First Friday Series 2022-2023
How Can I Keep from Singing?
10 AM - 12 Noon
Set aside time for this monthly event of spiritual nourishment. A monthly conference with guest speakers is the highlight of this program. Enjoy the opportunity to walk the monastery grounds after the program.
The First Friday program returns this year with a series of presentations exploring and reflecting on the power of song. Throughout history song has played a major role in worship, resistance, and encouragement that continues today.
Song has also been a powerful element in social change and impacts us in many areas of our lives. Each presentation will cover a different aspect of song. This season's presentations will resume on Friday, February 3, from 10:00AM-12:00 noon. Note: All dates shown in the Calendar tab are correct.
February 3, 2023: Chanting the Psalms - The ancient practice of chanting the Psalms still provides structure and depth to our personal prayer life. This session gives the historical background and teaches us how to chant the Psalms. Annie McEntee, Obl.SB, presenter
March 10: Songs of Resistance - Songs lent strength and encouragement to the people of Argentina during the dark days of the Dirty War (1970s-1980s). Sister Julia Elena Abdala, O.S.B., presenter. (SPECIAL DATE)
April 14: Following the Drinking Gourd to the Future - A musical walk through the lives of African Americans to experience their joys, pains and extraordinary resistance. Tammy Feaster, presenter. (SPECIAL DATE )
Suggested Donation: $25. For more information or to register, contact the Benedictine Pastoral Center, at www.benedictinepastoralcenter.org, bpcosb@gmail.com, or call 703-393-2485.
Song has also been a powerful element in social change and impacts us in many areas of our lives. Each presentation will cover a different aspect of song. This season's presentations will resume on Friday, February 3, from 10:00AM-12:00 noon. Note: All dates shown in the Calendar tab are correct.
February 3, 2023: Chanting the Psalms - The ancient practice of chanting the Psalms still provides structure and depth to our personal prayer life. This session gives the historical background and teaches us how to chant the Psalms. Annie McEntee, Obl.SB, presenter
March 10: Songs of Resistance - Songs lent strength and encouragement to the people of Argentina during the dark days of the Dirty War (1970s-1980s). Sister Julia Elena Abdala, O.S.B., presenter. (SPECIAL DATE)
April 14: Following the Drinking Gourd to the Future - A musical walk through the lives of African Americans to experience their joys, pains and extraordinary resistance. Tammy Feaster, presenter. (SPECIAL DATE )
Suggested Donation: $25. For more information or to register, contact the Benedictine Pastoral Center, at www.benedictinepastoralcenter.org, bpcosb@gmail.com, or call 703-393-2485.