Happy fall, Federated Families! Jill, Eric, Abby and Noah Goodman have invited us for dinner and fellowship. Please bring an appetizer, side, or dessert to share. (Sign up on the "what to bring list" at tinyurl.com/fedsgiving).   

John Bourisseau, from the Chagrin Falls Historical Society, is coming to help us celebrate 100 amazing years of being Federated Church! Gather with all your church friends at this  Wondrous Wednesday event.

We’ll have a celebratory dinner at 6 pm, then at 7 pm, John will take us through an informative talk about our 100-year history, complete with PowerPoint pictures. 

To reserve food, please reply to: katiesharbage@gmail.com and include your name, and how many are attending. Or, call the church and leave your reservation: 440.247.6490. Vegan dishes will be available. 

Focusing on the issue of homelessness, on the coldest night of the year, a Cincinnati librarian is caught between a group of homeless patrons staging a sit-in and a face-off with the local police and media.

“Sugarloaf Mountain” is created and directed by Jeannette Sorrell, creator of Apollo’s Fire hit crossover programs “Come to the River” and “Sephardic Journey,” both Top 10 bestsellers on BILLBOARD Classical. The program has toured to New York City, the National Gallery in Washington, Pittsburgh’s Renaissance & Baroque Society, and universities up and down the East Coast, in addition to over 15 sold-out performances in Cleveland. The CD recording on British label AVIE debuted at no. 5 on the Billboard Classical Crossover chart (2015).

Named for the classical god of music and the sun, Apollo’s Fire was founded in 1992 by the award-winning young harpsichordist and conductor Jeannette Sorrell. Sorrell envisioned an ensemble dedicated to the baroque ideal that music should evoke the various Affekts or passions in the listeners. Apollo’s Fire is a collection of creative artists who share Sorrell’s passion for drama and rhetoric. (apollosfire.org 2019)

A reception will follow the concert. Stay tuned for ticket information.