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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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June 23, 2013
First Sunday on the Path of Awe & Wonder
and Fourth Sunday of Pridetide
wonder...joy...trust...beauty...cosmos...awe...
Sacred Gathering at 6 PM
hospitality...amazement...delight...
Annapolis Friends Meeting
351 Dubois Road, Annapolis
Reflection by the Rev. Dr. Wayne Schwandt
Gathering leaders
set-up/put-away: Dave Miller
greeter/usher: Kim Hinken and Adri Eathornereader/communion assistant: Suzie Robertson
offering invitation: Beth Lanier
community hour host: Suzie Robertson
Co-creating a progressive Christian Spirituality
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Chesapeake Pride River Cruise
Saturday, June 22nd
6:00 to 8:00pm
A Fundraiser for Chesapeake Pride Festival
Please join Chesapeake Pride aboard the beautifully restored Richard Lee for a sunset cruise along the West River. Snacks and soda included, cash bar.
For tickets and more information go to:
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Love is the Theme of Pride
Erine Sedicum writes on June 17, 2013
after her day at Baltimore Pride Festival
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Love is the theme of Pride. It's funny how at Pride I don't care about my malfunctions, quirks, or place in life. I enjoy the open energy...the love of self...it isn't vain...it's real. In my day-to-day life I forget that...it gets lost in working, paying bills, living, and drama. I wish people could see that LOVE is very simple, and with a little effort this Planet Earth could be better if they could open their hearts to a world that is round and not square. Perhaps if we share LOVE more hearts will change...Perhaps...Perhaps...Perhaps...
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My notes from Pastor Wayne's Reflection on:
Last Sunday's reading from Luke 7:36-50 is about the woman who bathed Jesus' feet with her tears and dried them with her hair while he sat at table to share a meal with his friends. Standing behind him, she then continued to kiss his feet and anoint them with ointment. The important point in this reading is not so much the story within the story of someone loving more than another because of his higher debt being cancelled. That's not love. What's important is this: one human woman's devotion to one human man, Jesus.
So, the woman in the story is a known sinner, probably a prostitute, a person of no social standing--a "nobody." She sees Jesus and is moved by him...his warmth, his kindness. He is utterly approachable, welcoming, compassionate, non- judgmental, and sees the best in us. And by her gesture, this disreputable woman becomes the heroine of the story, as it was she who was hospitable while the host was not. Maybe she was a devoted disciple of Jesus whose life had been changed by him. At any rate, she fully embraces Jesus' presence, and she invites us to cast off all that would hold us back and do the same. To embrace that which touches our hearts.
We often get caught up with our mundane, day-to-day life and lose our reason for being. We need to remind ourselves why we love and what it is we are devoted to. What are the gifts we bring to each other? What are we doing with each other?
Twenty couples were married today by the Mayor at Baltimore Pride Festival. These couples overflowed with tears, love, and feelings for one another during this holy moment in Druid Hill Park. So many had worked hard for such a long time for this moment! They were celebrating the love in their life, celebrating a human relationship, a connection between two people. It was about love, commitment, and devotion.
Nurture that to which we are devoted! The people we love, the wild things of creation, God...! The covenant we have in this community needs to be honored and remembered as we journey together. This takes work. What we're doing is manifesting the Divine in our lives and celebrating it here, in this place.
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OPEN ARMS WILL WELCOME YOU!
* NEW SUMMER FORMAT * NEW SUMMER FORMAT *
* NEW SUMMER FORMAT *
On Tuesday, June 25 Open Arms will be in its new Summer format. This means a fun get-together sharing a potluck supper and an evening of games and relaxation. All are welcome!
It's at Kathy Baker's "evolving new home" in Edgewater, Maryland from 6:30 to 9:00 PM. Contact Kathy for directions to her house: k3b@comcast.net.
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An Invitation from the Islamic Society of Annapolis
Evolve Chesapeake Companions are cordially invited to attend one of two iftars with our Moslem community during their holy season of Ramadan. Each iftar (breaking of the fast) will begin at 8:15 pm at the Mekkah Learning Center, 814 Brandy Farms Lane, Gambrills. See our Sunday Bulletin for more details. Contact Martha Scott at zakiyyams@verizon.net no later than July 8 if you would like to attend one.
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EVOLVE CHESAPEAKE
WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY GROUP
meeting only on the 1st Tuesdays during July and August
Our next meeting is JULY 2 AT 7 PM 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. If you would like to join the group, please email Kathy Baker at k3b@comcast.net.
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ChristPath Seminar June 28-30, 2013 Pittsburg, PA, with Bruce Chilton Co-sponsored by Creation Spirituality Communities |
Being in process is an attitude--an appreciation of this simple truth and of the reality that your life will be forever unfolding and your future always unknown. . . . . . Seeing yourself as "in process" will help you increase your level of simple moment-to-moment contentment and your appreciation of your very own gift of life. ~ from Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson
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 June Covenant Dates
birthdays, anniversaries, covenant dates
June 2, 1924 Roy D. Woods (d. 4/24/2005)
June 3, 1971 Scott Bowling Birthday
June 3, 1978 Tim Mortimore Birthday
June 3 Debbie Dewald Birthday
June 3, 2006 Debbie Bohle & Cindy Brown Holy Union
June 6, 2000 Samantha Esther Riley Birthday
June 7, 1962 Adri Eathorne Birthday
June 9 Terry Shanahan Birthday
June 20, 1948 Oscar Kidd Birthday
June 21, 1921 Glen O. Van Steenburg (d. 9/28/1999)
June 28, 2003 Ben Dickerson & Eric Lekberg Holy Union
June 28, 1999 Yolanda Kresslein Death
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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 are able. 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, dish soap, toothpaste, deodorant, and feminine hygiene products. Collection is ongoing every Sunday.
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We've earned $1,562.25 so far!
Do you use iGive.comto shop online? Do you use iSearch.com for your search engine?
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 nature photography by Rick Dove
And remember, 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 or sign up as a participant in the online community for free! Join our online community, Chesapeake Creation Spirituality Community, and participate in the discussion. To get more information and/or sign up: www.CreationSpirituality.info.
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My Symphony
by William Henry Channing; photo by Rick Dove
To live content with small means ~ to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement  rather than fashion ~ to be worthy, not respectable and wealthy, not rich ~ to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly ~ to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart ~ to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never ~ in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common ~ this is to be my symphony. |
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Thank You from the Editor
Thank you to all who are making this newsletter a vehicle for sharing--an article you wrote, some news you feel is important for us to know, a poem you wrote or discovered, a song or piece of music that speaks to you, a book review, a photo you want to share, a link to a short video, etc. Send it to EvolveSylvia@gmail.com.
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