All Saints Anglican Church co-sponsored the 2010 Traverse City Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service on Monday evening, November 22, 2010, at 7 PM. The annual event was held this year at Central Methodist Church with Rabbi Albert Lewis (Congregation Beth-El) offering the Thanksgiving message and the final blessing. Other participating clergy included the Rev. Dale Ostema and Rev. Chris Lane from Central Methodist Church, the Rev. Jane Lippert from Traverse Bay Methodist Church, the Rev. Kurt Henle from All Saints Anglican Church, the Rev. Becky Chamberlain from the Presbyterian Church, and Sister Katherine Murphy from St Francis Roman Catholic Church.
Music was provided by a Community Choir under the direction of James Seidel, accompanied by Margaret Hollyday, both from the Presbyterian Church, with the John Rutter anthem “For the beauty of the earth”. Thomas Bara, organist at Central Methodist, accompanied the hymns and the clarinet prelude, played by his wife Anne. The Service was followed by a time of refreshment and fellowship.
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