On The Table
The Weekly Announcement of Common Table ChurchThursday, June 19, 2008
June 16th through 22nd
Hi church,
The mundane breezes have blown a bit cooler this week, and we're feeling like the Spirit is calling us to sit back, relax, and celebrate God's gifts a bit.
Our first opportunity to do that is Thursday evening (tonight!) as we open our hearts and sing from our diaphragms for Karaoke Night at The Lamb Center (6:30 to 8pm). Please join us kids of all ages as we share song, serendipity, and blessing with each other, regardless of age and life circumstance.
Then, Sunday morning, we're thinking of ("planning" is too strong a word) a service that's in marked contrast with the gorgeous, yet complex and carefully ordered, Anglican liturgy we celebrated last week. Ken suggested a good old-fashioned hymn sing (in which anybody suggests a hymn and we all sing along) so let's do it! (If we can find hymnals!) And let's not limit ourselves to hymns: In "Quakeresque" fashion, let's bring whatever the Spirit moves us to bring - a hymn, yes, or a poem, or a body prayer, drum solo, spoken prayer, artwork, mini-art-project, word of inspiration, short reading, dance, etc.
And just to keep us open to the Spirit's challenging (as well as joyful) presence, we'll intersperse our offerings with some periods of discussion about where we've been as a community, where we are, and where we're going - and try to open our musings up to broader themes that might have implications for the journeys of communities, and individuals, in general. Please join us at Jammin' Java at 10am.
Peace,
Mike Croghan
P.S., Jesus for President!!!
The mundane breezes have blown a bit cooler this week, and we're feeling like the Spirit is calling us to sit back, relax, and celebrate God's gifts a bit.
Our first opportunity to do that is Thursday evening (tonight!) as we open our hearts and sing from our diaphragms for Karaoke Night at The Lamb Center (6:30 to 8pm). Please join us kids of all ages as we share song, serendipity, and blessing with each other, regardless of age and life circumstance.
Then, Sunday morning, we're thinking of ("planning" is too strong a word) a service that's in marked contrast with the gorgeous, yet complex and carefully ordered, Anglican liturgy we celebrated last week. Ken suggested a good old-fashioned hymn sing (in which anybody suggests a hymn and we all sing along) so let's do it! (If we can find hymnals!) And let's not limit ourselves to hymns: In "Quakeresque" fashion, let's bring whatever the Spirit moves us to bring - a hymn, yes, or a poem, or a body prayer, drum solo, spoken prayer, artwork, mini-art-project, word of inspiration, short reading, dance, etc.
And just to keep us open to the Spirit's challenging (as well as joyful) presence, we'll intersperse our offerings with some periods of discussion about where we've been as a community, where we are, and where we're going - and try to open our musings up to broader themes that might have implications for the journeys of communities, and individuals, in general. Please join us at Jammin' Java at 10am.
Peace,
Mike Croghan
P.S., Jesus for President!!!
Labels: karaoke, lamb center, Quakeresque
Sunday, October 7, 2007
October 8th through 14th
Hi church!
We'll be meeting next Sunday morning at Jammin' Java at 10:00 AM for an "even more different than usual" sort of service. It grew out of a question: "What would happen if Sunday morning came, and nobody had planned a service?" It sounded a bit like a traditional Quaker service, in which everyone sits in silence until the Spirit moves someone to stand and speak; then, when that person is finished, the worshipers sit in silence again until someone else is moved to speak. This service will be kind of like that, except that there'd be less silence and more variety of sharing (not just words). Everyone is invited to bring something you'd like to share: maybe a story from your recent or not-so-recent life. Maybe a scripture passage or poem or prayer. Maybe a song or hymn to be listened to or sung. Maybe a YouTube video. Maybe a painting you created. Maybe an activity (let's spend five minutes finger painting!) or a body prayer. We'll go around for about an hour, or until we run out of stuff to share (whichever comes first), and then do our traditional confession/peace/Eucharist liturgy.
Here are two other dates to keep in mind:
October 21 - John Bozeman will be leading us in a look at the Jesus People, followed by a Congregational Meeting after church.
November 16-18 - Common Table Retreat: Cost will be $50/adult, payable to the church (please write a separate check, as the retreat will not be tax-deductible).
Peace!
Labels: congregational meeting, context, Quakeresque
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