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April 2008 Poetry Reading by Susan Deborah King - Tuesday, April 1, 7:00 p.m.
King was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999. The act of writing this collection was an essential part of recovery. In her preface she states: "The process of diagnosis, treatment and recovery and the writing about it was indeed a transformative one, leaving me with an abiding sense of poignancy about our life's brevity, gratitude for it and joy." Every 1.9 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, and every 13 minutes someone dies from it. Those that have support from family and friends and others who share the same fear are 60% more likely to recover. Supported in part by the George Family Foundation, whose mission is to foster wholeness in body, mind and spirit in order to enhance the fulfillment of human potential, One-Breasted Woman offers an honest, intelligent, and ultimately life affirming response to anyone who faces a terrifying illness.Susan Deborah King taught writing at the University of Minnesota, SASE, and the Loft. Formerly a Presbyterian minister and psychotherapist, she leads retreats on creativity and spirituality. She is founding director of the Literary Witnesses Reading Series at Plymouth Congregational Church. She has published two previous poetry books: Coven and Tabernacle: Poems of an Island.
Together with the Satya Graha Forum and participating organizations, Judson is pleased to be a part of a movement to commemorate the life and teachings of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi. Throughout the month of April, many events around the city will specifically lift up the Satya Graha movement. Literally translated asTruth (Satya) Force (Agraha), Gandhi considered the movement the “Force which is born of Truth and Love, or non-violence.” We hope you are able to be a part of Judson’s offerings as well as those listed on the Satya Graha Forum website. April 6, 11:00 a.m. - Sticks and Stones Break Bones This Sunday marks the beginning of “Satyagraha—Gandhi, the Opera, and You,” a month-long exploration of nonviolence as a strategy to overcome racism, sexism, and homophobia—and their colonization. The first Sunday, Senior Minister Donna Schaper reminds us that “Sticks and Stones Break Bones.” A dance performance by Paunika Jones, principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem and member of Columbia City Ballet, will take place during worship. April 6 is an Agape Sunday, so please remember to bring bread, fruit or cheese to share, and to come a little early or stay a little late to help with the set-up and break-down. April 6, 1:00 p.m. - Be the Change Walk Help to celebrate the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi by participating in a conscious collective community action. The “Be the Change Walk” will start at four different points around Manhattan and converge in Union Square Park, the site of New York’s Gandhi Memorial statue. Please join us! We will be leaving from Judson at 12:15 p.m., immediately after the service, in order to get to Chelsea Park (9th Ave & W. 27th St.) for the 1:00 p.m. start time. It will be a 30-40 min. walk. Contact Sherri Posey if you'd like to participate in this event. April 13, 11:00 a.m. - The Jubilee of Nonviolence At Part II of our Satyagraha series, Donna Schaper celebrates “The Jubilee of Nonviolence,” using Acts 2:42-47 as her guide. The service will be followed by a talk-back. Judson’s own Thom Fogarty will perform a dance piece, set to Patti Smith’s "Peaceable Kingdom." April 20, 11:00 a.m. - Guest Preacher Community Minister Susan Julia will be our guest preacher on this Sunday. Susan has a Master’s degree in Counseling from Hunter College and is a New York State certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor. In 2007, Susan graduated from Union Theological Seminary with an M.Div. and is now pursuing ordination in the UCC. April 20, 4:00 p.m. – Gandhi Screening Join us for Richard Attenborough’s film biography of Mahatma Gandhi. Starring Ben Kingsley, this film looks in-depth at the life of Gandhi. With a musical score by Ravi Shankar and a familiar supporting cast, this movie is sure to be an afternoon hit. Please come and bring friends and family. April 27, 11:00 a.m. - How Gandhi Matters Now At the fourth and final Sunday in our Satyagraha series, Donna Schaper ties Eastern philosophy to Western Christianity by looking through the keyhole at "Gandhi & Judith: Strange Bedfellows." Rev. Schaper will be joined by Vanessa Justice, who performs a dance that will look at the physical transformations that occur as anger is transformed into grace and nonviolent resistance. April 27, 1:00 p.m. - A Talk with Allison Stokes Our Satyagraha Guests: Ms. Paunika Jones is a native of Miami, Florida. As a child she studied with Dancexchange Inc., where she trained in classical ballet and various dance techniques: modern, tap, and jazz. Ms Jones is an alumnist of the New World School of the Arts, where she trained extensively with Gerri Houlihan, Freddrick Bractcher, and Nancy Raffa. Upon graduation she received an award for meritorious achievement in dance. After graduation, she completed the Dance Theatre of Harlem Summer Intensive Program, to which she received a full scholarship. Completing the program, she was selected to be a member of