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As children, we are taught a very simplistic version of the origin of Thanksgiving. We make Pilgrim hats out of construction paper, and pretend that the Indian headdresses we construct are representative of all Indians. Yet the truth of the holiday is much more complicated … read more.

In 1969, there was a huge music festival that took place in the state of New York. Thousands of people attended. It wasn’t Woodstock. Come hear how the Harlem Cultural Festival touched the souls of the people present, and how music continues to move those who hear it.

One service at 10 am
George W. Bush once noted that immigrants in the United States often do the labor that “Americans won’t do.” These jobs often include menial labor such as picking strawberries, cleaning hotels, bussing tables and mowing lawns. However, it is not only immigrants that do this work; other non-majority peoples such as African Americans and indigenous people do this work, often without recognition or thanks. This service will look into the importance of invisible labor, touching on issues such as what it means to be an American.

1 Service at 10 am ONLY
Author Neil Gaiman is a prolific author in several genres. Yet a common thread in many of his works is the idea of good and evil, and whether there exists an ineffable Plan. What is good? What is evil? Can they be differentiated? Is there a Heaven and Hell? What is the great Plan? Ayanna Gaines will explore these questions through the lens of some of Gaiman’s writings.