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Join our sacred gathering on Sundays normally at 6 PM at the Annapolis Friends Meeting at 351 Dubois Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.
Click here for directions.
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March 31, 2013
Easter
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Second Sunday of the Path of Transformation
justice...shalom...return...sustainability
healing...interference...peacemaking
relieving suffering...compassion...
Sacred Gathering at 6 PM
at
Annapolis Friends Meeting
351 Dubois Road, Annapolis
Reflection by The Rev. Dr. Wayne Schwandt
Co-Creating a Progressive Christian Spirituality
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The quintessence of [Jesus'] life, as depicted in the gospels, is best seen in his death. Jesus is not pictured as grasping at life or seeking to extend it another minute; rather, as his life is draining away, he is still portrayed as giving life and love to others. As he dies, he is pictured as speaking a word of forgiveness to the soldiers (Luke 23:34), a word of hope to the penitent thief (Luke 23:43) and words of consolation to a grieving mother (John 19:25-27). It matters not whether these are the descriptions of an event that happened in human history; they are certainly the corporate memory of a life that no longer installed survival as its highest value. Jesus was bearing witness to a life power present in him that death could not overcome. Those who do not know how to live cling to life with a desperation born out of fear, but those who possess life are free to lay it down because death no longer has dominion over them. That is what people saw in Jesus.
~ from Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World
by John Shelby Spong, Chapter 39, pages 280-281.
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The Greater Annapolis Interfaith Network and
The Islamic Society of Annapolis
are sponsoring an interfaith Family picnic
Sunday April 21 from 2 to 6 pm
(rain date to be announced)
at
the Mekkah Learning Center,
814 Brandy Farms Lane, Gambrills. Md, 21054
(near the intersection of Rt.3 and St Stevens Church Rd)
~ Please come and enjoy good food, meet the other members of GAIN and have fun: CROQUET, HORSESHOES, SOCCER, KITE FLYING, HENNA, FACE PAINTING, CUPCAKE DECORATING CONTEST, MOON BOUNCE, CRAFT CONTEST, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
~ Please bring lawn chairs and beach umbrellas.
~ Please wear conservative clothes, and if the women wish to enter the Mosque they will need a head scarf.
~ Please RSVP the number of Adults and Children attending to zakiyyams@gmail.com no later than April 14.
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April Covenant Dates
birthdays, anniversaries, covenant dates
April 2, 1970 Tony Teano Birthday
April 3, 1950 The Rev. Kathy Baker Birthday
April 9, 1929 George H. Kresslein, Sr. Birthday (d. 8/7/1997)
April 15 Rick Dove and Tom Good Anniversary
April 19, 1908 Esther Elizabeth Grosperrin Birthday (d. 7/7/1999)
April 19 Edward Lardizabal Birthday
April 20, 2002 Caroline Gaulke and Debbie Smith Holy Union
April 22, 2008 Daniel Teitjen Schellhorn Death
April 24, 2005 Roy D. Woods Death
April 26, 2003 Ralph Ferrante Death
April 26, 1920 Zybia (Cy) Hosley Birthday (d. 1/8/2013)
April 28, 2007 Kerri Dove and Robert Dove Wedding
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Flower Power
Evolve Chesapeake has partnered with Flower Power Fundraising for this season's fundraiser. Flower Power offers top-quality flower bulbs for our friends and family members to purchase. All orders ship directly to our customers' homes and come with a 100% money-back guarantee.
Here's how the program works:
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We've created a special web page, dedicated to our organization. The page features specific information about our group and explains how supporters can help us achieve our fundraising goals by purchasing flower bulbs and plants directly from Flower Power.
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For every purchase made Evolve Chesapeake receives 50% of the sale price which counts toward our fundraising goal.
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Now here's where you come in!
This campaign ends April 26, 2013. Our success is up to you!
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Women's Spirituality Group Meeting April 2nd
We are meeting at 7 pm every other Tuesday at Kathy Baker's home in Edgewater. Our focus is on ways of connecting to the divine. Each meeting, several topics about spirituality and women are discussed, and a different form of meditation is shared in order to learn about it and try it out.
