30 PM. Following the service of Evensong there will be a reception and discussion with our guest preacher, Dr. Glenda Price.
About Our Preacher:
Since October 1, 2012,
Glenda Price, Ph.D, has been the president of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. In this role she is responsible for generating resources on behalf of Detroit Public Schools, and providing leadership for the efficient operation of this non-profit, 501(c) 3 organization. Prior to this position Dr. Price served as the president of Marygrove College. She was the College's seventh president and the first African-American female to hold this position. She retired from the presidency in June 2006. Dr. Price also serves as chair of the board for Focus: HOPE. The title of her sermon will be "Why I Serve."
Joshua Boyd began studying piano at the age of nine in the small town of MarsHill, North Carolina. When his family moved to South Carolina he studied piano and organ with Fran Pinson. In 2009 he was accepted into the piano department of Dr. Stephen Taylor at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. He recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in organ performance where he frequently performed with the University's Symphony Orchestra, University Philharmonia Orchestra, and University Choirs. His private instructors have been Dr. Marilyn Mason, Dr. Timothy Tikker, Dr. Karl Schrock, and Dr. James Kibbie. He has performed in many venues across the United States including the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of their Conservatory Project concert series and The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He is also an active member of the American Guild of Organists.
About Evensong:
Christ Church Cranbrook is one of the few churches in Michigan to offer choral evensong. The Anglican service of Evensong is the result of the joining in the 16th century of two of the ancient monastic offices - Vespers and Compline - into one service by Thomas Cranmer, the first Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. The Evensong service is made up entirely of prayers set to music. The majority of the service is sung by the choir on the behalf of the congregation. Evensong is a deeply meditative and prayerful experience, and we are proud to offer you the chance to come and experience this special form of worship with us.
