On St. Patrick’s Day, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Quaker Hill (Divine Mercy Parish) hosted a Lenten concert featuring David Kauffman, presented by Journey of Life Ministries (journeyforlife.org).
David Kauffman is a contemporary Catholic-Christian songwriter and recording artist, screenwriter and movie producer. He is a prolific artist and the founder and creative director of Good For The Soul Music, whose works touch and inspire people worldwide. Kauffman has spent three decades on a faith journey that has grown from a personal pursuit to a full-blown mission to create music that touches hearts, feeds souls and influences lives.
He is the co-writer of Mass of Renewal/Misa De Renovacion,a work of musical Mass parts in English and Spanish, that since 2010 has been adopted by many parishes throughout the US. His music resonates especially with those in the ACTS Retreat Community. ACTS retreats are led by laymen and laywomen, and are named for the four pillars of the retreats – Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service.
These retreats place an emphasis on strengthening the retreat participant’s relationship with Jesus, and to have them return to their parish and share that experience by a deeper involvement in day-to-day parish life. ACTS retreats are conducted throughout the US and the world, and Kaufman’s music has become an integral component of many of them.
Concert attendees included Pastor Robert Buongirno, Parochial Vicar Francis Gilbert and Deacon William Herrmann. All present were pleased to hear and sing along with a number of Kaufman’s most inspiring songs. Especially moving were his renditions of “Be Still,” “Dwell Within My Soul,” and “Out Of Darkness.” He closed the concert with his ode to the Blessed Mother’s Magnificat, “Behold,” which left many in the audience moved to tears and wanting more.
For more about David, go to:goodforthesoulmusic.com
My God continue to bless David in his important ministerial work.
By Deacon Ben LoCasto