Art & Faith: week 4
Mosaic Community Night is a midweek, intergenerational gathering for fellowship, dinner, prayer, and study at Saint Philip’s. All are welcome every Wednesday.
During October, parishioner, professional writer, and workshop facilitator, Matti Bowen is leading four weeks of reading and discussion about the places where spiritual life and art intersect in our lives. Whether you consider yourself creative or an art appreciator, you are invited to consider how we define Christian art, what makes a Christian artist, and how that work can transform how we understand our faith.
Through four weeks of texts and guided discussion, you will encounter painters, novelists, essayists, filmmakers, poets (all lay people) whose Christian faith played an important role in their artistic life. Each week participants take home a series of creative prompts to challenge and stretch their ideas of spiritual practice and personal creativity.*
Week 4, Wednesday, October 26
This final week, the group will discuss two essays. One will be about Toni Morrison’s religious identity and the second will be by author, Anne Lamott.
Schedule
4:30pm Hospitality teams meets to make dinner
5:15pm Evening Prayer in the Chapel
6:00pm Dinner
6:30pm-7:30pm Christian formation in the West Gallery
You are welcome to participate for the entire evening or just a portion. If you don’t drive at night or kids need to get to bed, feel welcome to attend for prayer and dinner. If you’re running late after work, then join the group at 6:30pm for study. Whatever works for you is perfect.
If you have questions, please contact Peter.Helman@StPhilipsTucson.org or Taylor.Devine@StPhilipsTucson.org.
* (Click here to download the readings for Week 1’s session. Click here to download the series of prompts participants took home.)
* (Click here to download the readings for Week 2’s session. Click here to download the series of prompts participants took home.)
* (Click here to download the readings for Week 3’s session. Click here to download the series of prompts participants took home.)