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October 10, 2013   
eNewsletter from
EVOLVEChesapeake

 

   

Chesapeake Creation Spirituality Community

 

Christianity Beyond Convention  

 
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IN THIS ISSUE
October 13th Sacred Gathering
Meeting of Future Team
3rd Principle of Creation Spirtuality
Painting the Stars
National Coming Out Week
Calligraphy for You
The Indigo Girls
Creation Spirituality Communities Online
autumn's alchemy by Christina Borgoyn
Support our Food Bank
October Covenant Dates
Earth Space Continuum
Support our Ministry
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Open thy door to that which must go, 
for the loss becomes unseemly when obstructed.

                                        Tagore 

 October 13, 2013

Fourth Sunday 
on the Path of Emptying  
 
Sacred Gathering at 6 PM
meeting at
 Annapolis Friends Meeting
351 Dubois Road, Annapolis
 
   Reflection by the Rev. Dr. Wayne Schwandt                 
Gathering Leaders:  
         Set-up/Put-away: Christina Borgoyn              
     Greeter/Usher: Tom Good and Rick Dove          
    Reader/Communion Assistant: Kim Hinken         
Offering Invitation: Adri Eathorne
Community Hour Host: Suzie Robertson
 
     
 Co-creating a Progressive Christian Spirituality 

Meeting of Future Team
Sunday, October 13 from 2:30 to 4:30

  Contact Pastor Wayne at  SchwandtW@aol.com for more details.
                              
From Creation Spirituality Communities:


2nd* Principle of Creation Spirituality

In Creation, God is both immanent and transcendent.
This is panentheism
which is not theism (God out there)
and not atheism (no God anywhere).

We experience that the Divine is in all things
and all things are in the Divine.

*Editor's note: This is actually the 2nd Principle of Creation Spirituality
and I erred in calling the one in the previous newsletter the 2nd.  The previous one was the 3rd.

PAINTING THE STARS

Science, Religion and an Evolving Faith 

 

When I have a terrible need of--dare I say--"religion"?--

then I go outside at night and paint the stars.

                                                                      ~Vincent Van Gogh 

 
Open Arms Arundel is starting a new study based on the Living the Questions series, "Painting the Stars."  The Sunday Painting the Stars group will meet at 4:30 PM at AFM on the fourth Sunday of each month.  How- ever, the first meeting will be held on Sunday, October 20 (third Sunday). 

 

This group is open to anyone who would like to participate. 

The Reader for the series is available for download by clicking here.   

 


ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE CELEBRATES NATIONAL COMING OUT WEEK 
All events are free and open to the public.   
 
Oct. 11  "It Gets Better" 12 noon-2 p.m. in Humanities Building Room 112:
 
This is a video launch project; see powerful videos that LGBTQ and allied people from the AACC community made in support of the "It Gets Better" 
project. Hear heart-felt testimonials from AACC students, faculty and staff as they share touching stories about their personal experiences; sponsored by the Curriculum Transformation Project and the Gender and Sexuality Studies program; these inspirational videos highlight hope, compassion and LGBTQ resources at AACC. Our Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Wayne Schwandt is one of the panelists.

Oct. 11  "The Intersection Between Religion, Spirituality and
the LGBTQ Community" 2-4 p.m. in the Humanities Building
Room 112: 
    
A panel of spiritual and religious leaders in the county discuss LGBTQ and connecting with a higher power despite one's sexual orientation.  Our Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Wayne Schwandt is a member of this panel. 


For more information call 410-777-2043 or visit www.aacc.edu/studentlife.


"ALL CREATION CARRIES WITHIN IT..."

"All creation carries within it a memory of the divine heart
out of which it emerged. Our tradition has called this the
image of God. But in an evolutionary model, this image is
not static. It is more like a felt impulse--a dynamic yearning--fired with a holy urgency to 'go to the limits of
our longing,' inhabit life more deeply, to protect what
matters more fiercely, to transcend limiting forms and
modes of consciousness, to realize our unity in the midst
of diversity, and to co-create the future which Jesus called
the Kin(g)dom of God."

                              - Bruce Sanguin in "Painting the Stars"
Calligraphy by Thich Nhat HanhCall

"THE SHAPE OF EACH SOUL IS DIFFERENT..."
 
