#synod hall

FREE Concert: Friday, Sept 29 at 7:30pm in Pittsburgh’s Synod Hall, come hear Chatham Baroque! Reserve your free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-concert-chatham-baroque-chamber-ensemble-tickets-36979526760

“One of Pittsburgh’s greatest treasures” says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Chatham Baroque continues to excite local, national, and international audiences with dazzling technique and lively interpretations of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music played on instruments of the period. Founded in 1990, Chatham Baroque continues to thrive with a full calendar of concerts, tours, musical collaborations, and the CD releases. The trio of baroque violin, viola da gamba, theorbo and baroque guitar tours nationally and internationally, and has recorded ten critically acclaimed CDs.

We are thrilled that John Farrell will speak during the Festival of Friendship in Pittsburgh’s Synod Hall, at 10am on Saturday, Sept 30 as part of the panel to introduce the exhibit, "On the Shoulders of Giants," which details scientific discoveries in Medieval Europe! For more information: revolutionoftenderness.net

The Festival of Friendship, Sept 29-Oct 1 in Pittsburgh’s Synod Hall, will feature an original exhibit on the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd! And Rebekah Rojcevicz will be introducing the exhibit and speaking during the Festival on "The Child as Maestro". Don't miss this great opportunity Sept 29-Oct 1 in Pittsburgh's Synod Hall! For more information: revolutionoftenderness.net

Independent Artist, Linus Meldrum, who is also a revered Professor of Fine Arts at Franciscan University, will speak as part of a panel to present the exhibit on Jean-François Millet’s paintings during the Festival of Friendship at 11:30am on Sunday, Oct 1 in Pittsburgh’s Synod Hall. For more information on the Festival of Friendship: revolutionoftenderness.net 

Here is a meditation Linus Meldrum wrote on the above painting.

The work of poet Joanna Penn Cooper - author of The Itinerant Girl's Guide to Self-Hypnosis, and What Is a Domicile - was recently featured in Convivium. She will be speaking, and reading from her work, at our literary gathering, Etymology of Convivium, Sept 29, in Pittsburgh’s Synod Hall. Register to take part in the conference here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-etymology-of-convivium-a-literary-gathering-tickets-36245981707

"...There’s only so much clarity one can take.

A gray bird with a flat tail pauses on a branch in view as I write, peering toward the future. A worm in its beak. Then flight.

Today I pray for the soul of a woman, kidnapped and murdered. This is something I secretly do, sending up prayers for easy passage. Her name was Nabra. She was 17, a girl...."

Our hearts are full of joy to announce that on Saturday, Sept 30 at 5pm, in Pittsburgh’s Synod Hall, Rebekah Rojcewicz will speak on the subject: The Child as Maestro: The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, as part of the Festival of Friendship: revolutionoftenderness.net ! Rebekah studied directly with Sofia Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi in Rome and was one of the first trainers to bring the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd to the United States. She is a Permanent Member of the Executive Committee of the International Council of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. 

Writer and Sick Pilgrim co-founder Jessica Mesman Griffith will be a keynote speaker at our literary gathering, Etymology of Convivium, and will give a public reading at the Festival of Friendship, Sept 29-Oct 1 in Pittsburgh’s Synod Hall. Register for the conference to become part of the conversation: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-etymology-of-convivium-a-literary-gathering-tickets-36245981707 For more information about the Festival of Friendship: revolutionoftenderness.net

"Because we’re all pilgrims drifting toward God whether we realize it or not, sick as dogs, broken and fallen, in need of healing and rest and companionship. Sometimes we sing on our way, and sometimes we kick and scream. We long for fellow travelers who can help bear our burdens and illuminate the good and beautiful when the way turns dark."