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A TIME OF WELCOME
Saturday, 7:00pm
We will welcome
Annual Meeting attendees with a gathering at Memorial Hall on
Saturday evening. It promises to be a night of music and special
guests ranging from Richard Pickering, the lead interpreter from
Plimoth Plantation, to members of the Natick Praying Indians telling
their story in drama and music.
HEALING & RECONCILIATION SERVICE
Sunday, 7:30pm
On Sunday, June
22, a service of Healing and Reconciliation will take place at First
Parish Church in Plymouth. It will be a time of prayer, reflection,
repentance, forgiveness, and healing – personally, corporately, and
more…
This service will
have an historic as well as a global element to it. We will welcome
members of the Natick Praying Indians and their sachem, Caring
Hands, to take part and Dr. Arthur Rouner, Jr. and people from
Pilgrim’s Presence in Kenya, Africa will also participate.
PILGRIM PROGRESS
Monday, 7:00pm
Since 1920 and
the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims, a
re-enact-ment of Pilgrim Progress (gathering and going to worship)
has taken place. The 51 who take part, representing those who
survived winter of 1620-21, gather at the Mayflower Society House,
dress in Pilgrim attire, and take their places as families in the
Progress.
The Progress
proceeds down North St., past Plymouth Rock, up Leyden St., to
Burial Hill to the site of the first fort and meetinghouse. There, a
service of Pilgrim worship is shared, with men on one side and women
on the other. Afterward, we progress down to the Main St. and back
to the Mayflower Society House.
One of the
wonderful aspects of Pilgrim Progress is that there are no
spectators. Beyond the 52, everyone becomes a part of the procession
and participates in worship on Burial Hill.
PLIMOTH PLANTATION
Tuesday, 2:00-8:30pm
The final day of
our Annual Meeting will culminate with a visit to Plimoth
Plantation, a living history museum which portrays the two cultures
that came together in 1620, the European and the Native American.
Several hours will be made available to take in the Pilgrim Village,
the Wampanoag home site, as well as the craft shop and gift shop at
the Plantation. At 5:30 pm, we will share in a Thanksgiving style
meal – complete with turkey, cranberry sauce, and all the fixin’s.
Following our meal, we will be entertained by one of the areas
finest bluegrass bands, Back Eddy Bluegrass. The day promises to be
full, informative, entertaining, delightful! |
