Gather at the Table: Community Dinner & Vespers Service

Scarritt Bennett Center cordially invites you
to “Gather at the Table!”

Share a delectable dinner and enjoy fellowship and conversation in the historic Susie Gray Dining Hall at 5:00pm, followed by our weekly Vespers and All That Jazz worship service in Wightman Chapel from 6:30–7:15pm.

Vespers & All That Jazz is a unique worship experience that uses words and music from a variety of sources to encounter the Sacred. We understand jazz to be a process of making music; music which shapes the service and helps us experience the interruptive Spirit of God in ourselves and others. The style is experiential. Open minds, open hearts, and open ears are essential. We hope for justice, compassion, peace, and wonder in response.

Cost for the community meal is $20. There is no charge to attend Vespers. Dress is casual.

MENU: Mardi Gras salad, smothered shrimp and andouille sausage, grillades (thin cuts of beef top round simmered in tomato gravy), creamy parmesan grits, classic red beans and rice, corn okra creole, and creamed spinach. King cake cupcakes and toasted pecan tarts for dessert.

Event Details
Date/time: Sunday, February 27 | Dinner: 5:00pm, Vespers Service: 6:30pm
Location: Susie Gray Dining Hall (Community Dinner), Wightman Chapel (Vespers service)
Cost: Dinner is $20/pp. Vespers is always free and open to the public.
Parking: Free in Lots A and B (campus map)

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Per CDC guidelines, Scarritt Bennett Center requires all who visit our campus to wear a mask while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. In-person worshipers welcome in Wightman Chapel. Vespers & All That Jazz services are livestreamed and available weekly on our YouTube channel »

For more information about this event, email Rev. Donna Patterson at [email protected].

Theme: “Boldness of Hope”
Scripture: Luke 9:28-36; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:1
Music: PICARDY, a French carol; SWABIA, by Speiss/Havergal; AGINCOURT HYMN, an English melody; “Open My Eyes” by Clara H. Scott; RATISBON in Werner’s Choralbuch, 1815;  JESU DULCIS MEMORIA, Plainchant – Mode 1
Musicians: Kevin Medill, piano; Matt Davich, woodwinds; John Ownby, bass