Western Washington County
Western Allegheny County
St. AlphonsusMcDonald
St. AnnBulger
St. ColumbkilleImperial
St. MichaelAvella
Our Lady of LourdesBurgettstown
St. PatrickOakdale
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DETAILS
What: A series of talks to help you grow in your faith.
Where: Our Lady of Lourdes church (1109 Main St., Burgettstown, PA 15021)
Date: Thursday, March 31, and Friday, April 1
Time: 7pm
Who: Frank Runyeon will be leading the mission
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Schedule
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Thursday
March 31
7pm
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In an evening that is both entertaining and eye-opening, Runyeon performs the famous parables in Luke’s travel narrative, and then pauses to reflect on how we hear each story–and miss what it is really saying. Click here for the full description.
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Friday
April 1
7pm
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Runyeon sets the famous Sermon in a revealing new setting: as told by the apostle Matthew to the church in Antioch, shortly after the Roman army has burned Jerusalem to the ground. In this dramatic setting, the lines heard so often have new meaning. As Runyeon moves around the church, retelling the sermon, there is surprising humor and very powerful drama. Click here for the full description.
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Friday
April 17:45pm
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Runyeon talks about the struggle to live faithfully in the age of media. As a Hollywood actor, he has a lot to share. He speaks of the lessons he's learned - from his studies at Princeton, to working opposite Meg Ryan on the soaps and in movies, from hosting comedy talk shows on L.A. radio, to studying at Yale Divinity, from 25 years touring America, to 30 years as a parent. He urges us all to think (and laugh) about the media, not just take a bath in them. Click here for a full description.
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Who is Frank Runyeon?
Frank is a graduate of Princeton University with a degree in Religion. After studying acting in New York and Los Angeles for 15 years, he attended Fuller Seminary in preparation for the writing and performance of his first one-man play, AFRAID!: The Gospel of Mark. He continued his studies at Yale Divinity School and General Theological Seminary, from which he received his Masters, with honors, in l994. He workshopped his first productions in cooperation with the faculty of Holy Cross College in Worcester, MA, and the University of Dayton (Catholic).
Frank Runyeon has won national acclaim for his work as a translator and performer of Biblical texts. For more than 25 years, Frank has performed the gospel for hundreds of thousands of people in almost every state in America, earning rave reviews from critics, scholars, and church leaders of every denomination. He is regularly reviewed as “the best speaker we have ever heard” by students and faculty at private and public schools across the nation.
In addition, he has been an actor for several years. He has appeared in As the Word Turns, Melrose Place, L.A. Law, General Hosptial, and many other tv shows and movies.
Frank and his wife Annie live in Los Angeles. They have three children—and a dachshund puppy, who runs the house
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For more information...
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Click here for a full color flyer advertising the mission!
Click here for a link to Frank Runyeon's website!
Please stop by St. Bernadette Hall at the end of Friday evening's presentation for a social with light refreshments!
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