On Friday, March 30 at 7pm, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Cambridge will be hosting “Sing Peace,” a hymn festival led by and featuring the hymns of Adam Tice (www.adammltice.com).

 

Born in 1979, Tice is an extremely gifted hymn writer, pastor, and musician. He currently serves as Associate Pastor of Hyattsville Mennonite Church in Hyattsville, MD. Tice has two hymn collections, both published by GIA: A Greener Place to Grow: 50 More Hymn Texts (2011) and Woven Into Harmony (2009). Also, fourteen of his texts are in Worship: Fourth Edition (2011). Many of Tice’s texts focus on issues of peace and social justice, and these hymns will be highlighted in the hymn festival, along with a few spirituals as well. 

 

In conjunction with the themes of peace and social justice, a donation will be taken at the door of the hymn festival to benefit the work of two outstanding groups who work for peace and justice. Half of the donations will go to the Mennonite Central Committee who work for “relief, development and peace in the name of Christ” (www.mcc.org). You might be familiar with one of their partners found locally here in the area, the Ten Thousand Villages stores, one of which is located just down the street from St. Peter’s in Central Square. The other half of the donations will be given to the Scholarship Program for children in Haiti run by the Episcopal Sisters of St. Margaret (www.ssmbos.com/). This scholarship program helps to pay for the schooling of those who otherwise might not be able to afford the tuition costs.

 

We invite you all to please join us for what will be a wonderful night of music making and supporting wonderful causes! The suggested donation is $20, $10 for students and seniors, but we encourage everyone to attend regardless of how much you can give, whether it is more or less!