San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral is planning to host a Beyoncé Mass on April 25, using the pop icon’s music to celebrate black female spirituality.
The Wednesday evening service is part of The Vine, a weekly contemporary gathering organized by Grace for San Francisco’s “urbanites and spiritual seekers.” The Beyoncé
Mass promises to help attendees discover how the musician’s art “opens a
window into the lives of the marginalized and forgotten ― particularly
black females.”
The Rev. Jude Harmon, founding pastor of The Vine, pointed to how
Jesus used ordinary stories to preach the gospel ― parables about
vineyards, day laborers, stewards, and other figures that would have
been familiar to his audience. He said the upcoming Mass uses a familiar
part of modern culture ― Beyoncé lyrics ― in the same way.
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