All Souls' Adult Formation Ministry Team is hosting films in the Chapel (first four films), and the Main Church (last film). Please enter on Cedar Street for the Chapel, and the corner of Cedar and Spruce Street for the Main Church.
Gather (if possible bring some light snacks to share) to watch the movie, and have a brief discussion afterward. The theme for this weekly series is Sheep or Wolves? Prophets in 5 Films. Designed to stimulate theological reflection and insights. Each night’s presentation is stand-alone, so you need not attend every session. All are invited!
July 8: The Night of the Hunter (1955, 93 minutes, English) "What woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she finds it?" Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum), preacher of love and hate - as tattooed on his knuckles - whole-heartedly pursues his mission in this noir thriller. One family is in his path, and their fates rest in discerning truth from falsehood.
July 22: King of Hearts (1966, 102 minutes, French with English subtitles) Charles Plumpick (Alan Bates), an ornithologist mistaken for a bomb expert, is sent into a French village to disarm a bomb. There he finds the escaped inhabitants of the insane asylum thriving. But in a time of war, who is sane and who is crazy?
Aug. 5: Wise Blood (1979, PG, 106 minutes, English)
Hazel Motes (Brad Dourif) preaches the Church of Truth and the Church Without Christ. Based on the Flannery O'Connor novel, this film explores truth, discipleship, human depravity, and sight vs. blindness with twisted Southern Gothic humor.
Aug. 21 (Sunday): The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, 110 minutes, silent) A work of unparalleled power and raw emotion, this masterpiece depicts the trial of Joan of Arc, the charges against her, and her stalwart yet human faith. Shown in the Nave with an original score by our own Christopher Putnam, this will be a unique, powerful experience.
