Originally Blessed! 

your July 3, 2015 eNewsletter from  
                     EVOLVE
          the Creation Spirituality Ministry of 
                            the United Church of Christ of Annapolis            
 Christianity Beyond Convention
IN THIS ISSUE
Sacred Gathering the 5th of July
UCCA Ice Cream & Movie Social
Bowie Baysox Game
Church Work Day July 18
Evolve's Covenant Candle
July Covenant Dates
FERC Sued by Environmental Groups
Two free screenings at GAIN Summer Filmfest
A great clown, Grock
Body Prayer Workshop
Open Arms recommences in September
From Erine
Dayspring Retreat
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THIRD SUNDAY ON
THE PATH OF AWE & WONDER! 
Evolve's Sacred Gathering

July 5, 2015 at 6 p.m.
United Church of Christ of Annapolis
8 Carvel Circle, Edgewater, MD 21037 
Phone: 410 266 8596  Email: www.uccannapolis.org 
 
Reflection by Dave Miller

Community Hour:  
Potluck Supper, Everyone Welcome!

Continuing our progressive spiritual journey.
UCCA Summertime  
Ice Cream Social & Movie Night 
Friday, July 3 at 6:30 p.m.
 
   A very popular kid-friendly movie
   will be shown.  There'll be lots of
   toppings for the ice cream and lots
   of fun and camaraderie too!!
To RSVP the church office, click here.

Bowie Baysox Game, July 16 
 "Take Me Out to the  Ballgame!"
 
UCCA is having a Bowie Baysox game gathering in place of the 3rd Thursday Community dinner, July 16, that has been suspended for the summer.  If you are interested in attending, please  RSVP by Tuesday, July 7 to Mark Kidwell or sign up in Caton Hall.    
Tickets are $16.50 with food or $10.00 without food. The game begins at 7:05 pm.  We'll depart from UCC Annapolis around 6:15.  If you wish to carpool please note in RSVP.  You can arrange to meet us at the stadium if that's more useful.  The Baysox are playing Harrisburg, PA and it could be lots of fun!  Join us.
GO ..........
When the White House became a Rainbow House!

Saturday, July 18 is a Church Work Day

10am - 1pm

ALL SKILL SETS WANTED

scrubbing, hammering, cheerleading, supervising, painting, helping, moving, just being present
& SMILING FACES
 
Lunch provided.  Please RSVP to office@uccannapolis.org 

And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance
on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

FINAL SENTENCE OF "THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS, JULY 4 1776"


IN LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE

From Chuck Riley:  "June 28, 2015 Wayne's panel was placed on the Altar Candle of Remembrance. I added his mother also, as I'm sure he would have done this panel for her had he lived.  It is bittersweet to have him placed on the candle. This candle was his vision to remember and celebrate the good and sad times of our community's collective lives."  
  July Covenant Dates
   Birthdays, Anniversaries, Covenant Dates

    July    3  Dave Miller and Scott Bowling Wedding (2010) (Scott d. 2014)
   July    5  Erine Sedicum Birthday
   July    5  Jean M. Dove Death (2012)
   July    7  Esther Elizabeth Grosperrin Death (1999) 
   July  13  Charlie Green Birthday
   July  29  Humberton "Beto" Jasso  
  
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SUE FERC FOR LNG EXPORT TERMINAL AT COVE POINT

Protestors at FERC's Washington,DC Office

On May 7, 2015 three environmental groups--Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Patuxent Riverkeeper, and Sierra Club--sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) over its decision to approve a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal along the Chesapeake Bay in southern Maryland without conducting a rigorous environmental review.   

The lawsuit, filed by Earthjustice, charges that FERC circumvented the law by failing to consider how Dominion Resources' $3.8 billion Cove Point project would trigger expanded fracking for natural gas in the Marcellus shale region, leading to significant new amounts of air, water and climate-disrupting pollution.  Additionally, the groups contend that FERC failed to adequately consider the impact of foreign ships dumping dirty wastewater into the Chesapeake Bay.  

