In 1942, Aaron Copland wrote “Fanfare for the Common Man”, in response to the US entry into World War II, and inspired in part by an address in which vice president Henry A. Wallace proclaimed the dawning of the “Century of the Common Man”. Wallace’s themes were freedom, the empowerment and dignity of the common person, and the responsibilities of the individual to the community. He also declared that no nation or group of people is inherently superior to any other. This service will highlight Copland’s “Fanfare” and examine what the idea of the “common person” means today, in our country and in our faith.