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Laetare Art Series

Each Lent, the Church of the Nativity in Cincinnati hosts the Laetare Art Series. This image of Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman is one of the five works I will be contributing to the show. All were originally commissioned by the Archdiocese of Brisbane, Australia, for Lent 2009. I look forward to the opening this Saturday, March 13, especially to seeing the work by the other contributing artists Bill Feinberg, Fr. Jim Hasse, Nicholas Markell and Paula Wiggins. The Adagio Trio will perform with vocalist Teresa DeZarn Jackson. All are welcome; Please visit http://www.nativity-cincinnati.org/ for additional information.
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  1. Martin PateMarch 14, 2010 at 1:30 PM

    Love your work!

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  2. Ron KellowAugust 7, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    Is this the current cover of The Upper Room daily devotional? I thought I recognized it! Very nice work!

    Ron Kellow
    ronkellow@gmail.com

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