GAIN'S ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMER FILMFEST

(Greater Annapolis Interfaith Network)

 2 free screenings at  

St. John Neumann Church, Community Room

620 N. Bestgate Road, Annapolis MD 21403

 

THURSDAY, JULY 9 - 7 PM:  Scientists Under Attack

An account of how scientists were treated when reporting on the harmful effects of GMO's. How Monsanto and other big businesses finance their view of science. Introduction by Dick Vanden Heuvel, PHD. scientist. Discussion of the GMO issue after the film.

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 - 7 PM:  Farmedgedden

Meet with Chef Craig Sewell again to hear more about the challenges around small organic farms and the challenges of finding organic produce for your table. Chef Sewell will introduce the film and hold a discussion afterwards.

   

Contact Liz at 410-267-9009 or by email at liz2vh@comcast.net for more information or directions.
From Jo, a Little Sister of Jesus who is dedicated to circus people and a friend of Sylvia's.  She writes from Rome:

The famous Swiss clown,
Grock
".....The Swiss clown Grock died in 1959.  He was considered the "greatest European clown."  He learned musicianship and acrobatic skills from his father and when a caravan of Roma gypsies passed through he joined them, learning more instruments and gaining confidence.  He made his debut with a circus in 1894 at 14.  He is most remembered for his routines using pantomime and musical blunders and described the secret of clowning as follows:  "The genius of clowning is transforming the little everyday annoy- ances, not only overcoming but actually transforming them, into something strange and terrific... it is the power to extract mirth for millions out of nothing
                                              and less than nothing."
SACRED CIRCLE DANCE & BODY PRAYER WORKSHOP:  Invaluable!
Michael Mansfield led Evolve in a powerful, wonderfully expressive body prayer, chant and sacred dance circle on June 28!  It was great to share it with the community:  people from UCCA, and some Catholic, Lutheran, Quaker, Unitarians, from GAIN, and more!  We united our prayers to Muslims, Jews, Buddhists and to the people of Charlestown, the Supreme Court Justices and all those who worked to secure marriage equality and health care for all in our country.  It was a beautiful and encouraging community experience. There were 21 participants, 3 of whom remained to join us in sacred gathering.  Michael did this in honor of Wayne, as they had sown the seeds together for it months ago.  Much gratitude to Michael and to our Evolve volunteers!

Please note that OPEN ARMS will recommence in September.

 
From Erine

Step-Dad and Step-step Mom,
June 27th
The family with Step-Dad and his mom plus my brother

There are moments when the most important thing is having a memory.  I don't mean in the moment but in view.

I needed this picture and I feel that some of the greatest moments are ones you don't see until after they are done because they keep you going when nothing else can.

I'm proud to call Paul and his 3rd wife, Suzanne, family.  It is an honor to have many parents to love....I'm blessed with four living and one a beautiful memory.
               
DAYSPRING WEEKEND RETREAT JULY 31 - AUGUST 2
Dayspring
 The Mystical Words of Jesus: Praying the Beatitudes in his Native Aramaic

Aramaic was the common language in Jesus' time. Using
Prayers of the Cosmos by Neil Douglas-Klotz as a guide, we will explore the Beatitudes' layered meanings through chant, breath and gentle movement, and we will have the freedom to write our own renditions of the Beatitudes.  Led by Connie Ridgway, a modern mystic and singer.  She is a psychotherapist and cranio-sacral therapist in Washington, DC, and member of the 8th Day Faith Community.

Dayspring is a rare and beautiful place for solitude, silence and rest. The forest and meadows, the quiet of Merton's Pond and the warmth of the Lodge of the Carpenter and the Inn create space for prayer and contemplation. Come, deepen your relationship with the One in whom we live and move and have our being.  You can ask Sylvia Oliva about Dayspring and contact them for more information and to register:  Dayspring Silent Retreat Center, 11301 Neelsville Church Road
Germantown, MD 20876-4147
301 916 1131  ~  dayspringretreat@verizon.net
Bumble bees enjoying the cone flowers and lavender in Karen's garden.
Evolve Committee Officers: 
Suzie Robertson, Chair;  Tim Mortimore, Treasurer
Sylvia Oliva, Financial Secretary;  Dave Miller, Member at Large 
Send your articles, poems, news, photos, announcements, petitions, pictures, cartoons, and whatever else you might like to see in our newsletter to
EvolveSylvia@gmail.com by Thursday night.  Thank you!