Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ to Celebrate 150 Years in America with Weekend-Long Event

This month, the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ will be honoring their rich and lengthy history with a weekend-long event called “Coming Home to Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Poor Handmaid Presence in America.”

According to a new release from the organization, the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ first came to America in 1868. Continue reading

Ancilla Domini Community Choir and Orchestra to Perform Handel’s Messiah

The Ancilla Domini Community Choir and Orchestra is performing George Frideric Handel’s Messiah on Saturday, November 18th at 7 p.m. in the Ancilla Domini Chapel at The Center for Donaldson.

Choir and orchestra members started rehearsing back in September and later this month, they’ll perform their version of Handel’s Messiah, one of the most immensely popular and widely performed pieces of Christian music.

The performance will be conducted by Andrew Jennings, who is the director of the Ancilla Domini Community Choir, a voice instructor at Ancilla and the director of liturgy and music for the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. Continue reading