We welcome you to join us in watching THE CHOSEN. It has been inspiring to many at St. Matthew’s, and we are eager to share it with you, too. For a taste of The Chosen, here’s the trailer for Season 1. Three of the planned seven seasons have been completed. Each season has 8 episodes, plus there are Christmas episodes for each of the first two seasons. Created outside of the Hollywood system, The Chosen is crowd-funded and free to watch. It has been seen by over 100 million people worldwide. See new.thechosen.tv for more details.
Schedule & Plan for Watch Party
We will meet every Saturday morning in the youth room, where a donor is providing a large new TV. The goal is to watch all 26 episodes before Season 4 comes out (late fall). Each episode is about an hour long (some from season 1 are shorter). We will watch one or two episodes each Saturday.
We plan to structure the sessions like this:
· 8:30 – gather, have coffee and light breakfast (we can take turns supplying this)
· 8:35 – set the stage for the episode(s) we’ll be watching, including reading related Bible passages
· 8:45 – watch one (or two) episodes
· After watching, discuss what moved us, what we could relate to, what may have enriched or changed our experiencing of the Gospels, etc.
· Finish by about 10:30 or 11:00
All are welcome, whether you’re a St. Matthew’s regular or not, and whether you’ve never watched an episode or already watched the whole series 20 times. The series is rated as appropriate for ages 12+. But space is limited, so please sign up. For more information, see Betsy Comstock, Ann Drumm, Lynne Osborn, Marilyn Roman, or Susan Zuckerman. We hope you’ll join us.