Start the weekend off with joy and inspiration at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Brant Beach. Renowned liturgical composer Tom Kendzia will visit the church this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 and 13, to present music, reflection and renewal for the community.
Kendzia has been a director of liturgical music in parishes throughout the country since 1977, and the director of music at Christ the King in Kingston, R.I., since 1986.
A Friday concert is set to begin at the church, at 4700 Long Beach Blvd., at 6:30 p.m.
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