Wednesday, April 5, 2006"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the wolrd; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead...Photo Credit: AP/Steven Senne
St. George's (where I am the Rector) took the U2 Eucharist on the road last month, and it has resulted in a media flurry around the globe that included being interviewed live on BBC Belfast radio this past Monday.
First seen at
www.Boston.com (link to article is below)The following appeared on www.Boston.com:
Headline: Lure of U2 draws churchgoers to special services
Date: April 1, 2006
"As the electric guitar in a U2 anthem faded from four speakers, the
Rev. Robert Brooks welcomed worshippers to Grace Episcopal Church with
an unusual suggestion: He warned them to protect their hearing."
View Boston Article HereMy step-dad, Mike Peterson, a journalist, found these in the international news...
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“And in Ireland, eight hits, here's one...”
View Irish Article Here“And in the UK... good headline writer at this site...”
View UK Article Here “My bet is that this will pop up here and there for another week --
editors will put it aside for the "religion page" since they wouldn't
think to put it on the music page... it will be interesting to see
where this lands in various papers...”
Pete (Mike Peterson)
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Photo Credit: AP/Steven Senne
And as of yesterday, the article about the U2 Eucharist has run in Ireland, the UK, in continental Europe, and New Zealand, and today I heard from two people ministering to youth in Mexico - so we think that means it has made it all the way around the globe. How amazing! Hearing from people who want to inspire their young generations to make a difference in the world is what this is all about.
We think this author gets the prize for the coolest title yet...
View New Zealand Article with the Coolest Title
...and bonus points for taking the time to call and interview me and then incorporating that interview with the original AP - unlike another journalist who played with the AP article and got the story a bit wrong (as in stating I decided to design a U2 Eucharist after hearing a sermon about the ONE Campaign? errrr.... not quite... I am also not recruiting ONE volunteers, but simply having One Declarations available to sign. :) )
I would like to say, out loud, so to speak, that I have told reporters that at least one other church (the Church Without Walls) had done such a service several years ago... That I have not claimed to have invented the U2 Eucharist, but that to my knowledge, St. George's is the only church taking the service on the road...
What an adventure.
Paige+
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NEIDEEP at 8:03 AM