African drumming with Arthur Turner begins @6:45, jazz-gospel pianist Momoh Freeman, baritone soloist and song-leader Jerry Steele, the Liberian choir from All Nations Church in Minneapolis. excerpts from the work of Dr. King shared by local dignitaries and community

This bold, courageous, peace-making civil rights and peace movement pastor has been absorbed into American culture as a revered but rather harmless figure. He has become an icon. To honor the memory of the real Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. who put his life on the line and lost it while standing with striking sanitation workers in Memphis, the music and readings will bring Dr. King’s voice to an America he would still challenge for our idols of race, class, and nation and the pervasive worship of violence at Newtown and in Afghanistan.

Shepherd of the Hill hosts this community celebration for the City of Chaska out of our commitment to Dr. King’s legacy and the gospel of the Beloved Community that stood at the heart of his life and public ministry.