The Affording Hope Project and Lafayette Ave Presbyterian Church will present Leapsand Bounds, a theatrical production, at Lafayette Church on Friday, September 7, at7pm.Leaps and Bounds, a one woman show produced and performed by Tevyn East istouring faith communities and institutions of higher learning across the United States in2011. Written in collaboration with Ched Myers, renowned biblical scholar and teacher,this show is about the interconnection of faith, ecology, and the global economy.Weaving biblical and personal narrative, dance, song, music, and a touch of economictheory, Leaps and Bounds wrestles with the driving factors of our ecological crisis whileawakening the imagination to…
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Buffalo Sabres netminder Ryan Miller and The Steadfast Foundation will bring a little bit of country into the city with this year’s edition of the Catwalk For Charity “Wrangling for a Cause.” The event takes place at the Town Ballroom in downtown Buffalo at 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, December 4th.As the title suggests, the sixth edition of the star-studded fundraiser is a country theme; sort of modern-day Nashville meets the Old West. As with any event planned by Therese Forton-Barnes of Events to a Tee, it will be an energetic evening of live music, delicious food stations from Buffalo’s favorite…
“A very poor family down the block, and the oldest boy, had his bike stolen.”So I put it on facebook, and within 2 hours, I had 15 responses; Within half in half an hour, he was riding up and down the street on a newly aquired bike.”Then, the man who put out that original call (who asked that his name be left out of the story) thought. “This is what facebook is for.” A few clicks later, and The Kindess Project was born.No politics, no self-promotion, no pretense. It’s just a space to share stories of kindness, and to make…
Pets are a blessing to many of us. Lots of them enjoy a life free of anxiety, full of naps and play with the people they love, and we could conclude that they are already blessed. That said, the Christian church, when it annually remembers St. Francis of Assisi, often pauses to also remember one of his loves: animals.Lafayette Church would like to invite you to have your pet blessed this Sunday, October 2, on our Elmwood lawn at 4:30pm this Sunday. If you want a particular Christian and/or Trinitarian blessing, you may ask for one, or you may simply…
THE BASICS: This political fantasy by Bernard Shaw, written during England’s gloomy, tumultuous Great Depression, has rarely seen the light of day. The first Canadian production was, in fact, at the Shaw Festival, in 1986. This new version, adapted by Canadian playwright Michael Healey, runs in repertory at the Court House Theatre at Niagara-on-the-Lake, through October 8th. The play runs 2 ¼ hours with its single intermission. THUMBNAIL SKETCH: The action takes place in the cabinet room at Number 10 Downing Street. Britain’s likeable but weak-kneed and dithering Prime Minister gets a crash course in Marxism, and attempts to turn…
Everybody’s talking about money this week. Federally, we need to borrow more of it, on a local level, Chris Collins is proud to have some left over. How much money you have says a lot about what you believe, but not nearly as much as what you do with it.That’s why I am so encouraged by West Side Stories. What encourages me the most is the audacity of its business plan. At a time when a large chain of bookstores is going under, and e-readers threaten to do to publishing what mp3s did to record stores, Jeannene and Mark choose…
A special art show, sponsored by Relevant Worship Ministries and Lafayette Church, will focus on four different under-appreciated artists, all of them local. It’s an outgrowth of Lafayette’s new Sunday night service, which is attracting creative people with its’ original music and improvisational style.Suzie Hoisington, the show’s organizer has worked with these artists for quite some time, but none of them have had the opportunity to publicly present their work. It’s part of the church’s mission to connect to and celebrate people that the rest of the world might overlook.This is a free event, with the doors opening at 5pm. …
Tomorrow, when the State Senate votes on the Marriage Equality Bill, Buffalo’s Mark Grisanti could make the difference between the bill, which would allow for same-sex marriage in New York State, passing or failing.Grisanti, who had previously stated that he would vote against such a bill, has announced that he is now undecided. He has stated that he believes in the issue from a civil rights, standpoint, but has difficulty reconciling that with his Catholic beliefs.From the Buffalo News: “If I take the Catholic out of me, which is hard to do, then absolutely they should have these rights,” Grisanti…
This week is my first ever “guest post” at Theological Thursdays. As mentioned in the comments last week, I am happy to share this space with other leaders of local faith groups.Today’s poster is a new addition to Buffalo. Jeremy Hazelton is the Lead & Teaching Pastor for Village Church, a newcommunity of Faith in the Elmwood Village. Village Church will begin hosting weekly worship gatherings this fall. They are online at www.villagechurchbflo.com. Look here for a profile when the church “launches” this fall.From Jeremy:”And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile.Pray…
This week, the Pride Parade, with its new route, assembles outside our church. As I considered what, if anything, the church should do, a good discussion developed on my facebook page.Instead of my usual post, I invited one of the participants in that discussion, Kristen Becker, to have a longer conversation, which we will have posted for your listening pleasure momentarily.The relationship between the church and the LBGT community has been a rocky one, to say the least. This Sunday is an opportunity, perhaps, for some healing.Our services are always open to all people, and will continue to do so. …