NT-NL Leaders:

Last summer my spouse, the Rev. Kendra Mohn, PhD, and I had the privilege of leading a trip of NT-NL leaders to Germany. While there we visited sites related to Luther’s 16th Century reformation movement. We also though wanted to ensure our focus was on what came from the reformation, the faith that was passed on. So we were intentional in visiting sites related to the continual reformation of the church. These included witnessing the horror of Buchanwald Concentration Camp and the cell of Pastor Paul Schneider, whose story of faith and resistance is sadly not well enough known. And we were intentional about visiting Leipzig for two main reasons. The first was to visit the St. Nicholaus Kirke and learn more about the Peace Prayer movement there that was critical in the end of communist rule. The second was to visit the St. Thomas Kirke, the church of J.S. Bach, whose music was inspired by the theology of the reformation.

On Tuesday March 18th you have the opportunity in Dallas to enjoy part of that legacy of the St. Thomas Kirke in a concert by the boys choir from that church. The Thomanerchor (boys choir) was founded in 1212, some 500 years before Bach arrived in Leipzig. The choir will be in Dallas to perform at the annual convention of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). The concert will be held at Incarnation Episcopal Church in Dallas (966 McKinney Ave Dallas, Texas 75204)

Tickets can be purchased here.

To help offset the cost of the concert and other expenses while in Dallas, they are accepting sponsorships. You can see what sponsorships are available here.

I hope that you will consider attending this event and enjoying a beautiful evening of music. If you also are inclined you can participate in sponsoring the choirs visit at the link above.

The reformation continues and informs us daily in our life together. The Word of God is living and moving. Music is one way we experience that movement. Look forward to seeing you there.

Bishop Gronberg