Meal, Music, and Mix for 8!

Enjoy a gourmet dinner with wine for eight people prepared and served by four current and former Holden Village Board members: Sandie Anderson, Mark Schwehn, Chris Hughes, and Anthony Titus. You choose the location (within an hour of the Twin Cities, Minnesota) or this experience can be hosted at a Board member's home in the Twin Cities. Begin the evening with classy hors d'oeuvres and an extraordinary signature cocktail made by Mark. Live classical guitar music by Anthony Titus will accompany your dinner.

Expires one year after the auction. Date and location to be mutually agreed upon by hosts and winning bidder.

Value: $800

Music with John Hermanson

Bid on the chance to host singer-songwriter John Hermanson for an evening of music at your home, church, or other venue. John will bring his music to your event and perform!

Options include a hymn sing-along or a mini concert featuring John's original music. John is also available to lead a Holden-style vespers service using his Isaiah Service of Light, which John wrote while in residence at Holden Village.

Musical offerings for your event to be discussed with John. Locations are limited to the Puget Sound region, Bozeman, Montana, and the Twin Cities area in Minnesota, and are to be scheduled as mutually agreed upon by the winning bidder and John. The performance must occur before Oct. 1, 2025.

John Hermanson is an award-winning songwriter and composer of the acclaimed acoustic duo Storyhill and has also been involved in projects across the musical spectrum, including orchestral, world, pop, rock, and indie genres. Raised in the Lutheran church and rooted in prophetic and mystical traditions, his songs raise ancient yet urgent questions about radical love and mutual responsibility, written in his compelling, distinctive folk style. This summer, John has released a new collection of 25 hymns and liturgical songs drawn from his Isaiah recordings and liturgical music he composed during residencies and for commissions in a variety of contexts--including Holden Village!

Value: $500

Consultation and Congregational Set!

Bring Bless This Night to your congregation and receive support from the creators themselves as you do so! Members of the long-term Holden community collaborated to create a brand new evening prayer service: Bless this Night: Vespers '23.

The service seeks to honor night and darkness as times of God's blessing and renewal in our lives. It also has themes of creation, embodiment, and justice. Bless This Night is now part of the weekly Sacred Space worship rhythms in the Village.

This set includes a congregational set (25 participant guides, two leader guides, one flute part, and two piano accompaniment booklets) and a consultation with the creators. If you are located in Northwest Washington, an in-person meeting can be arranged. If you live elsewhere, the creators will be happy to meet with you via video call!

Value: $275

Shipping arranged with Holden, OR available for pickup near Chelan or greater Seattle area. Shipping costs separate and to be paid for by the winning bidder.

Prayer Around the Cross Collection

This collection allows you to welcome the Holden ritual of Prayer Around the Cross into your own home. Whether you are in need of quiet reflection, meditation, or deep prayer, we have included everything you need to come forth and seek the Divine. Wherever you are when you sit at this bowl to pray, may you feel the support of the Holden community from afar!

The Holden Prayer Around the Cross Collection includes:

• Handmade ceramic bowl with "HV" stamp detail inside;
• Five beeswax candles handmade by the Sisters of St John's Monastery in Goldendale, WA;
• CD: Singing Our Prayer: A Companion to Holden Prayer Around the Cross, featuring recordings of 24 short songs for contemplative worship;
• Songbook: Singing Our Prayer, with music for 44 songs;
• Full Score: Singing Our Prayer, with music for 44 songs;
• Handbook to the liturgy: Holden Prayer Around the Cross;
• Two touchstones imprinted with the cross that sits at the center of the cozy Fireside room at Holden; and
• Poetry collection: How We Became Human by Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States 2019-2022.

Note that sand is not included in this collection due to shipping weight. Holden uses sand or small rocks, which can be purchased at many garden stores or perhaps found in your own backyard!

Value: $130

Shipping arranged with Holden, OR available for pickup near Chelan or greater Seattle area. Shipping costs separate and to be paid for by the winning bidder.