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This Month's Movie: "Violet"
Join us for this month's movie discussion group on Sunday, June 26th 2022 at 8 pm ET/ 6pm MT. You are welcome to share your spiritual insights and revelations that are inspired by watching the movie Violet. Rev. Kelly Barber will be the facilitator of this discussion group.
A film executive realizes that the guiding voice inside her head has been lying to her about everything, but the tables turn when she learns to trust her heart and discovers the love of her life is closer than she thinks.
-Overview by IMDb
Just watching the trailer of this movie sent shivers up my spine! How familiar this voice has been to all of us. Now is the only time to proclaim, the gig is up.
I loved this movie! Kelly did a masterful job of the playsheet as well: Violet Play Sheet.pdf (dropbox.com)
This Month's Movie: "Philomena"
Join us for this month's movie discussion group on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT. We welcome the opportunity for you to share your thoughts and spiritual insights that are revealed from watching the movie, Philomena. Laura Bedford will be the facilitator of this discussion group.
In 1952, Irish teenager Philomena (Judi Dench) became pregnant out of wedlock and was sent to a convent. When her baby, Anthony, was a toddler, the nuns took Philomena's child away from her and put him up for adoption in the United States. For the next 50 years, she searched tirelessly for her son. When former BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) learns of the story, he becomes her ally. They travel together to America to find Anthony and become unexpectedly close in the process.
-Overview by Rotten Tomatoes
Looks like a fun movie with a deeper meaning of the power of love and forgiveness.
This Month's Movie: " The Map of Tiny Perfect Things"
Join us for this month's movie discussion group on Sunday, August 28th, 2022 at 8 pm ET/ 6pm MT. All are welcome to come and share the inspiration and spiritual insights received after watching the movie, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things. Jacquelyn Eckert will be the facilitator for this discussion group.
The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things surprisingly goes beyond a typical romance or sci-fi film. It operates on many things that are beyond both genres. The sci-fi element is just used to enhance the narrative and to prove a particular point. I believe that is the beauty of the film. Yes, it does talk about the temporal anomaly and a boy falling for a girl. These topics have been heard a million times before. But these notions are only used as a ladder to find the final destination. The final destination or the goal is about getting privy to a human instinct. A very basic one indeed. We don’t wanna let go. Human beings are not very receptive to transitions. We consider it as a hurdle. We don’t want to let go of people. It’s about facing the eternal truth i.e death. That’s our greatest fear but can also be our greatest driving force. It’s about accepting this eternal truth.
Overview by Sushrut Gopesh
This Month's Movie: "The Starling"
Join us for this month's movie discussion group on Sunday, September 25th, 2022 at 8 pm ET/ 6 pm MT. All are welcome to come and share spiritual insights and thoughts after watching, The Starling. Rev. Kelly Barber will be the facilitator for this discussion group.
THE STARLING follows the grief of two parents, Lilly and Jack Maynard, after their daughter’s death to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Lilly works at the local grocery store, while Jack lives at a rehab facility after a suicide attempt following their daughter’s death. Back at home, Lilly meets with a vet, who used to be a therapist for grief guidance but also answers pet care questions. Lily has an aggressive starling bird that keeps hurting her on her property. Eventually, Jack and Lilly must assess their lives and decide how to move forward.
THE STARLING will be hard for parents to watch, because it deals with the loss of a child. However, it beautifully honors the grieving process and shows good overcoming hardship. THE STARLING has a strong Christian, moral worldview. Pastoral care and church are seen as good things, especially in the light of loss. Positively too, Scripture is read on TV, and the movie stresses themes of friendship, taking care of others and animals, and reconciliation.
Overview by Movieguide
This Month's Movie: "The Little Prince"
Join us for this month's movie discussion group on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT. Come and share your spiritual insights and inspiration after watching, The Little Prince. Jane Sobel and Pieter Van Prooijen will be the facilitators of this movie discussion group.
After an ambitious mother fails to enroll her daughter in the prestigious Werth Academy, the pair move to a new house in the suburbs and instigate a grueling life plan which leaves little time for comfort. The Little Girl soon discovers their new home is right next door to an eccentric aviator, who begins telling her the story of “The Little Prince”, whom the aviator allegedly met after crash-landing. As their friendship grows and the Prince’s story progresses, The Little Girl is forced to confront the uncertainty of her own future. Only by remembering the words of The Little Prince does she come to understand that real joy can only be found with the heart.
-Overview by Ryan Duncan
This Month's Movie: "Mr. Church"
All are welcome to attend this month's movie discussion group on Sunday, November 27th, 2022 at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT. Come and share your spiritual insights and inspiration after watching Mr. Church. Joy Bedford will be the facilitator for this discussion group.
MR. CHURCH tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother meet a talented cook—Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a 6-month arrangement ends up enduring for 15 years and creates a bond that lasts forever.
