Local Field Trip for UVA Students & Friends of the Institute: Saturday, September 16, 2023 (6:00-9:00pm)
We'll meet at 6:00pm for dinner in the central food court at Dairy Market (946 Grady Ave); after dinner, we will proceed to see “A Musical on the Life of Sr. Thea Bowman" at Charlottesville MLK Performing Arts Center.
Transportation, Dinner and Performance tickets are free for students, so please complete the registration form below! Dinner and a limited number of performance tickets are free for Friends of the St. Anselm Institute who register below.
Did you know that the Church recently has given Franciscan Sister Thea Bowman (1937-1990) the title "Servant of God," which places her on the canonization path to become one of the first Black Catholic saints from the U.S.? Come and learn more about her inspiring life and love of Jesus, as celebrated composer and vocalist ValLimar Jansen and a large Gospel choir will perform 16 Spirituals and 4 Latin hymns that Sr. Thea Bowman joyfully sang to people around the world. This dynamic musical also will include ValLimar performing one of Sr. Thea Bowman’s most famous and compelling speeches to a gathering of America’s Roman Catholic bishops in June 1989.
Questions? Email Dr. Charles Kromkowski, Executive Director, St. Anselm Institute: cak5u@virginia.edu