At our last meeting we discussed how music can be a point of encounter with the divine, and we listened to a Taize chant. Click on the link below and you can listen to this chant. Once you've connected, just scroll down to "Popular Posts" on the right sidebar and click on "Lord, Hear My Prayer." You might also want to listen to "Ubi Caritas," which is very familiar to our spiritual community. You may want to view the images while listening, or you may just close your eyes and let the music and words penetrate into you. http://cantusmundi.blogspot.com/2010/03/o-lord-hear-my-prayer-taize.html-120k If you would like to join the group, please email Kathy Baker at k3b@comcast.net. |
 Food Bank Collection Help those in need by bringing to our Sunday gathering, an item or two for the local food bank when you can. Most welcome are pantry staples (tinned meat and fish, boxed pasta products, infant formula, etc.) and personal care products such as laundry detergent, toilet paper, disposable razors, bath/shower soap, deodorant, dish soap, toothpaste, and feminine hygiene products. Collection is ongoing every Sunday.
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From Chesapeake Pride Festival:
chesapeake pride festival presents:
Equality Dance and Gala
May 11, 2013
Let's celebrate our gains in equality and our future hopes.
Join us on May 11th from 8 pm to midnight at the Annapolis Elks Lodge for an exciting dance gala. There will be food, music and a cash bar. Also, there will be a silent auction featuring great items and services from local artists, restaurants and businesses. All proceeds will help Chesapeake Pride Festival continue our work in the Chesapeake Bay area LGBT community.
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A Message to all Companions from Erine
On March 26, 2013, Erine Sedicum wrote:
Dearest Companions,
If you would have told me that my life would be as messy as it is today, I would not be surprised. I'm use to messy...messy seems to be the order of the day. What surprises me is that despite the messy stuff, I'm happy within. Last week should have broke me, but here I am with the strength to continue and fight on. Between the letting go of a friend, an auto accident and car repair and other stuff, I was at a breaking point. Somewhere and someway this community has wormed it's way into my being. I'm grateful for this...beyond words.
I just wanted to thank you for believing in me more than I believe in myself. I can't wait to hear you challenge me, because with each challenge I'm reminded that family isn't DNA, by marriage, or by common bonds. Family is the connection to your complete being when things are beautiful plus by all appears perfect and downright sticky, messy, and smelly. Thank you, Companions as I couldn't ask for any family greater than this...I love you!!!
Love Always,
Erine
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ALL ARE WELCOME TO
EVOLVE CHESAPEAKE BOOK GROUP
We are reading Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, and will meet on April 13th from 10 - 11:30 am at Barnes and Noble Cafe, Harbor Place. This is a lively group and there is still time to join. Our focus will be on the "pray" section in India (beads 37 to 72 of the japa mala.) Books are readily available if you need a copy. Contact Pastor Wayne at SchwandtW@aol.com.
Here's a sample from part of a poem by Gilbert from this section:
All this talk of nectar and bliss is starting to piss me off.
I don't know about you, my friend,
but my path to God ain't no sweet waft of incense.
It's a cat set loose in a pigeon pen,
and I'm the cat--but also them who yell like hell when they get pinned.
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If you answered "no" to one or both of those questions, you are missing out on donations to help fund our ministry. Talk with Pastor Wayne if you need technical assistance understanding how to do these passive donation options for YOUR community.
Other Ways to Support our Ministry:
Books for sale at our Welcome Table
Titles by Matthew Fox, John Shelby Spong, Marcus Borg, etc.
Note cards for sale with beautiful photography by Rick Dove.
Also, your used cell phones and empty ink jet and toner cartridges can also help fund our ministry. These items fit nicely in the offering basket along with remembrance of time and talent you have offered to our ministries and your financial gifts.
Bring them to Gathering with you.
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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 Community, and participate in the discussion. For more information and to sign up, go to www.CreationSpirituality.info. Join the online group, Chesapeake Creation Spirituality. |
A reflection of our community retreat
March 9-11, 2013
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Sunrise on the Patuxent River during the Evolve Chesapeake retreat held at Greenwell State Park in Hollywood, Maryland, photographed by Rick Dove.
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From the Editor:
I invite you (everyone) to help make this newsletter a vehicle for sharing: an article that you particularly like, some news you feel is important to be aware of, a poem you discovered and fell in love with, a song or piece of music that speaks to you, a book review, a photo you'd like to share, a link to a short video, etc., etc., etc. Will you? Send to EvolveSylvia@gmail.com. Thanks!
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