Christ Church Grosse Pointe starts
Lenten speaker series March 15
Christ Church Grosse Pointe offers "Purple Perspectives," a Lenten series for metro Detroiters on Tuesdays in Lent, starting this evening (March 15) and running through April 12 from 6-7:30 p.m.
How has God touched and guided your life? Have you tried to stay in touch with God’s love and purpose for you? These questions are the framework for this year's edition of the popular series. A slate of gifted speakers answers these questions in the light of their personal faith journey, inspiring audiences to reflect on their own spiritual journey with Christ.
The evening begins with a soup and salad potluck supper at 6 p.m., followed by the speaker. Children preschool age through fifth grade participate in FaithWeavers, an interactive learning adventure where kids experience Bible stories through songs, games, skits and crafts, and middle school age youth take part in an informal Bible study. Nursery care is offered from 5:45-7:45 pm. Reservations for the supper are appreciated (call the church office at 313-885-4841 by noon on Tuesdays), but no reservations are required to attend the program.
Opening the series is Dr. Marsha Foster Boyd, president and professor of pastoral care, Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, since 2006. An ordained itinerant elder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church since 1978, Marsha was the first African American woman to serve in a variety of educational leadership roles. Before entering theological education, she served AME churches in Georgia, Arkansas, California and Ohio.
The coming weeks will feature:
March 22: Bonnie Anderson, president, House of Deputies, the Episcopal Church USA. Anderson is known in the church as a champion for the ministry of the laity, an advocate for marginalized people, a preacher who speaks to the people in the pew, and a skilled community organizer. Her advocacy for the environment and the people most directly affected by environmental degradation earned her a gubernatorial appointment in her home state to the Michigan Environmental Review Board.
March 29: The Very Rev. Scott Hunter, dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Detroit. Seated as the 10th dean of the Cathedral of St. Paul in Detroit in 2007, Hunter came to the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan in 2000 to serve as Canon to the Ordinary. During his more than 20 years of ordained ministry in parishes in South Carolina, North Carolina, Illinois and West Virginia, Hunter has led parish and vestry retreats, senior high summer camps and mission trips, and workshops on ethics for corporate leaders.
April 5: The Rev. Dr. Peter Henry, senior pastor, Grosse Pointe Memorial Church. A native of the Midwest, Henry and his family came to Grosse Pointe four years ago from Princeton, N.J., where he was a full-time doctoral student. Henry holds Ph.D., Th.M. and M.Div. degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and has served churches in Princeton, NJ and Charlotte, N.C.
April 12: The Rev. Barry Randolph, Pastor, Church of the Messiah, Detroit. Under Barry’s leadership, Church of the Messiah (COM) has grown from 41 to nearly 200 members, making it safe to say the church is the fastest growing Episcopal Church in Michigan. Randolph also serves as executive director of BLVD Harambee, the social services arm of the church offering a senior food pantry, nutrition and exercise classes and a tutoring program.
Christ Church Grosse Pointe is located at 61 Grosse Pointe Blvd., in the Farms. Ample, lighted parking is located behind the church and at the high school. More information is available at the website, or by calling the church office at 313-885-4841.
