Events

Calvary Episcopal Church celebrates its 100th annual Lenten Preaching Series beginning Wednesday, Feb. 22. All are invited to attend in-person to hear this year’s 18 dynamic speakers. Barbara will preach at the noonday service on Wednesday, March 22, and will join David Wolpe, Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, for the Lenten Preaching Series Podcast recorded live in the church from 6:15-7:15 pm that evening.

Website: https://calvarymemphis.org/learn/lenten-preaching-series/

Eat & Read is the brainchild of Jane Wolfe, Harvard Divinity School graduate and co-owner of Melba’s Poboy Shop in New Orleans.  Every year she invites a variety of authors to the restaurant for book signings, book giveaways, and conversation.  Authors have included Colson Whitehead, Michael Pollan, Sophfronia Scott, Sister Helen Prejean and many more. On May 5 Barbara will sign free copies of An Altar in the World, visit with customers, and enjoy a poboy.

Website: https://www.melbas.com/literacy-program

Join us as we welcome best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor and award winning Celtic author and teacher of spirituality John Philip Newell in conversation beginning at 6:30 pm.  If you plan to attend, keep checking this link since high attendance may require registration.

Website: https://www.christchurchcathedral.org/blog/barbara-brown-taylor-and-john-philip-newell3106/?occurrence=4739

This event has been cancelled.

Website: https://www.furman.edu/spiritual-life/events-worship-at-furman/religion-in-life-lectures/

Join Barbara and author Dana Trent for the launch of Dana’s new book Between Two Trailers: A Memoir (Convergent Books, 2024).  This is a ticketed event, so go to the website for full information.

Website: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/event/jdanatrent24

The Yale Institute of Sacred Music at Yale celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a host of special events including this Sunday afternoon Hymn Festival at Yale’s historic Woolsey Hall.  Dr. Felicia Barber will conduct an ecumenical community choir of 300 voices in concert with the Yale Camerata, a brass ensemble, gospel instrumentalists, and organists Drs. Nathaniel Gumbs and Bruce Neswick. The Reverends Jim Forbes and Barbara Brown Taylor will serve as guest preachers.  The event is free and open to the public.

Website: https://ism.yale.edu/event/all-creation-sings-isms-50th-anniversary-hymn-festival

Barbara will preach at two services on Sunday morning: the traditional service at 9:30 am and the contemporary service at 11:00 am

Website: https://www.stlukesumc.com/northindy

Worship at 10:00 AM followed by Jeff Chu’s book launch for Good Soil at 11:30 AM.

Website: https://www.fpcberkeley.org/event/sunday-worship-76/

Barbara Brown Taylor joins the lineup of 17 speakers in this year’s dynamic five-week series. See Calvary’s website for more information, including how you can watch the series live on Calvary’s Facebook page, YouTube channel, or website.

Website: https://calvarymemphis.org/lent-2/

Join Barbara Brown Taylor and Jeff Chu for a live taping of this podcast at Calvary Episcopal Church on Wednesday night, or head to the website for details on how to watch it online.

Website: https://calvarymemphis.org/

Join Georgia Center for the Book, Decatur Book Festival, Conversations at First Baptist, and Charis Books & More for an evening with award-winning author Elaine Pagels, in conversation with Barbara Brown Taylor. They’ll be discussing Pagels’ new book, Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus, a spellbinding and deeply-researched epic that sets out to answer the question of how a poor young Jewish man inspired a religion that shaped the world. This event is free, but tickets are required.

Website: https://georgiacenterforthebook.org/events

“Writing in Harmony: A Conversation on Creative Processes with author Barbara Brown Taylor and musician John Bell” in the University of Georgia’s Special Collections Building at 7:00 PM.

Website: https://georgiawritershalloffame.org/honorees/barbara-brown-taylor

Worship at 10:30 AM in the sanctuary and online.

Website: https://www.bradleyhillschurch.org/2024/12/12/70th-dinner/

The Farminary Project at Princeton Seminary does theological education in sync with the seasons of small-scale agriculture, producing faith leaders who are conversant with ecology, sustainability, and food justice, as well as the need for sacred rest in a culture of 24/7 productivity. Barbara will speak at the opening worship service for this four day celebration, to be held both on the seminary campus and at the Farminary’s 21-acre farm. Other speakers include Willie Jennings, Norman Wirzba, Jeff Chu, and Michael Twitty, among many others. Tickets are required; see the Farminary website for details.

Website: https://ptsem.edu/academics/departments/farminary/the-farminarys-10th-anniversary/

New York Times bestselling author and podcaster Jen Hatmaker joins bestselling author Barbara Brown Taylor to discuss faith, reinvention, and the freedom of starting over. Free and open to the public; no tickets needed; seating is first come, first served.

Website: https://www.decaturbookfestival.com/event-details/awake-jen-hatmaker-on-her-midlife-renaissance

The Coming of the Light

Communities of faith around the world mark earth’s regular passage from dark to light (and from light to dark in due season) with everything from pop-up solstice celebrations in cow pastures to ancient vespers services in great cathedrals. What is it about twilight that speaks to the human soul, and what spiritual challenges are hidden in this earthly give-and-take of natural light? These questions and more will be on the table when we meet in January to celebrate the Christian season of Epiphany, the season of growing light. If you plan to come early for dinner and a twilight organ concert by candlelight, be sure to register at https://onrealm.org/fpcnaples/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=Y2MwMWFmZmQtYTc2Yi00YjMxLWIyNGUtYjNhNjAxNWI3ZGEx

Website: https://www.fpcnaples.org/

Barbara will preach at Duke Chapel’s weekly interdenominational Sunday morning worship service, which begins at 11:00 am.

Website: https://chapel.duke.edu/

A signature event of Calvin University, the Festival of Faith and Writing has been held every other April since 1990, for readers of all faiths everywhere. Barbara will join a bevy of other speakers, including Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ross Gay, Eliza Griswold, and Aaliyah Bilal among many others. Tickets are required; check the website for details including the still-evolving schedule.

Website: https://ccfw.calvin.edu/festival-of-faith-and-writing