2024 - Taizé Prayer (March 25, 2024)
Observance of Holy Week
Location: St. Francis de Sales Church
Music director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rick Hardy
Cantor: Ben Pohlman; Reader: Gloria Goodwin
Approximately 180 participants
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Location: St. Francis de Sales Church
Music director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rick Hardy
Cantor: Ben Pohlman; Reader: Gloria Goodwin
Approximately 180 participants
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2024 - Worship Service in Observance and Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 21, 2024)
Location: Maplewood Reformed Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. James Ellis III; Preacher: Rev. Kama Jongerius (retired from Third Reformed Church)
Readers: Samantha Connour, Calvin Hoogstra, and Edward Swart; Cantor: Cindy Bender
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 120 participants, including 45 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. James Ellis III; Preacher: Rev. Kama Jongerius (retired from Third Reformed Church)
Readers: Samantha Connour, Calvin Hoogstra, and Edward Swart; Cantor: Cindy Bender
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 120 participants, including 45 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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2023 - Community-Wide Thanksgiving Service (November 19, 2023)
Location: Grace Episcopal Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Jen Adams (Grace Episcopal ); Preacher: Rev. Kory Plockmeyer (Movement West Michigan)
Readers: Kory Plockmeyer, Gloria Goodwin, and Jen Adams; Cantor: Kristi Trepa
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 200 participants, including 50 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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Worship Leader: Rev. Jen Adams (Grace Episcopal ); Preacher: Rev. Kory Plockmeyer (Movement West Michigan)
Readers: Kory Plockmeyer, Gloria Goodwin, and Jen Adams; Cantor: Kristi Trepa
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 200 participants, including 50 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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2023 - Taizé Prayer (April 3, 2023)
Observance of Holy Week
Location: St. Francis de Sales Church
Music director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Phil Konczyk
Cantor: Kristi Trepa; Reader: Mary Johnson
Approximately 180 participants
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Location: St. Francis de Sales Church
Music director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Phil Konczyk
Cantor: Kristi Trepa; Reader: Mary Johnson
Approximately 180 participants
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2023 - Worship Service in Observance and Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 22, 2023)
Location: Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. Christopher Dorn (CUSP chair); Preacher: Rev. Jen Adams (Grace Episcopal Church)
Readers: Angela Wagenveld, Alissa Shabaz, and Anna Erickson; Cantor: Ben Pohlman
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 190 participants, including 60 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. Christopher Dorn (CUSP chair); Preacher: Rev. Jen Adams (Grace Episcopal Church)
Readers: Angela Wagenveld, Alissa Shabaz, and Anna Erickson; Cantor: Ben Pohlman
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 190 participants, including 60 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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2022 - Community-Wide Thanksgiving Service (November 20, 2022)
Location: Third Reformed Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. Ryan Boes (Third Reformed); Preacher: Rev. Dr. Daniel Griswold (Reformed Church in America classis) Readers: Barb Tenpas, Mary Yedinak, and Hunter Brumels; Cantor: Kristi Trepa
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 150 participants, including 60 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. Ryan Boes (Third Reformed); Preacher: Rev. Dr. Daniel Griswold (Reformed Church in America classis) Readers: Barb Tenpas, Mary Yedinak, and Hunter Brumels; Cantor: Kristi Trepa
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 150 participants, including 60 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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2022 - Taizé Prayer (April 11, 2022)
Observance of Holy Week
Location: St. Francis de Sales Church
Music director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Phil Konczyk
Cantor: Ben Pohlman; Reader: Robin Klay
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For a deeper look into the Community of Taizé, we recommend this article.
To visit the web site of the Taizé Community, go to: www.Taize.fr
Location: St. Francis de Sales Church
Music director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Phil Konczyk
Cantor: Ben Pohlman; Reader: Robin Klay
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For a deeper look into the Community of Taizé, we recommend this article.
