FEBRUARY 2024
CENTENARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
On the Common Ground Open us, Lord. Guide us to that meeting place, where we can see each other, hear each other, care for each other. Where we can sing together, work together, play together on the common ground. Come, let us meet together on the common ground.
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he late choral music giant Alice Parker penned these words for her final composition, On the Common Ground, a piece that bears witness to Parker's deeply held belief in the transforming power of communal song. The Chancel Choir will sing Parker's work on February 11, and as that day - Transfiguration Sunday - approaches, it is fitting that we reflect on the ways in which Music & Arts at Centenary is advancing faithfully toward embodiment of Parker's vision and working to fan the flames of restoration for our broken world. Continued on next page.