Hi church!
I want to extend a personal "thank you" to everyone who made me deeply, deeply regret going out of town this past weekend. The third worship service in our current "Space" series was, apparently, most righteously awesome. The good news is that thanks to the hard work of our rockin' Design Team, our sensational sound crew, and master blogcaster iPete, you and I can check out the virtual "Space" experience on
our blogcast site, or listen to podcasts of the services
on Gcast or
through iTunes. (Your mileage may vary with that iTunes link.) And, we'll come back to Jammin' Java in two Sundays (February 3rd) for one more trek into Space before we begin the journey of Lent. And as cool as the blogcast is, I'm
not missing that one!
But we won't be gathering at Jammin' Java this Sunday. Instead, this is the one weekend per month that we particularly set aside for extending the heart of our church outward and trying to bring a little of God's kingdom into the lives of our friends. Service-worship for this week will be held at chez Bulanow (
1001 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170) this Saturday, the 26th, from 1 - 5pm. We'll be gathering there for an afternoon of fun with the children of some friends of ours (some of whom we've gotten to know through previous service-worship projects) while the parents get a chance to take the afternoon off. We will have organized activities (crafts, games, and snack-making) planned for the kids. If you can join us, please contact our
GNU (Giving to Needs Unmet) Team. It should be a blast!
Looking ahead, on March 7, people from all over the country will be converging on Washington, DC to advocate for peace as we remember the anniversary of the War in Iraq. This year, various faith communities will be gathering in their respective places at noon, followed by a procession to the Capitol for a larger witness in the afternoon.
The
organizers of the larger events have asked if a loose group of friends of
Emergent would be willing to host a kind of artistic worship installation someplace near the Capital. Where other groups might do something more conventional (singing, a protest talk, etc.), we'd like to offer a more interactive environment of peace and hope. We've got a few church buildings that are available to us, though we'd like to explore the possibility of finding a more neutral space. So, if you'd like to lend your creativity or muscle to making this happen, please
let Mike Stavlund know.
That same evening, some of us will be gathering in Vienna to experience some
Deep Shift with Brian McLaren and friends. On
Friday and Saturday, March 7-8, we'll be joining some like-minded friends to consider how Jesus' Kingdom message might be the most helpful response to the many varied global crises we face. If you'd be willing to help out with the effort, a conference discount and free book can be yours through the
DC Emergent Cohort.
And that's all for now!
Peace,
Mike Croghan (with help from Jackie Bulanow, Mike Stavlund, Ctrl-C, and Ctrl-V) ;-)
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