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Join us for worship on Sundays at 6 PM at the Annapolis Friends Meeting at 351 Dubois Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.
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[The Creator] gives you the mountains and the valleys for your refuge, and the tall trees wherein to build your nests, and as you can neither spin nor sew God clothes you, you and your children. Your Creator loves you much, since [the Creator] has dealt so bounteously with you: and so beware, little sisters of mine, of the sin of ingratitude, but ever strive to praise God.
- St. Francis of Assisi
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July 15, 2012
Fourth Sunday of Via Positiva
wonder...joy...trust...awe...cosmos...beauty...amazement
hospitality...delight...blessing...creation
Sacred Gathering at 6 PM
Reflection by The Rev. Wayne Schwandt
at
Annapolis Friends Meeting
351 Dubois Road, Annapolis
GATHERING LEADERS:
Setup/Put Away: Sylvia Oliva
Greeter/Usher: Adri Eathorne and Kim Hinken
Reader/Communion Assistant: John Petrosillo
Offering Invitation: Sylvia Oliva
Community Hour: Beth Lanier
We continue our progressive spiritual journey!
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Who Would You Say We Are?
In our quest to better understand who Evolve Chesapeake is, we are soliciting your responses to try to encapsulate who you feel we are in around 100 words. We are delighted to present our second response, from Scott Bowling:
"Evolve Chesapeake is a spiritual community of people who:
-- Believe in God and the Divine while celebrating the power of an individual's faith.
-- Believe in Original Blessing as opposed to Original Sin.
-- Participate, not just congregate.
-- Celebrate the Diversity of a community comprised of people from many religious and spiritual backgrounds.
-- Welcome all people regardless of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
-- Question, not just recite, to strengthen their faith as well as their spiritual growth and understanding.
-- Invite you to join us on our pathway to greater understanding of God, the Divine, and our individual faiths.
The real voyage of discovery consists
not in seeing new landscapes, but in
having new eyes. - Marcel Proust
"I interpreted this as it would relate to Evolve Chesapeake to mean that it is not just changing churches, but also opening your eyes (eyes, ears, mind) to new possibilities."
NOTE: Please continue sending in your responses so we can publish one every week. They enrich us all!
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Listen to media sponsor Dr. Zoh Hieronimus of 21st Century Radio interview Matthew Fox on spiritual activism, creation spirituality, the Gathering, and Evolve Chesapeake.
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Spong Reading Group on
September 8
The group reading " Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World" will meet at PANERA, FESTIVAL AT RIVA at 11 AM on Saturday, September 8. We are reading Chapters 35-38: "Resurrection According to Paul" thru "The Theology of Paul as Revealed in Romans." There is still time to join the group. If you need a copy of the book, contact Pastor Wayne at SchwandtW@aol.com. |
Be Our Guest
Never attended Evolve Chesapeake Creation Spirituality Community?
One guest each evening receives our "welcome bread," a delicious homemade loaf generally of cinnamon, vanilla and raisins. It may be you!
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IF YOU LIKE THESE, YOU'LL LIKE
EVOLVE CHESAPEAKE!
Elizabeth Schusler Fiorenza
Rumi Jesus of Nazareth
John Shelby Spong
Matthew Fox
John Dominic Crossan
Andrew Cohen
Diana Butler Bass Marcus Borg
Starhawk Gandhi
Buddha Joseph Grizone
Andrew Harvey
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Covenant Dates
birthdays, anniversaries, covenant dates
July 3 - Scott Bowling & Dave Miller Anniversary
July 5 - Erine Sedicum Birthday
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T-Shirts for Sale
 Evolve T-shirts will soon be available for sale again. See Beth Lanier, who will put in the order, and let her know your size and if you want the shirt in white ($15) or in black ($20). Contact her at BethLanier@verizon.net. |
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
July 22-27 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington,DC AND DON'T FORGET THE
 Chesapeake Pride Festival
August 4 from noon to 7 pm at Mayo Beach Park
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FUNDRAISING FOR MINISTRY
USE iSEARCH AND HELP CCSC!
one cent per search!
Do you search the web? If so, you could be raising a penny for Chesapeake Creation Spirituality Community every time you search! iSearchiGive.com is a search engine powered by Yahoo! Search and iGive.com, the internet's first online shopping mall where a portion of each purchase is donated to your favorite cause. Try it today - it's free! To try iSearch, click here. After you click on the previous link, in the upper right corner will be CLICK HERE TO ADD ISEARCHIGIVE TO YOUR BROWER. Make it your default search engine and earn a penny for every search. Every penny counts!
YOUR USED CELL PHONES AND EMPTY INK JET AND TONER CARTRIDGES CAN HELP FUND OUR MINISTRY. BRING THEM TO WORSHIP WITH YOU! These items fit nicely in the offering basket along with remembrance of time and talent you have offered through our ministries AND your financial gifts.
When shopping online always go through www.iGive.com! Register Chesapeake Creation Spirituality Community as your charity and shop away! As of 7-12-2012 we have earned $1,360.59. Thank you for shopping through iGive.com and using iSearch.com for online searches!
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Become an individual member of Creation Spirituality Communities by clicking here or sign up as a participant in the online community for FREE! Join our community, Chesapeake Creation Spirituality Center, and participate in the discussion. Go to www.CreationSpirituality.info for more information and to sign up! Join the online group, Chesapeake Creation Spirituality.
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Our website is www.EvolveChesapeake.com
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