To visit the web site of the Taizé Community, go to: www.Taize.fr
2021 - Community-wide Virtual Worship Service (Jan 24, 2021)
Celebrating the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Location: Pillar Church
View the video of our local virtual ecumenical service on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021
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View the video recording of the Day 6 Readings and Prayers
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Location: Pillar Church
View the video of our local virtual ecumenical service on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021
View the video recording of the Day 1 Readings and Prayers
View the video recording of the Day 2 Readings and Prayers
View the video recording of the Day 3 Readings and Prayers
View the video recording of the Day 4 Readings and Prayers
View the video recording of the Day 5 Readings and Prayers
View the video recording of the Day 6 Readings and Prayers
View the video recording of the Day 7 Readings and Prayers
View the video recording of the Day 8 Readings and Prayers
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2020 - Community-wide Worship Service (Jan 19, 2020)
Celebrating the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Location: First United Methodist Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Tania Dozeman (First United Methodist Church); Preacher: Rev. Benjamin Petroelje (Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church); Soloist: Sonja Trent-Brown; Cantor: Zach Kapla; Readers: Angela Wagenveld, Maura Reynolds, and Mary Johnson
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington (Hope Church)
Participants, who nearly filled the house, included 67 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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Location: First United Methodist Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Tania Dozeman (First United Methodist Church); Preacher: Rev. Benjamin Petroelje (Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church); Soloist: Sonja Trent-Brown; Cantor: Zach Kapla; Readers: Angela Wagenveld, Maura Reynolds, and Mary Johnson
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington (Hope Church)
Participants, who nearly filled the house, included 67 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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2019 - Community-Wide Thanksgiving Service (Nov. 24, 2019)
Location: Pillar Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Jonathon Gabhart (Pillar Church); Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christopher Dorn (First Presbyterian Church of Ionia); Readers: Lynn Kotecki and Marissa Doshi; Cantor: Phillip Konczyk; Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 300 participants, including 60 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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Worship Leader: Rev. Jonathon Gabhart (Pillar Church); Preacher: Rev. Dr. Christopher Dorn (First Presbyterian Church of Ionia); Readers: Lynn Kotecki and Marissa Doshi; Cantor: Phillip Konczyk; Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington
Approximately 300 participants, including 60 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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2019 - Community-Wide Hymn Festival (Oct 6, 2019)
Our fourteen hymns were based on the gospel readings for the Sundays from Lent through Pentecost in Year A of the Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal, and Revised Common lectionaries.
Location: First Reformed Church, Holland
Music Director and Narrator: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Peter Kurdziel, DMA
Approximately 150 participants
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Location: First Reformed Church, Holland
Music Director and Narrator: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Peter Kurdziel, DMA
Approximately 150 participants
View the festival program - cover pages
View the festival program - inside pages
2019 - Community-Wide Worship Service (Jan. 20, 2019)
Celebrating the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Location: St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Charles D. Brown (St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church); Preacher: Rev. Ryan Winningham (Zion Lutheran Church); Cantor: Phillip Konczyk; Readers: Reina Arriola, Tom Ludwig
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington (Hope Church)
Approximately 260 participants, including 65 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
View the video of the service at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUxAfyrtIjk
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Location: St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Charles D. Brown (St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church); Preacher: Rev. Ryan Winningham (Zion Lutheran Church); Cantor: Phillip Konczyk; Readers: Reina Arriola, Tom Ludwig
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington (Hope Church)
Approximately 260 participants, including 65 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
View the video of the service at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUxAfyrtIjk
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2018 - Community-Wide Thanksgiving Service (Nov. 18, 2018)
Location: St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Nate Schipper (Fellowship Reformed Church); Homilist: Rev. Kama Jongerius (Third Reformed Church); Gospel Reader: Father Kyle Kilpatrick (St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church); Other Readers: Alyssa Cheadle and Ángel Lopez; Cantor: Phillip Konczyk; Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington (Hope Church)
Approximately 280 participants, including 60 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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Worship Leader: Rev. Nate Schipper (Fellowship Reformed Church); Homilist: Rev. Kama Jongerius (Third Reformed Church); Gospel Reader: Father Kyle Kilpatrick (St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church); Other Readers: Alyssa Cheadle and Ángel Lopez; Cantor: Phillip Konczyk; Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington (Hope Church)
Approximately 280 participants, including 60 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir and the De Sales Brass
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2018 - Community-Wide Hymn Festival (Sept. 30, 2018)
Celebrating the Grand Opening of the Renovated Holland Civic Center Place
Location: Holland Civic Center Auditorium
Music Director and Narrator: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Peter Kurdziel, DMA
Approximately 400 participants Co-sponsor: Holland Civic Center Place Committee
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Location: Holland Civic Center Auditorium
Music Director and Narrator: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Peter Kurdziel, DMA
Approximately 400 participants Co-sponsor: Holland Civic Center Place Committee
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2018 - Community-Wide Worship Service (Jan. 21, 2018)
Celebrating the International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Location: Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. Christopher Dorn; Preachers: Rev. Charles D. Brown (St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church) and Rev. Marvin Hofman (Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church)
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington (Hope Church)
Approximately 200 participants, including 50 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir
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Location: Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church
Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. Christopher Dorn; Preachers: Rev. Charles D. Brown (St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church) and Rev. Marvin Hofman (Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church)
Music Director: Robert J. Batastini; Organist: Rhonda Sider Edgington (Hope Church)
Approximately 200 participants, including 50 members of the Holland Ecumenical Choir
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