Upcoming events.
SABBATH: A Screening and Discussion
SABBATH is an expansive look at the Commandment to “rest” and “keep holy the Lord’s Day” across religions and cultures throughout America. From the first Pilgrim settlements to the large-scale religious gatherings of today to how COVID has changed the way Americans gather for worship, the film explores how Sabbath has been and continues to be an important theme etched into the story of America.
The screening will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will include a brief conversation with The Rev. Judy Fentress-Williams, the Dodge Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Virginia Theological Seminary and Senior Assistant to the Pastor and Director of Christian Education at Alfred Street Baptist Church. We look forward to delving into how sabbath impacts how Americans worship.
The Community Library
In his new film SABBATH, award-winning filmmaker Martin Doblmeier explores the religious, secular, psychological, and sociological implications of a weekly day of rest for a “profoundly burned-out world.” The wide-ranging two-hour documentary delves into the history and practice of an ancient concept that is rooted in the biblical story of creation.
Doblmeier and the Journey Films team traveled coast-to-coast exploring Sabbath beliefs and practice, meeting authors – both secular and religious, monks, theologians, clergy, farmers, physicians, and practitioners young and more senior. He shows the profound beauty of the practice across traditions, the principles of justice that undergird it, and the potential it offers for healing the world.
Presented in collaboration with Sun Valley Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the Wood River Jewish Community, Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hailey.
Agudas Achim Congregation
Martin Doblmeier will deliver the Rabbi Jack Moline Lecture. Rabbi Jack served as Rabbi at Agudas Achim for nearly 27 years and is now Rabbi Emeritus. For more information https://www.agudasachim-va.org/welcome/about-us
Society of Adventist Communicators
This year's theme is Purpose, Passion, Partnership. Martin Doblemeier will deliver the keynote address on Friday evening.
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
The McClendon Scholars Series
Presentation of the film SABBATH and conversation with filmmaker Martin Doblmeier and theologian Judy Fentress-Williams.
For information: https://nyapc.org/events/
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church.
First event in a fall series about the topic of Sabbath for the Center for Spiritual Deepening. Martin Doblmeier will show segments from SABBATH and discuss with Pastor Laura Cochran. For more information: https://www.centerforspiritualdeepening.org/
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
The Henderson Leadership Conference
Looking Forward: Church, Hope and the Future of Congregations
Martin Doblmeier shows clips from SABBATH and joins a panel discussion. The Conference also includes popular author Will Willimon
For more information. www.pts.edu/henderson-2324
Minneapolis, MN
Our "Sabbath Living" Movie Night is Saturday, July 8th at 6:00 p.m. at Impact Living Ministry, 3620 East 26th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406. Free and open to IMPACTORS and interested community members. Free popcorn and lemonade will be available. For more information, reach out at https://impactlivingministry.org/contact/