the Dancing Through Barriers ensemble, where she completed two years before being promoted to the Dance Theatre of Harlem company. For six years she ascended through the ranks, attaining her tenure as a Soloist and eventually a Principal Dancer. Ms. Jones has had the opportunity to perform several iconic roles, including leading roles in Balanchine’s “Four Temperaments,” “Serenade,” and “Tarantella.” She is noted for her portrayal of signature works: Arthur Mitchell’s “The Greatest,” “Ribbon in the Sky,” and “Holberg Suite”; Geoffrey Holder’s “Dougla”; Louis Johnson’s “Forces of Rhythm”; “Le Noces” by Nijinska; the infamous “Peasant Pas de Deux,” from “Creole Giselle”; and most recently the title role in “Firebird.” Over the years she also had many roles created on her, including Robert Garland’s “New Bach;” Arthur Mitchell’s “South African Suite;” and Donald McKayle’s “Ella.” Other highlights from her career include traveling abroad with the Dance Theatre of Harlem, where she made an appearance on the BBC; performing with the New York City Ballet; guestings with the Oakland Ballet; and profiles in Pointe Magazine, Dance Magazine, and the New York Times. Ms. Jones joined Columbia City Ballet in January 2006 and the role of Nala in "The Lion King of Mali" was her first performance with the company. Thom Fogarty has been performing professionally since 1973, with Peter Anastos, Timothy Buckley, Joseph Chaikin, Ping Chong, Jane Comfort, Alice Farley, Kinematic, Otrabanda, Tamar Rogoff, Amy Sue Rosen & Derek Berstein, and Laura Stanton, to name a few. His own work has been performed at PS 122, DTW, Judson Church, Joe’s Pub, LaMaMa Etc., Jacob’s Pillow, and throughout the U.S. and Europe. He has performed too many times to count (he’ll leave that to the archivist!) as part of Judson’s Sunday worship services and continues to enjoy the challenge of walking that line between the profound and the profane. Vanessa Justice is currently an artist-in-residence of Movement Research and was recently an artist-in-residence at The Corporation of Yaddo. Her work has been shown in NYC at Danspace/St. Mark's Church, BRIC, Kumble Theater, and Movement Research at the Judson Church. She attended Pomona College (BA Religious Studies/Philosophy) and The Ohio State University (MFA Dance), and danced professionally with the Hannah Kahn Dance Company. She has studied, performed, and participated in cross-cultural exchanges in Nepal, Taiwan, Indonesia, India, Germany, and Hawai'i. She has received fellowships from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation and The Ohio State University, and a research award from the Congress on Research in Dance for a paper that observed how normative assumptions about the body are challenged by choreographers and their particular expressions of embodiment. She has taught ballet, modern, experiential anatomy, pilates, and yoga.
May 2008 May 2-4: Rituals for Renewal: A Weekend with Donna Schaper Rituals for Renewal is a changing life, transformational course that begins with the ordinary habits of daily living. How we eat, sleep, spend, and work are spiritual as well as practical questions. Our datebooks and our checkbooks are as holy as any shrine or meditative practice. We will review our "holy habits" and renew them – or change them. For too many of us, other people are in charge of our sacred time and our sacred resources; this course puts us back in charge from the "bottom up" by identifying our deepest values and putting them in charge of our daily living. Rituals for Renewal invites us to put our deepest values in charge of our daily living. For more information, please call 610.566.3679, or visit www.pendlehill.org. May 11 - A Play as a Mothers' Day Present
WILD HAIR (wild hâr) n. Wild Hair is an original theatre piece, created by performer Jean Taylor and director Robin Fawcett. In the play, a docent from the Museum of Natural History explores what it means to be a non-conformist, a "wild hair," embodying possibility in the face of contemporary feelings of nothingness. Scrap cardboard and rough-hewn props help construct the world of the piece as we wonder together . . . might more wild hairs equal fewer dark castles? *On Sunday, May 11, 2008, the Judson Memorial Church congregation will experience a half hour version of the hour-long piece during the 11:00 a.m. worship service.
May 8 - Marking the First Anniversary of the New Sanctuary Movement 11:00 a.m. 12:30—3:00 p.m. The Riverside Church, Room 411, Manhattan Background: We, members of the New Sanctuary Movement, celebrate one year since our launching in NY, Seattle, LA, and Chicago. In this one year, over 40 cities have sprouted coalitions across the country. Walking together, witnessing, and breaking the silence against the domestic terrorizing, militarization, and policing upon our immigrant brothers and sisters have been a challenge and a grace (within many graces). As the fist of ICE tightens and squeezes the life out of our families and our souls, we are still committed to stand up, in dignity and in solidarity, with our brothers and sisters who are being persecuted. Thus, let us save the date and gather with sanctuary families and other NSM members from around the region to mark a milestone on the long road to compassionate justice.
October 2008 Judson Weekend Retreat
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