On The Table

This beautiful summer marches on, and we've got a couple of items on the table for this week.

First, on Friday evening, we'll gather at the home of Maggie, Schuyler, Levi, and Adah, who (freshly returned from exile near Detroit) have created the All New Amazing Great Book Club! (Call Maggie and Schuyler at 703-243-0406 if you need directions.) This month, we're discussing Kurt Vonnegut's novel Cat's Cradle, and you still have time to read it if you want - it's a quick read. (Or, you're welcome to show up for the conversation and form your opinions on the fly!)

Second, please join us on Sunday morning (10am at Jammin' Java) for a simple Drum Circle service. Here's the idea: Everyone in the circle will have an opportunity (not an obligation) to share a burden or a joy that's big in their lives right now. Building on last Sunday's "why I believe" service, it might be about their relationship with God, or maybe not. If you want to, you're encouraged to put some thought into it beforehand and bring something written (a poem, prayer, or just your story) or visual. After each sharing, the circle responds with rhythm and sound, conveying empathy and community through the nonverbal but expressive language of music: bearing one another's burden, and sharing one another's joy. (Galatians 6:2: Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.) So please join us, bring your burdens and joys, and also something percussive or sound-making. (We'll have extras of all of the above to share!)

And that's it for this week. Hope you're enjoying the green and beauty this season!

Peace,

Mike Croghan