Saint Brigid Episcopal Church is pleased to host a free screening of the film “Mission: Joy” on Sunday, July 24. The movie will be shown at the church (218 California Street, corner of California and South 2nd Street) at 2:00 pm and admission is open to all in Rio Vista and surrounding communities. In this deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny documentary film, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu share science-backed wisdom of how to live with joy in troubled times.
Inspired by their New York Times bestseller The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, the film showcases the exchange between these two Nobel Peace Prize winners that led to that book. Consisting largely of never-before-seen footage shot over 5 days at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, the film invites viewers to join these luminaries behind the scenes as they recount stories from their lives, each having lived through periods of incredible difficulty and strife.
With genuine affection, mutual respect and a healthy dose of teasing, these unlikely friends impart lessons gleaned from lived experience, ancient traditions, and the latest cutting-edge science regarding how to live with joy in the face of all of life’s challenges from the extraordinary to the mundane. Mission: Joy is an antidote for the times.
We will be wearing masks and social distancing as appropriate Covid precautions for this event recommended by Solano County Public Health Department. Zoom attendance will also be available. For more information or to receive a Zoom invitation, please send an email to Saint Brigid’s Episcopal Church at St.Brigid.in.rio@gmail.com or call 707-374-2667 (this is a message phone number, we will call you back). On Sunday July 31, the Fifth Sunday Book Club will meet at the church, also at 2:00 pm. At this, their second meeting, the book club will discuss “The Book of Joy.” The book is widely available through libraries and online. Those needing help in acquiring a copy my contact the church at St.Brigid.in.rio@gmail.com or by calling 707-374-2667
