Exhibition of Sacred Quilts
March 9-16 Trinity Community Gallery
These sacred quilts honor George Floyd's final words. Photos of these quilts can be seen on the Sacred Ally Quilt Ministry website.
The Sacred Ally Quilt Ministry was born during the long pandemic summer of 2020. Called to respond to the injustice and horror of George Floyd's murder, members of nine New Hampshire United Church of Christ congregations collaborated to make eleven quilts, which together memorialize the last words of George Floyd.
These quilts are prayers in thread. They are a distillation of four hundred years of oppression. They express the devastating pain of America's racial wounds.
In churches, schools, and other institutions, these quilts have proven to be an effective tool for provoking transformative conversations about race in the United States.”
Gallery Hours
This special exhibit of sacred quilts can be viewed in the Trinity Community Gallery during the following hours:
Sunday, March 9: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 11: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 13: 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 14: 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Friday March 14 7-8:00 p.m Film "Stitch, Breathe, Speak" followed by discussion on racism led by Rev. Mark Koyama
Sunday, March 16: 9am-2pm
Film "Stitch-Breathe-Speak"
Friday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. in the Trinity Community Gallery
The film, “Stitch-Breathe-Speak” will be followed by a discussion around race led by Rev. Mark Koyama, an initiator of the Sacred Ally Quilt Ministry from the United Church in Jaffrey, NH.
Sacred Quilt Workshop
March 16 in Asbury Hall from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
To culminate the Sacred Ally Quilt Exhibit, there will be an opportunity to participate in the creation of a communal sacred quilt for Trinity.
This quilt workshop will be led by Kathy Blair, SAQM coordinator
Participants will use fabric art to creatively express anti-racism/social justice emotions and reflections evoked after experiencing the Sacred Ally Quilt display. Quilt sections can be composed by several people or an individual.
No sewing experience needed. All ages welcome.