A musical remembrance will mark the first anniversary of the death of Rev. Dr. C. David Hess. The event will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the church. David, the church’s longest serving pastor, died at 64 after a brief battle with advanced lung cancer. A talented musician himself, David directed the church choir and was an active member of the Rochester Eastman Chorus. The church’s new choir director, Edo Frenkel, new church organist Oliver Hagen, and cellist Alexa Ciciretti will perform. All three are graduate students at Eastman School of Music
Anyone wishing will have an opportunity to share a memory of David. A sign-up sheet to do so is in the Fellowship Hall to reserve speaking time and to help streamline the service, but no one should feel silenced by a failure to sign up. Beloved by his congregation, David gave them one last gift in his dying days as he emailed messages of courage, faith, and humor from his Wilmot Cancer Center bed. Those emails and a transcription of David’s final sermon, “Dealing with Uncertainty,” will be available in a magazine format for a $5 contribution at the remembrance. CDs of his sermons will also be available for a free will offering.
The following day, Ginny Chase will make pulled pork sandwiches with David’s famous barbecue sauce for Sunday coffee hour following church. Please use this first weekend in March to remember and honor David and to move into the future still loved by and loving him.
Anyone wishing will have an opportunity to share a memory of David. A sign-up sheet to do so is in the Fellowship Hall to reserve speaking time and to help streamline the service, but no one should feel silenced by a failure to sign up. Beloved by his congregation, David gave them one last gift in his dying days as he emailed messages of courage, faith, and humor from his Wilmot Cancer Center bed. Those emails and a transcription of David’s final sermon, “Dealing with Uncertainty,” will be available in a magazine format for a $5 contribution at the remembrance. CDs of his sermons will also be available for a free will offering.
The following day, Ginny Chase will make pulled pork sandwiches with David’s famous barbecue sauce for Sunday coffee hour following church. Please use this first weekend in March to remember and honor David and to move into the future still loved by and loving him.