Originally Blessed! 

your August 28, 2015 eNewsletter from  
                    EVOLVE
          the Creation Spirituality Ministry of 
                            the United Church of Christ of Annapolis            
   
Who are we? 
 
EVOLVE draws on
the ancient traditions of Creation Spirituality
 to nurture the individual's spiritual journey,
celebrate the Universe as the body of the Divine,
celebrate that God is in all things and all things are in God,
and work for justice and peace as the Great Work of our journey. 
We support the emergence of the prophet, artist and mystic
in everyone.
 
IN THIS ISSUE
Sacred Gathering the 30th of August
Chant Circle Aug. 30
Erine Observes the Onion
Diplomacy, not War
Ways to Support our Ministry
Sept./Aug. Covenant Dates
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11TH SUNDAY ON
THE PATH OF AWE & WONDER!

Beautiful Cove Point Beach, photo by Chuck Riley 
Evolve's Sacred Gathering
August 30, 2015 at 6 pm 
at 
United Church of Christ of Annapolis 
8 Carvel Circle, Edgewater, MD 21037
Email Evolve at:  www.uccannapolis.org  
Phone:  443 485 5979 
  
Gathering Leaders: 
Celebration Leader:  Suzie Robertson  
Set-Up/Put-Away:  Rick Dove and Tom Good
Greeters:  Rick Dove and Tom Good
Reader:  Tom Good  
Community Hour Hostess:  Erine Sedicum   
 
Continuing our progressive spiritual journey.

 Sunday, August 30 Chant & Body Prayer Circle
 in UCCA's Caton Hall, 4 pm to 5:30 pm
All are Welcome!
Worship Jam at First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh
From Green Magic, the publishers of
Circle Dancing: Celebrating the Sacred in Dance                                                           by June Watts
"Circle Dancing is about being together, about community, about reconnection; and the book shows that the dancer meet her/his self in the Dance and how what is learnt there helps daily life; that the movement of the dance leads to stillness, the music to silence; that by circling around the still centre, there is the awareness of both the movement and the stillness; and that once the steps are learnt and completely integrated, there is the glorious feeling, not so much of dancing as of being danced, of BEING the Dance!"  
 From Erine      
Erine Sedicum
  
The Onion

So this is one of those moments when you remember the moments that matter.  Last week was interesting when we had a training and the trainer used the Onion as an example.   She said, "A child is like an onion...the child starts as sprig and layers until it is a very large onion."  This is what happens when a child learns...  So very interesting as we at Evolve learned the Onion was something else.  "The Onion is peeled back and when it's peeled back the layers are revealed, " said Wayne Schwandt.  This is what we need to do with our spiritual growth and share it.


Candles from Dreams Ceremony 
     This little light of mine, I'm gonna
            let it shine.    Let it shine!
                    Let it shine!      Let it shine! 
From the Editor

 

Please contact your Congressmen and women to urge them to support the "Iran Nuclear Deal." If the Deal does not go through, there may not be war immediately, but it is very likely to follow.  Choose peace, not war!

     

Information to call your Senators:  www.senate.gov.  

Information to call your Representatives: www.house.gov.   

Ways to Support our Ministry    
 
Photo by Rick Dove

Check out our Welcome Table in Caton Hall. There are books for sale by Bruce Chilton, Matthew Fox, John Shelby Spong, Marcus Borg, and others.  You'll also find Rick Dove's large selection of nature photography: 5x7 photocards @$3 and matted photographs @$10.  Buying these will help support Evolve's ministry.  
 
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 Sacred Gathering with you.   
End of August through September 
Birthdays, Anniversaries, Covenant Dates

August 29    John A. Petrosillo Birthday
August 30    David A. Miller Birthday

Sept.    4     Karl D. Walker Death (2008)
Sept.   11    Marvin Roger Woods Death (2001)
Sept.   13    Janice Creamer and Cherly Lanore Civil Union in CT (2007)
Sept.   15    Laura Cooper Birthday
Sept.   17    Rick Stewart Birthday
Sept.   19    Dennis L. Myers Death (2011)
Sept.   20    Justin Michael Abell Birthday (2001)
Sept.   23    William E. Riley Birthday (d. 1999)
Sept.   28    Glen O. Van Steenburg Death (1999)     
 
photo of Cove Point by Chuck Riley

"God loved us before God made us;
and God's love has never diminished and never shall" 
                                                                                                                  Julian of Norwich
Evolve Committee Officers: 
Suzie Robertson, Chair;  Tim Mortimore, Treasurer
Dave Miller, Secretary; Sylvia Oliva, Financial Secretary  
Please 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!