Wednesday, March 9, 2011
6 pm Doors, 7 pm Program
Intersections, 274 5th Ave
Btwn 29th and 30th Sts
With Transmission
Every year around this time, there comes a Wednesday when you've probably noticed a marked difference among the people you pass on the street. Women, men, and children are marked with a cross made of ash on their forehead, including perhaps people you've never before seen showing signs of their religiosity. For many Christians, getting ashes on "Ash Wednesday" is one of the most important rites of the year. Ash Wednesday also marks the beginning of the Christian season of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and deep prayer that ends with the remembrance of Jesus' death and the celebration of his resurrection on Easter Sunday.
In this Living Room, led by the emergent church group Transmission, we will dip our toes into the mysteries of mortality, sacrifice, and cleansing that are integral to Ash Wednesday and Lent. Through a series of activities including soap-making, yoga poses, Taize chanting, scriptural reading, and conversations, we'll look at what Lent can offer both Christians and non-Christians alike on their spiritual journey.
Transmission is an emergent house church made up mostly of New Yorkers in their twenties and thirties. It attracts both the “churched,” some of whom have gone to seminary and now work for churches, as well as those who are attracted to Christian spirituality but do not feel fed (or comfortable) in traditional churches. Transmission is very interested in the relationship between worship and community, as well as the relationship between innovation and tradition, seeking to craft new ritual and liturgical exploration while remaining in continuity with the larger Christian tradition. Transmission was founded in 2006 by Isaac Everett and Bowie Snodgrass, who met at on Ash Wednesday 2004.
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