March 27, 2008

Ultreya Location Changed

The Cursillo Movement of the Diocese of Memphis is pleased to announce its monthly Ultreya will be held at Holy Rosary Church, beginning April 15.

Mass will be held at 7 p.m. followed by Ultreya in the parish Family Room. Child care will be provided.

School of Leaders for Cursillo will continue at St. Francis of Assisi Church on the first, second and fourth Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m.

Concert Series Continues with Memphis Brass Quintet

The final concert of the SBA Crossroads Concert season will be held on Sunday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the SBA Performing Arts Theatre, located at 8250 Varnavas Dr. in Cordova.

Featured performers will be the University of Memphis Rudi Scheidt School of Music Memphis Brass Quintet. SBA's instrumental groups will also perform.

The Memphis Brass Quintet is the professional brass ensemble of the U of M School of Music and has developed a reputation for outstanding artistic concert presentations.

All seating is reserved. For tickets or information, call 901-260-2840,visit www.sbaeagles.org or send an email to crossroads @sbaeagles.org.

Vanderhaar Symposium Planned at CBU

The Third Annual Vanderhaar Symposium will focus on the relevance of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy in the twenty-first century. Rev. Bryan Massingale, S.T.D. will speak at the Dr. Gerard A. Vanderhaar Symposium, Thursday, April 10, from 7:00 _ 8:30 p.m. in the Canale Arena on the Christian Brothers University (CBU) campus.

A Catholic moral theologian who focuses on liberation theologies, Massingale's topic is Dr. Martin Luther King's Vision and Practice: His Legacy, Present Struggles and Future Hopes.

"It is all too easy to keep Dr. King safely memorialized and merely recall his accomplishments," Massingale recently explained.

"I want to retrieve the faith that inspired his passion for justice and nonviolence, and then show how that passion can shed new light on the contemporary justice challenges we face. I want to end on a note of hope, as that is something sorely needed to sustain our struggle for justice in the face of formidable obstacles."

An Associate Professor at Marquette University, Massingale is a prolific writer who has authored more than thirty articles, book chapters, and book reviews.

Also that evening, a Mid-South university student will be recognized with the Dr. Gerard A. Vanderhaar Student Peace Award. The award is given annually to a student who best exemplifies the spirit and practice of nonviolence consistent with Dr. Vanderhaar's life and work. The recipient will make a presentation of his/her work prior to the lecture.

The Vanderhaar Symposium was founded in honor of Dr. Gerard A. Vanderhaar, a professor of religion for 28 years at CBU, who spent his lifetime promoting peace and active nonviolence. Each year, the Symposium invites a noted scholar and/or activist to the CBU campus to address a social and moral issue related to peace and justice and/or Catholic social teaching.

The Symposium is free and open to the public, and will be followed by a reception. Parking is available in the CBU Central Avenue lot at no cost. For more information, call 901-321-3270 or visit www.gvanderhaar.org.