Quaker Singer Carrie Newcomer: In Word and Song: Saturday, July 19th

Be sure to catch Carrie Newcomer and Philip Gulley at St. Lukes United Methodist Church Saturday July, 19th., 100 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, 46260.

Quaker singer Carrie Newcomer leads When the Soul's Great Joy Meets the World's Great Need: Exploration of Faith, Vocation, Activism and Art from 2:30-4:30 pm then performs with Philip Gulley from 7:30-9:30pm. Times and Ticket info below.

• Philip Gulley & Carrie Newcomer: In Word and Song
  Meets: Saturday, July 19, 7:30-9:30 pm, Sanctuary
  Tickets $15 available on Sunday mornings in West Passage beginning June 22, at the door, or call 846-3404 x480.
• Acclaimed singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer and award-winning author Philip Gulley come together to present an intimate evening of story and music. Their stories and songs reflect their communities (Bloomington and Danville) and encourage us to create and strengthen our communities.
  
• When the Soul's Great Joy Meets the World's Great Need:
  Exploration of Faith, Vocation, Activism and Art
  Leader: Carrie Newcomer
  Meets: Saturday, July 19, 2:30-4:30pm, E107/109
  Registration required, fee:$30 (or $40 for both workshop and concert).
• Using music, reflection, writing exercises, discussion and Quaker clearness method, Carrie will help you claim your gifts so you can go out and change the world.

A little about Carrie Newcomer from her Rounder Records Bio:

Newcomer, a Quaker, cuts across secular and spiritual boundaries and is one of a relatively few well-known singer/songwriters working within the progressive spiritual continuum. The Geography of Light was in part influenced by Newcomer’s friendships and recent collaborations with influential authors and theologians, including Parker J. Palmer, Phillip Gulley, Jim Wallis, Scott Russell Sanders and Barbara Kingsolver. Many of the album’s tracks examine compelling ideas and questions arising out of her relationships within this community—the idea that things are not always as they appear; that good exists at the center of things; that life is a process of transformation; that there is value in simple things; that wholeness is not beyond our reach. Through her songs, she asks: What is the nature of justice? When is it finally time to forgive or let go? Where do we turn for strength?

Photo: The Geography of Light, courtesy Carrie Newcomer's Electronic Press Kit page.