Tuesday May 12, 2009
Pasties & Saffron Workshop at Wesley Uniting Church Hall & Kitchen, Kadina, South Australia, 2:00 pm
Pellowe provides lore of the pasty! She addresses issues such as whether to crimp on top or on side, and whether one uses traditional ingredients or vegetarian, curried, “ancient”, Stilton-and-steak, Mexican-inspired ­ a plethora of pasties!
Sacred Concert in Uniting Church
Kadina, South Australia, 7:30 p.m.
The evening features the Sing Australia Choir, Susanna Wesley, and the Revd. June Ladner.

Wednesday May 20, 2009
Service and Workshop
Parkin-Wesley College, Flinders University
Brooklyn Park, South Australia
The regular daily worship service at 12:15 includes Holy Communion and today special guest Susanna Wesley sharing her own devotions. After lunch, at 2:00 an interactive workshop with Susan Pellowe, a Wesley family historian, will highlight the month of May from Pellowe’s A Wesley Family Book of Days, examining stories of the Wesley family and Susanna as that rare thing in the 18th century, a woman scholar.

Thursday May 21, 2009
Hymn Fest
Malvern Uniting Church, south of Adelaide, South Australia 2:00 p.m.
Hymns featuring Charles Wesley’s over 8,000 hymns (we’ll only sing a very few of them!) and a visit with Susanna Wesley, his mother. Susan Pellowe will portray Susanna and share some stories about the hymns as well as the unusual 18th century Wesley family.

Saturday May 23, 2009
Open May Meeting of Cornish Association of Victoria, 2:00p.m. Derek Trewarne, President
Cornish Ministers Who Came to Michigan
An informal session of anecdotes ­some most amusing!— about the 80+ young men from Cornwall who were recruited or who joined what is called “the Cousin Jack syndrome”* to migrate to Michigan between 1900-1930 specifically to become Methodist ministers. The impact of these men and their wives from one small peninsula to the U.S. state made up of two peninsulas was tremendous. *a kind of ‘Are there any more at home like you?’

Sunday May 24, 2009, Aldersgate Sunday
Long Gully Uniting Church, Bendigo, Australia
Cornish Pleasant Sunday Afternoon, 2:00p.m.
Strangely Warmed refers to John Wesley’s experience on May 24, 1738, when he felt his heart strangely warmed by a fresh resurgence of faith in Christ as he attended a service in Aldersgate Street in London. Pellowe’s sermon touches on the effects of devastating fires in Australia recently, a similar experience for the Wesley family when their house burnt to the ground, the meaning of fire, and John’s heartwarming. The afternoon celebration includes band, organ, and singing.

Sunday September 27, 2009
First United Methodist Church in Port Huron, Michigan
9:30a.m. Service
Uh-oh: A Preacher’s Kid Remembers! recalls Susan’s growing-up years in Port Huron - the childhood haunts and habits that have stuck through the years. It is part of Homecoming, a 175th Anniversary Celebration of First United Methodist Church in Port Huron, in Michigan’s thumb.

December 12, at 9:00 a.m.
and
December 13, at 12:30 p.m.
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago
126 E. Chestnut
Contact 312-787-4570, ext 455
A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
Susan directs this delightful staged reading for six voices reliving favorite Christmas capers, people and carols! ­ from Deck the Halls to Silent Night. The setting is Wales but children and Christmas time are everywhere. Presented by Fourth Acts, the theatre ensemble of Fourth Presbyterian Church.

March 4, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.
Peoria Women’s Club, Peoria, Illinois
Guests welcome at 301 NE Madison Avenue, Peoria
Website: www.peoriawomensclubofillinois.org
Contact 309-673-1277 to RSVP for lunch following
Cultures Down Under ­ A Merry Mix of
Cornish, Australian, New Zealand, Aboriginal, and Maori Susan tells of her recent stimulating merry two-month trip to perform and meet with the Cornish in Australia and New Zealand! While she was there, her instinct and love of indigenous cultures led to seeking out Aboriginal art, Maori performances and festivals, sacred sites, and a number of meaningful conversations. Bonus Tip: what does the rest of the world look like from Down Under?!