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One Light, Many Candles
June 6, 2015, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM
$20
“One Light, Many Candles” is a multi-faith program in word and song reflecting the diversity and integrity of individual faith seeking a spiritual global community. “The embrace of ‘God’ is vast, able to exceed all our definitions and expectations,” says Betty Stookey. “Can we unlock our certainties and open the way with in for acceptance of differences?”
As chaplain at Northfield Mount Hermon preparatory school, Elizabeth (“Betty”) Stookey became aware of the need for greater spiritual inclusiveness among the large and culturally diverse student body. The current program, “One Light, Many candles” had its germination in the interfaith services Betty held monthly, with students of various faiths reading from their holy books accompanied by Noel’s music and music indigenous to other cultures.
Recognizing Love as the common calling to many different faiths, Betty and Noel’s presentation continues to evolve by referencing expressions of the Divine from a myriad of spiritual leaders and literature of many cultures. The program shifts dynamically from the spoken word to the sung word and back again, with Betty reading and Noel singing.
Elizabeth Bannard Stookey, is an ordained minister, business woman, teacher, wife and mother. She holds masters degrees in ESL (Columbia University), French (Université de Grenoble) and Divinity (Harvard). Since her childhood, Betty has understood the beauty of diversity, rather than its problems. Hers is a multi-faith vision, one that she believes will help us learn to appreciate, honor and respect the communal truth of another’s faith tradition.
Singer/songwriter Noel Paul Stookey has been altering the musical and ethical landscape of this country and of the world for decades, both as “Paul” of the legendary trio Peter, Paul and Mary, as an independent musician who believes passionately and bringing the spiritual element into the practice of daily life. Funny, irreverently reverent, thoughtful, compassionate – Stookey’s vocal sound is known across this land from the iconic “Wedding Song” to “In These Times.”
For More Information http://onelightmanycandles.org
Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 the day of the show
Tickets available at the First Congregational Church or through Lakeside Orchards, 306 Readfield Rd., Manchester. Tel. 622-2479. Tickets may be purchased by credit card at Lakeside Orchards.