Canterbury and Coventry Choirs Spring Concert Cancellation Update – All Saints Church, Pasadena

Last Thursday, the choir concert scheduled for Sunday, June 2, was canceled. This decision was the result of grief expressed in the congregation and resulted in further grief from others in the congregation.

Throughout this process, we have centered our call to be healers and reconcilers. Where there is pain, our call from Christ is together to learn from it and together to seek healing.

Listening and healing for everyone is our top priority right now. And as such, we are working with a racial justice organization and our vestry’s Racial Justice Advisory Council to provide facilitated opportunities for everyone to express what is in their hearts and listen deeply to one another and together , let’s start finding a way forward.

Our core values ​​of radical inclusion, courageous justice, joyful spirituality and ethical stewardship are beautiful and challenging. We now face the challenge. And the love we have for one another in community is and will help us.

While I won’t go into detail here, suffice it to say that there was significant misinformation in the original announcement posted on our church website about the concert. Please see this FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for more detailed information (link to document here) … and it’s important to note that what was initially circulated did not represent how this process played out.

In the love of Christ,
Mike

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