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The Community of Jesus is a Christian community located near Rock Harbor, in Orleans, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. It was founded by charismatic leaders Cay Andersen and Judy Sorensen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.communityofjesus.org/about/history/ )〕 The Church of the Transfiguration is the center of the community. Worship services include Holy Eucharist, Choral Evensong, Advent Lessons and Carols, and Liturgy of the Hours (sung in Gregorian chant).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Church of the Transfiguration - Rock Harbor, Orleans, Massachusetts (official website) )〕 The community founded and administers the Mount Tabor Ecumenical Centre For Art & Spirituality located in Barga, Italy. Paraclete Press is the publishing house of the Community of Jesus.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://paracletepress.com/ )〕 Today, approximately 225 professed members, together with another fifty children and young people live as households in thirty privately owned, multifamily homes that surround the church and the guesthouse. This also includes the twenty-five celibate brothers living in "Zion Friary" and the sixty celibate sisters living in "Bethany Convent." Altogether, the Community of Jesus consists of almost 275 people, from many walks of life and various church backgrounds—including Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Congregational, Baptist, Lutheran, Anglican, Methodist, Pentecostal, and Roman Catholic.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.communityofjesus.org/about/history/ )〕 ==Church of the Transfiguration== Constructed of Minnesota limestone, and designed by (William Rawn Associates of Boston ), the Church of the Transfiguration is a contemporary expression of an ancient 4th century basilica style of architecture, featuring a long rectangular nave, a rounded apse at the east end, narrow side aisles, a peaked timber roof, and interior columns and arches along the side aisles. The interior of the Church is filled with hand-crafted mosaic and fresco images, sculpted bronze, glass, and stone artwork. Artists contributing to the Church of the Transfiguration include: * (Silvestro Pistolesi ) * (Daphné Du Barry ) * (Gabriele Wilpers ) * (Helen McLean ) * Alessandra Caprara * Romolo Del Deo * (Régis Demange ) The Church of the Transfiguration organ is a restoration and expansion by Nelson Barden & Associates of pipework from seventeen organs built by the Ernest M. Skinner Organ Company in the early 20th century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】E. M. Skinner Organ - The Church of the Transfiguration (official website) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community of Jesus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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