Meeting this Thursday, Mar. 10

Hello everyone. We will be gathering for dinner at 7:15 PM. Bring a buck or two to contribute. At 7:45 we will have a contemplative service and a program at 8:15. This week is busy with both Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, but we want especially to get word out about our program which takes place over 5 weeks in Lent on Spirituality and daily life. Look here for More information!!

Meeting, Thursday, February 17, at 7:15 PM

Last week, using the NOOMA video entitled "Luggage", we had a very good meeting discussing the role of forgiveness in our life. This Thursday we will begin our meal at 7:15 PM. We will have soup Father John prepared. The Eucharist will be at 7:45PM and we will have our program at 8:15 PM. Come and bring a friend.

Meeting February 10, 2011

We will be meeting this Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7:45 PM. As has become our custom we will begin with a simple reverent Communion Service, and next watch one of Rob Bell's videos from his NOOMA Series.

We will also discuss the Lenten Program for Thursdays in Lent. I want to present the idea of doing a series on basic life issues: body, money, food, relationships, work. The idea would be to apply the spiritual concept of awareness to the basic aspects of our life and celebrate and renew our practice regarding these areas of who we are.

It is my hope to find an outside person to come to the meeting to present for 10 or 15 minutes, followed by a time of sharing.

Another idea is to have a simple soup and homemade bread meal immediately following the Eucharist and finish up eating as while we begin the program. Another question up for grabs is whether we will begin our evening at an earlier time.

Planning a Kick-Off for Being Together.

Hi Everyone. We met on Thursday and had a very rewarding time. We had a Eucharist and reflected on a video by Rob Bell entitled "Rain". We also discussed the group and how to proceed.

It became clear that this group will be most useful if it allows young adults to share together on their life and spirituality. Young adults talking with other young adults will bring the most benefit. So we want to get people to commit to coming to a kick-off on January 13th. Until then we will have meetings to work toward the kick-off.

Thinking about the format we decided to continue starting with a simple Eucharist. Is 7:45 too late? Does 7:30 make more sense? We will have a light snack/meal after the Eucharist for those who have not been able to grab a bite. For the program we discussed a couple of options and the feeling is that the meeting does not need to be the same format every week.

The first option is this: We want to come up with a list of the challenges facing young adults, eg. work, meeting people, busy schedules, finances, thinking about the future, and the like. Then we can choose in advance the topic to discuss any week. There is a format for the discussion that we want to try which will help facilitate discussion.

The second option is to use a prepared program such as the Nooma Series of films by Rob Bell, and discuss them. These films have been very popular with people of all ages.

We want to work toward a kick-off meeting for January 13th, 2011. To plan for this week we will meet this Thursday December 9th and December 16th. We will then take a two week break December 23rd and 30th, and meet again January 6, the week before the kick-off.

Announcing "Being Together"

Clearly young adults face challenges in today's world that their elders cannot understand well. Having made a vow to support people in the spiritual life I want to offer something that might help young adults explore the contours of living spiritually today where we are. So I am inviting people to "be together". We will allow the group to develop and mold as it does from the input of those who come. Our first meeting will include a simple reverent Communion Service, followed by a simple meal, and a conversation. Here is a publicity poster with more info.