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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.
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April 14, 2013
Fourth 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
Gathering Leaders
Set-up/Put-away: Rick Dove and Tom Good
Greeter/Usher: Dave Miller
Reader/Communion Assistant: Tom Good
Offering Invitation: Beth Lanier
Community Hour Hosts: Chuck and Wayne
Co-Creating a Progressive Christian Spirituality
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If you're lost and alone
or you're sinking like a stone
Carry on
May your past be the sound
of your feet upon the ground
Carry on
~ from Carry On by Fun.
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April Covenant Dates ("Re-revised")
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 14, 2011 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 24, 1920 Zybia (Cy) Hosley Birthday (d. 1/8/2013)
April 26, 2003 Ralph Ferrante Death
April 26, 1988 André E. Hill Birthday
April 28, 2007 Kerri Dove and Robert Dove Wedding
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NEVER ATTENDED EVOLVE CHESAPEAKE ?
Come to our sacred gathering and check out our community with OPAS (Offering Plate Anxiety Syndrome). Print this coupon, place it in the offering, and be our guest! One guest each evening receives our welcome bread---a tasty homemade loaf generally of cinnamon, vanilla, and raisins.
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God Says Yes To Me
I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic
and she said yes
I asked her if it was okay to be short
and she said it sure is
I asked her if I could wear nail polish
or not wear nail polish
and she said honey
she calls me that sometimes
she said you can do just exactly
what you want to
Thanks God I said
And is it even okay if I don't paragraph
my letters
Sweetcakes God said
who knows where she picked that up
what I'm telling you is
Yes Yes Yes
"God Says Yes To Me" by Kaylin Haught, from The Palm of Your Hand. © Tilbury House Publishers, 1995.
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ChristPath Seminar June 28-30, 2013 Pittsburg, PA, with Bruce Chilton Co-sponsored by Creation Spirituality Communities 
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WHAT IS PROGRESSIVE CHRISTIANITY?
In his Question & Answer section to his article "Think Different--Accept Uncertainty" Part VI, John Shelby Spong writes:
"Progressive Christianity is itself a strange title. Christianity has never been static. It has always been an expression of the tension between the reality of the Jesus experience and the ever-changing world of human perception. There is no period of history at which we can look and say, 'That is normative Christianity.' So the scriptures of the New Testament assume the attitudes prevalent in the 1st century when they were written, in which sickness was divine punishment and mental illness and epilepsy were signs of demon possession. The creeds are the products of the 4th century and reflect a three-tiered universe that is totally rejected today. Our liturgies reflect the patterns of the 13th century seeking not the transformation of the world, but the beatific vision that releases us from the world.
The tragedy is that we Christians have built a superstructure of doctrines, dogmas, ecclesiastical institutions and a literalized and frozen understanding of Christianity that is now dying, leaving the doctrines, dogmas and institutions almost empty of meaning.
Progressive Christianity must allow that which is dying to die and seek to recapture the essence of the Christ experience in new words, new concepts and even new institutional forms...."
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Dinner and a Show June 13, 2013  Join Evolve Chesapeake at Toby's Dinner Theatre in Columbia, MD for a performance of In the Heights, the 2008 Tony Award winning musical, set in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood. A place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythms from three generations of music. It's a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. What could be better than a great dinner and show in the company of your friends? Knowing that you're helping out Evolve Chesapeake with the purchase of your ticket! The show date is Thursday, June 13. Tickets are $51.00. The cost of the ticket includes the show, dinner, coffee/tea, taxes and gratuity. A cash bar is available. And speaking from experience, there isn't a bad seat in the house. Why not get a group of your friends together and join us for the show? For details, call or email Beth Lanier and let her know you're interested. 410-610-2327 EvolveBeth@gmail.com Checks may be made payable to Evolve Chesapeake. Send payment to Evolve Chesapeake, PO Box 6159, Annapolis, MD 21401. Online payments may be available in the near future for a small processing fee. |
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News from Greater Annapolis Interfaith Network:
Walking With Your God
Labyrinth Workshop
Saturday, May 11th
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Eastport Memorial Labyrinth
The Rev. Dr. David G. Jones, Veriditas Certified Labyrinth Facilitator
This is a FREE workshop, but space is limited and registration is required. To register, email office@stlukeseastport.org or call 410-268-5419.
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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 on April 16
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 colors affect us in many ways, and Kathy led us in a wonderful guided imagery meditation. At this meeting we will try out a "Loving-kindness Meditation."
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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ALL ARE WELCOME TO 
EVOLVE CHESAPEAKE BOOK GROUP
April 13 from 10 - 11:30 am
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. Books are readily available if you need a copy. Contact Pastor Wayne at SchwandtW@aol.com.
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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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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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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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The soul that rises with us, our life's star,
hath had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar;
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory do We come,
From God, Who is our home....
~ from Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth
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Sunrise on the Patuxent River during the Evolve Chesapeake retreat held last March at Greenwell State Park in Hollywood, Maryland. Photographed by Rick Dove.
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From the Editor:
I invite you to help make this newsletter a vehicle for sharing--an article that you particularly like, some news you feel is important for us 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. Send it to EvolveSylvia@gmail.com. Thanks!
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