Historical November 1983 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Neighborhood residents will have a unique opportunity to hear from the ranking American diplomat among the Iranian hostages on Nov. 6 and 7 when Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr. appears at Grace United Methodist Church for the third annual Hager Lectureship. Wesley and Charlotte Hager served Grace Church from 1949 to 1970, and the lectureship was established to honor their work in the church and the neighborhood.
Following his release in Tehran in January 1981, Mr. Kennedy has formed the Council for International Understanding in New York City to promote study and action on the relation of religion to world peace.
He is a scholar of Islamic law and an active Episcopal layman. Soon to be published is his book on theology and U.S. foreign policy. Mr. Kennedy’s topic at the 11 a.m. worship service at Grace Church on Sunday, Nov. 6, is “Toward a Theology for U.S. Foreign Policy.” A potluck luncheon is planned for 12:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall, followed by a discussion of Mr. Kennedy’s remarks led by an ecumenical panel composed of the following: The Venerable Carlson Gerdau, Archdeacon, Episcopal Diocese of Missouri The Very Reverend Paul C. Reinert, S.J., Chancellor, St. Louis University Rabbi Bruce Diamond, Temple Kol Am and President St. Louis Rabbinical Association The Reverend John N. Dogett, Jr., Ph.D., Minister, Grace United Methodist Church The moderator will be Dr. James H. Laue, director of the Center for Metropolitan Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and vice-chair of the United States Peace Academy Commission.
On Monday, Nov. 7, Mr. Kennedy will conduct a workshop for clergy and lay leaders on “A New Morality of Peace” from 8 to 11 a.m.
A continental breakfast will be served beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Registration for the breakfast, and workshop is $3.
The Hager Committee and Grace Church have issued a special invitation to neighboring West End residents to attend all of these events at Grace Church — Mr. Kennedy’s address during worship on Sunday morning Nov. 6 and the potluck/discussion to follow at 12:30 p.m., and the breakfast and workshop beginning at 7:30 Monday morning the seventh.
Reservations for the potluck/discussion and the workshop should be made with the Grace Church office at 863-1992 or by writing to the Church at 6199 Waterman, St. Louis 63112.
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Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr., former Iranian hostage. Original caption, The Paper, November 1983, page 1. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, November 1983.
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