We had a wonderful St. Mary Magdala Celebration in Las Cruces,
New Mexico on July 22, 2004. Sixty-four people attended. Our gathering
included Mary's monologue, a meditation, intercessory prayers and a
liturgical dance, with live music and a twenty year-old vocalist. In fact,
we had four people in their twenties to represent young adults. Of
the nine people in the program, three were male. The "Discipleship
of Equals" was our recurring theme of the evening. We had a
small reception with food and drink following. Most of the people stayed
to chat after the performance. One of the members of the First Christian
Church volunteered to video-tape our presentation. We felt we accomplished
some wonderful good will in the Las Cruces Community, and the information
on St. Mary of Magdala was well-received by the attendees.
This was a very rewarding celebration. We think it might be even bigger next year.