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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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So to breathe in and be aware of your body and look deeply into it and realize you are the Earth and your consciousness is also the consciousness of the earth. Not to cut the tree, not to pollute the water, that is not enough.... When we recognize the virtues, the talent, the beauty of Mother Earth, something is born in us, some kind of connection, love is born.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh: Connect With and Love Mother Earth to Heal the Planet
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April 28, 2013
Sixth Sunday of the Path of Transformation
justice...shalom...return...sustainability
healing...interference...peacemaking
relieving suffering...compassion...
Sacred Gathering at 6 PM
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Annapolis Friends Meeting
351 Dubois Road, Annapolis
Reflection by The Rev. Dr. Wayne Schwandt
Gathering Leaders
Set-up/Put-away: Beth Lanier
Greeter/Usher: Chuck Riley
Reader/Communion Assistant: Kathy Baker
Offering Invitation: Dave Miller
Community Hour Hosts: Scott Bowling and Dave Miller
Co-Creating a Progressive Christian Spirituality
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Open Arms Meeting on April 30
Due to complications of scheduling and allergies, Open Arms was postponed from April 23, to next
Tuesday, April 30
Location to be announced on Sunday at our Gathering.
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BE
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NEVER ATTENDED EVOLVE CHESAPEAKE ?
Come to our sacred gathering and check out our community without 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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May Covenant Dates
birthdays, anniversaries, covenant dates
May 4, 2013 Adri Eathorne & Him Hinken Marriage May 5, 2007 Adri Eathorne & Kim Hinken Holy Union
May 6, 1998 Linda J. Kahl Death May 11, 2003 Sean Patrick Riley Birthday May 11, 1960 Cynthia Brister (d. 12/31/2004) May 14, 2011 Rick Dove & Tom Good Wedding
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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.
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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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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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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. |
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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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. |
Flower Power
Your last chance before campaign ends 4-26-13
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.
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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!
As of April 18 we've earned $106!
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ALL ARE WELCOME TO 
EVOLVE CHESAPEAKE BOOK GROUP
At 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.
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Erine
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Reflections from Erine Sedicum April 22, 2013
Page 186 of Eat Pray Love had an interesting question, "How do the survivors of terminated relationships ever endure the pain of unfinished business?" It is a simple question but makes one think. In my case, the question made me think of my Mom as our unfinished business was spoken and unspoken promises. I lost her in 2000 but it took until 2012 for me to let her go and accept someone else as a motherly figure, and it was an honor to have my step-mom take her place.
To resolve my unfinished business, I wrote letters like to the living. I would ask questions, make comments, ask advice, and general
updates. For the most part, it was helpful but also a challenge to what was coming out. The letters were more like private conversations between daughter and mom, the conversations I
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would never have. There were
times when I could barely get through the letters without crying. It was like she was right
there and there was something special happening. The one thing I realized is I'm my Mother's Daughter and that's something I would never change.
This December, I wrote my 1st Dear/Dearest Mom Letter to a living Mom. Mom is now a memory and memories, items, smells, and situations like aging Moms with Daughters are handled much better. What a great question, and how we learn to solve it ourselves is a gift not to be taken for granted.
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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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 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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Prayer from the Anishinabe, or Ojibwa, tradition:
Grandfather,
Look at our brokenness.
We know that in all creation
Only the human family
Has strayed from the Sacred Way.
We know that we are the ones
Who must come back together
To walk in the Sacred Way.
Grandfather,
Sacred One,
Teach us love, compassion, and honor,
That we may heal the earth
And heal each other.
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COVENANT CANDLE UPDATES
Zybia "Cy" Hosley
April 24, 1920-January 8, 2013
Sunday, April 21, we dedicated a panel in memory of Cy during our Sacred Gathering. Gifts were made in his honor to both the General and Building Funds, which are remembered by the panel's presence in our Covenant Candle and eventually in the Covenant Window.
During Sunday's gathering, Adri also shared the text of the eulogy she wrote and delivered at her father's memorial service on Thursday, April 18. This Sunday we will dedicate a panel in memory of Robert Brian Eathorne,
and Companions are invited to make a gift to the General or Building Fund in memory of him.
On Sunday, May 5, we will dedicate a panel to celebrate the marriage of Adri Eathorne and Kim Hinken. In lieu of wedding gifts, they have asked that gifts be made to either the General or Building Fund.
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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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