"The shape of each soul is different. There is a secret destiny for each person. When you endeavor to repeat what others have done or force yourself into a preset mold, you betray your individuality. We need to return to the solitude within, to find again the dream that lies at the hearth of the soul. We need to feel the dream with the wonder of a child approaching a threshold of discovery. When we rediscover our childlike nature, we enter into a world of gentle possibility. Consequently, we will find ourselves more frequently at that place, at the place of ease, delight, and celebration. The false burdens fall away. We come into rhythm with ourselves. Our clay shape gradually learns to walk beautifully on this magnificent earth."

                                                 ~ from Anam Cara, A Book of Celtic Wisdom, by John O'Donohue  


Free Coupon

If you are a newcomer to our Sacred Gatherings, this coupon is for you!  It entitles you to a fresh loaf of home-baked bread made by our Pastor.  This delicious bread is usually made with raisins and honey.  Just cut out the coupon and place it in the offering plate next Sunday, then at the close of our Sacred Gathering you will receive, along with our welcome, the loaf free of charge.
Offer Expires: Never!
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Ever hear of the Indigo Girls? Emily Saliers and Amy Ray are a folk rock duo  with activist hearts who've performed together for more than 25 years.   They were recently  interviewed by Krista Tippet at the Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina.   You can hear their story and enjoy their music by clicking on "On Being" in the Quick Links side bar.
CSC logo small You can 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 take part in the discussion.  For more information and/or to sign up, click on the following link: www.CreationSpirituality.info. This website is well worth checking out for its interesting videos of Matthew Fox and others who describe various facets of Creation Spirituality.  You'll also find updates of new conferences and much more.  
 
autumn's alchemy
                  by Christina Borgoyn
 

october flees with rotten leaves,
wanly wraith scampers across sky.
night hugs close in event of eve.

harvest sunlight pours over sleeves
soft white limbs kiss summer good-bye.
october flees with rotten leaves.

contour becomes shadow, believe.
'twas promised in spring I wouldn't die.
night hugs close in event of eve.

bleak heavens of god's face, doth he heave?
stay for winter? no, I defy.
october flees with rotten leaves

withered tree, what moon you conceive;
I've not lost my breastful of cries.
night hugs close in event of eve.


wind picks at bones & flesh that grieve;

soothe god's given name till earth dries.

october flees with rotten leaves
night hugs close in event of eve.

 


Support SCAN*, our Local Food Bank

NOTE: JELLO AND CANNED FRUIT ARE ESPECIALLY NEEDED AT THIS TIME

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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 toilet paper, laundry detergent, disposable razors, bath and shower soap, dish soap, toothpaste, deodorant, and feminine hygiene products.  Collection is ongoing every Sunday.

*South County Assistance Network


                  October Covenant Dates
Birthdays, Anniversaries, Covenant Dates

October   1  Meta Ann Snyder Death (1998)
October   7  Suzanne B. Hickmon Death (2000) 
October 10  Suzanne B. Hickmon Birthday (d.2000)
October 10  Sylvia Oliva Birthday
October 18  Jake Spencer Birthday
October 15  Velma Blitch Birthday (d.1999) 
October 19  Wayne Schwandt Birthday
October 21  Chuck Riley Birthday 
October 23  Tim Mortimore & John Petrosillo Wedding (2010)
October 23  Chuck Riley & Wayne Schwandt Wedding (2008)
October 29  Dennis L. Myers Birthday (d.2011)
October 29  Patrick Edward Price Birthday 
October 29  Daniel Teitjen Schellhorn Birthday (d.2008)
  


 
   FROM ERINE SEDICUM:

"The picture is The Earth Space Continuum:
Thought about Evolve Chesapeake."

 


We've earned $1,588.47 so far!
We invite you to help us: 
   
  Do you use iGive.com to shop online?   
Is iSearch.com 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 under- standing 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, and others, and  
Rick Dove's large selection of beautiful nature photography: 
5" x 7" photocards @ $3 and matted photographs @ $10.
 
And don't forget that 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.  


Thank you to all who are making this newsletter interesting.   
Please send your contributions to
EvolveSylvia@gmail.com.

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