Pioneers of the Spirit

Please join the Rev. Lisa B. Hamilton on Sunday, Feb.6 at 9 am in the Guild room for a video and discussion on Augustine of Hippo. Lisa scripted, produced and wrote the video when she worked for Trinity Wall Street in New York, and promises that this 4th-century mystic has much to teach us about our lives in relationship to God. Augustine is the Bishop who wrote in his Confessions that our souls are restless until they rest in God. If this sentiment sounds like one of your own, you don't want to miss this interesting session.

"Scripting, producing and directing this series was one of my favorite jobs ever. We shot several scenes at St. Bartholomew's in New York--people may recognize the mosaics. My editor and I chose mosaics as our visual motif because Augustine (354-430) was so scattered before realizing, as he said, that "our souls are restless until they rest in God." His Confession (c. 397), in particular, is very "modern" in its tone -- it's almost as if listening in on someone's therapy session! In fact, it's considered the first spiritual biography. I think one of Augustine's best gifts to us is learning how to see ourselves as spiritual beings."
Here is the link to the video Lisa will be using:

http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/webcasts/videos/profiles/biographies/pioneers-of-the-spirit-augustine-of-hippo

February13: Hildegard of Bingen. 
A German nun and abbess, Hildegard was an intellectual, writer, composer, and artist. She wrote about music, art, medicine, natural history and theology. Her musical compositions are being played to this day. Hildegard is remembered also for her visions, which she wrote about in great detail. She was a renaissance woman far ahead of her time.


Submitted by Rev.Lisa Hamilton