Set 1965 Los Angeles, Mr. Church begins with a stranger arriving on the doorstep of 10-year-old CHARLOTTE “CHARLIE” BRODY and her single mother MARIE BRODY (40), who is battling breast cancer. They soon learn that the quiet man, HENRY CHURCH (40), has been hired by Marie’s recently deceased former lover to cook for them and help maintain the household. As Mr. Church’s time with the Brodys extends from months into years, he becomes a father figure for Charlie during her formative years, nurturing her love of literature and making a lasting impact on her life. Even as Mr. Church tries to keep his own life separate from the Brodys, he eventually learns that the connection he feels to Charlie is what family is all about.
- Overview by FilmJabber
This Month's Movie: "Liberating Jesus"
All are welcome to attend this month's movie discussion group on Tuesday, December 27th 2022 at 7:30 pm ET/5:30 pm MT. The movie discussion group has been moved to this special time since the Sanctuary is closed for Christmas. Come and share your spiritual insights and inspiration after watching Liberating Jesus. Anne Blanchard will be the facilitator for this discussion group.
A personal introduction to the film Liberating Jesus by Leonard Jacobson.
https://youtu.be/_Wx8_6_xuyg?t=230
You can find this movie on Leonard Jacobson's website at Liberating Jesus(leonardjacobson.com)
This Month's Movie: "This Beautiful Fantastic"
We welcome you to join us for this month's movie discussion on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 8pm ET/6pm MT. Come and share your spiritual insights and revelations after watching This Beautiful Fantastic. Rev. Kelly Barber will be the facilitator for this discussion group.
A contemporary fairy tale revolving around the most unlikely of friendships between a reclusive, agoraphobic young woman with dreams of being a children’s book author and a curmudgeonly old widower. Bella Brown is a beautifully quirky young woman who dreams of writing and illustrating a successful children’s book. Despite her abandonment as a child, the all consuming OCD, the unfulfilled dream, her awful boss at the library and her paralyzing fear of flora and fauna, Bella is down but not out. She has a spark, an edge, a talent and a voice that we can feel from the get go. This girl has a preternatural survival instinct, having been found in Hyde Park in the middle of winter as a baby. When Bella is forced by her landlord to deal with her neglected garden or face eviction, she meets her nemesis, match and mentor in Alfie Stephenson, a cantankerous, loveless, rich old man who lives next door, and is an amazing horticulturalist.
-Overview by movieinsider
This Month's Movie: "The Adam Project"
All are welcome to join us for this month's movie discussion on Sunday, February 26th, 2023 at 8pm ET/6pm MT. Join us to share your spiritual insights and revelations after watching The Adam Project. Laura Joy Bedford will be the facilitator for this discussion group.
Adam Reed, age 13, and still grieving the sudden death of his father a year earlier, walks into his garage one night to find a wounded pilot hiding there. This mysterious pilot turns out to be the older version of himself from the future, where time travel is in its infancy. He has risked everything to come back in time on a secret mission. Together they must embark on an adventure into the past to find their father, set things right, and save the world. The three working together, both young and grown Adam come to terms with the loss of their father and have a chance to heal the wounds that have shaped them. Adding to the challenge of the mission, the two Adams discover they really don’t like each other very much, and if they’re going to save the world, they’re first going to have to figure out how to get along.
Overview by Lisa M. Hendey
This Month's Movie: "City of Angels"
Join us for this month's movie discussion on Sunday, March 26th, 2023 at 8 pm ET/6 pm MT. Come and share your spiritual insights and heart revelations after watching, City of Angels. Rev. Kelly Barber will be the facilitator for this discussion group.
An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.
Seth is an angel who accompanies the spirits of the recently dead to the ever after. Seth has never been human and so has never experienced touch or taste. When in the hospital however he comes across Dr. Maggie Rice, a brilliant young heart surgeon who is devoted to her profession and her patients. Seth has the power to let himself be seen but Maggie finds him far too mysterious. Seth also meets a patient, Nathaniel Messinger, who has news for him - he too was once an angel like Seth but chose to fall to Earth and become human. Seth makes a decision on his future, which does not turn out as he had expected.
Overview by garykmcd
https://youtu.be/wCrcDidiGJs?t=13
This Month's Movie: "To The Wonder"
All are welcome to engage and share their experience and insights from watching this month's feature movie, To The Wonder. We will gather together in the Sanctuary on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 8pm ET/6pm MT. This month's discussion will be led by Rev. Jacquelyn Eckert. This movie can be found on Hulu, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Vudu and ITunes.
To the Wonder feels like Terrence Malick’s slightest, most personal film, being as it is the story of a couple negotiating the passions and whims of their relationship. Yet, this being Malick, it’s actually so much more, as the couple’s search for lasting love becomes an obvious metaphor for the pursuit of relationship with God.
- Overview by Larsen on Film
Join us for this month's movie discussion on Sunday, May 28th.2023 at 6 pm MT/8 pm ET. Come and share your spiritual insights and heart revelations after watching Wonder Woman 1984. Joy Bedford will be the facilitator for this discussion group.
Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that's raging in the outside world. Convinced that she can stop the threat, Diana leaves her home for the first time. Fighting alongside men in a war to end all wars, she finally discovers her full powers and true destiny.
