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May you be filled with Loving-Presence,
held in Loving-Presence.
May you feel safe and at ease.
May you thrive and be happy.
May your heart and mind open, awaken,
and be free.
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April 21, 2013
Fifth 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: Sylvia Oliva
Greeter/Usher: Suzie Robertson
Reader/Communion Assistant: Chuck Riley
Offering Invitation: Rick Stewart
Community Hour Hosts: Suzie Robertson
Co-Creating a Progressive Christian Spirituality
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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. |
April Covenant Dates "final revision"
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 24, 1988 André E. Hill Birthday
April 26, 2003 Ralph Ferrante Death
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On Wednesday , April 10, 2013 at 11:25 p.m., Erine Sedicum wrote:
 When I started Cape St Claire Elementary last August, I saw this tree, this solo tree, and I fell in love with it. I have taken pictures of it in the early morning, in the fog, in pouring rain, in the cold and the warmth, and its parts. Near it is a pair of the same tree but I have no interest in them, just this one. It appears to be alone or solo, but there it sits and watches the World below from the top of the hill. I don't see that...I see me. Although I let people in and share my life, I like the solo moments when it is only me. That tree is me and I smile when I see it, and I'm grateful, as that tree has moments when children sit under it and connect, adults park in front of it, and it shares its tree being with the World. I love my solo tree.... |
ChristPath Seminar June 28-30, 2013 Pittsburg, PA, with Bruce Chilton Co-sponsored by Creation Spirituality Communities 
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EARTH . WATER . FAITH
FESTIVAL
Come Celebrate Our Environment With A Fun, Family-Oriented Afternoon of Music, Art & Inspiration
Sunday, April 28, 2013 . 2:00-4:30 p.m.
at Annapolis Towne Centre
FREE TO THE PUBLIC . RAIN DATE MAY 5
Interactive kids' activities by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation . T-Shirt Decorating . Eco-Art . special children's music program . SNAILS & TAILS . environmental & educational displays . free e-waste recycling & paper shredding
2:00 p.m. Musical Opening with "The Harmonic Fifth"
2:30 p.m. Greetings and Faith Readings
2:50 p.m. The "All Children's Chorus of Annapolis"
3:35 p.m. Faith Readings & Messages
3:45 p.m. Special Musical Feature: "Trade Mark"
4:30 p.m. Announcements: Festival Gifts
SING-ALONG
Presented by: Chesapeake Interfaith Environmental Group,
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Fidelity Investments,
Whole Foods Market Annapolis and Annapolis Towne Centre at Parole
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OPEN ARMS WILL WELCOME YOU!
APRIL 23
We welcome you to better know our community through Open Arms, our small group discussion get-together on April 23. We meet once a month at a Companion's home for dinner and a discussion on some topic of interest. Often there is a short video to get us going. Please contact Pastor Wayne at SchwandtW@aol.com and he'll give you the details. All are welcome!
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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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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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 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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Women's Spirituality Group Meeting on April 30
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 practiced a "loving-kindness" meditation, and Kathy led us in a wonderful sharing about death. If you would like to join the group, please email Kathy Baker at
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ALL ARE WELCOME TO 
EVOLVE CHESAPEAKE BOOK GROUP
MAY 18
NOTE NEW TIME:
10 - 11:30 am
We are reading Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, and will meet on May 18th fr0m 10 - 11:30 a.m. at the Barnes and Noble Cafe, Harbor Place. This is a lively group and there is still time to join. We will continue discussing the "Pray" section in India and move into the "Love" in Indonesia. Books are readily available if you need a copy. Contact Pastor Wayne at SchwandtW@aol.com.
The following from the "Pray" section particularly spoke to us:
If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be . . . a prudent insurance policy.
I'm not interested in the insurance industry. I'm tired of being a skeptic, I'm irritated by spiritual prudence and I feel bored and parched by empirical debate. I don't want to hear it anymore. I couldn't care less about evidence and proof and assurances. I just want God. I want God inside me. I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on water.
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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.
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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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From
Waking Up to your World
by Pema Chodron
Pause practice can transform each day of your life. It creates an open doorway to the sacredness of the place in which you find yourself. The vastness, stillness, and magic of the place will dawn upon you, if you let your mind relax and drop for just a few breaths the storyline you are working so hard to maintain. If you pause just long enough, you can reconnect with exactly where you are, with the immediacy of your experience. ....Stop and take three conscious breaths. ....Punctuate, create gaps. As soon as you do, you realize how big the sky is, how big your mind is.
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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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