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Supporters reflect on 7 years of New Clergy Conference success

August 28, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

Chautauqua’s growing role in reaching out to individuals entering the clergy is largely thanks to the generosity of several families, individuals and foundations. Bill and Betsy Goodell, the Holden-Daney Foundation, the Robertson Foundation and Constance Somers all are responsible for this year’s support of the Department of Religion’s New Clergy Conference.

The New Clergy Conference comprises two one-week sessions of programming for two cohorts of clergy people who entered the ministry within the past seven years. This year’s conference hosted more than 30 fellows. The program is interfaith, spanning the Abrahamic religions to provide support and cross-denominational interaction for newer members of this country’s clergy.

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138th assembly draws to close with Becker’s Sunday address

August 28, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

Two short months after Chautauqua President Tom Becker opened the season with the trio of gavel taps at the morning worship service, he will make the exact same gesture. But this service will carry a very different feeling.

As is custom, Becker will close the season with the three taps of the gavel at the final Sacred Song service of the season at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Amphitheater.

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Rev. John C. Holbert Chaplain Final Sunday 9:15 a.m. - Amphitheater

Holbert to preach on season’s final Sunday

August 27, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

The Rev. John C. Holbert will be the preacher for the 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship service in the Amphitheater. He will share his faith journey at the Vesper service at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Hall of Philosophy.

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Community to establish Christmas food drive for elderly county residents

August 27, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

Last fall, Ed Schmidt got an email from the Chautauqua County Department of Aging looking for simple Christmas gifts, like winter coats and toothpaste, for local residents. Schmidt decided to donate, but he wanted to take his donation a few steps further.

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Watleys share thoughts on outreach, each other, Chautauqua

August 24, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

“I saw an opportunity at St. Philips. I also have a daughter and three grandchildren in Atlanta and as I think about retirement, I decided I wanted to be near them.”

I was talking with the Revs. William and Matthew Watley on the porch of the Amphitheater, and I asked William about his recent move from Newark to Atlanta after 27 years in the same congregation.

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Prodigies’ pieces to close season of Liszt at final Massey mini-concert

August 24, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

To close the “Liszt at 200!” Massey Memorial Organ Mini-Concert series, organist Jared Jacobsen will highlight one of Franz Liszt’s most enduring qualities — his passion for teaching.

Because Liszt was such a dedicated teacher, Jacobsen chose to play music written by a modern child prodigy. At 12:15 p.m. today in the Amphitheater, Jacobsen will perform the East Coast premiere of “Galaxies and Explosions,” a 2010 organ piece from “Mysteries of Space” by 15-year-old Thomas Mellan. Mellan was born in Paris but now is a high school junior in California.

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Instilling family traditions

August 21, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

Every morning, 11-year old Mendel Vilenkin wakes up with a kippah on his head. He climbs down from his top bunk, sits next to his bed and pours water over his hands, alternating three times in a ritual washing — known as negel vasser or “nail water” — to begin the day of service to God. Eight-year-old Shmuel also knows the morning rhythm.

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Chautauquans to board the ‘gospel train’ at Sacred Song service

August 21, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

Although every Sacred Song service is an opportunity for the congregation to sing with the Chautauqua Choir, this week, the choir members will take their seats out in the audience instead of in the choir loft.

At 8 p.m. Sunday in the Amphitheater, the congregation can join the choir and Martha Jane Weaver, a mezzo-soprano from California and a good friend of Jared Jacobsen, Chautauqua’s organist and coordinator of worship and sacred music. Weaver also will sing a solo at the Sunday morning worship service.

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Contemplative Christian prayer to focus on wholeness

August 21, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily 1 Comment

As an adolescent, George Welch thought he would become a monk. Throughout his youth, he spent many hours at the local Carmelite monastery.

“I was in high school, and I would spend my days with them, painting and doing odd jobs around the monastery,” Welch said. “But then the other thing was that we would spend an hour in silence every day when I was with them.”

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Watleys to share Amp pulpit during Week Nine

August 20, 2011 by The Chautauquan Daily Comments Off

The Rev. Matthew L. Watley, executive minister to more than 6,000 members of the Reid Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church in Silver Springs, Md., will share the pulpit with his father, the Rev. William Watley, for Week Eight. William Watley is the senior pastor of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Newark, N.J.

Matthew Lawrence Watley will preach at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship service in the Amphitheater. His text is Ezekiel 24:16-18, and his title is “Don’t React; Respond.” Father and son will alternate preaching at the 9:15 weekday morning worship services in the Amphitheater.

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