GUILFORD — An event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of The Rev. Shirley Harris Crockett, pastor of the Guilford Community Church, U. C. C., from 1976 to 1997, will be held at the church Sunday, May 21, starting at 2:30 p.m.
Her husband, the Rev. Larrimore Crockett, is organizing the event, with the help of Andy Davis, and will serve as emcee and storyteller. They say it will be “an extravaganza of story-telling, music and archival videos, all shining light on Shirley's ministry and paying tribute to her enduring legacy.”
The afternoon will also include contributions by the Guilford Church Choir, led by Andy Davis; and Robin Davis; Stefan Amidon; John and Carolyn Wesley; Michael Mario; Katherine Breunig; a quartet of women singing the music of Hildegard of Bingen; and other friends who can testify personally to the influence of Shirley's pastoral ministry.
A special moment will be the showing of a video made in 1991 of the debut performance of the song “Shirley of Guilford,” with Tony Barrand (the composer of the song) and a band which included Margaret Dale Barrand, Andy Davis, Peter and Mary Alice Amidon, Lucy Spahr-Blazej and Richard Blazej. The program will end with everyone singing “Shirley of Guilford.”
Guilford Community Church is located at 38 Church Drive. If you have questions, call Rev. Crockett at 224-348-0818. All are welcome to attend; donations toward the work and mission of the GCC may be made at the door.