Today we had a memorial service for or friend Shirley (1936-2011). She is still with us in our memories and thoughts. It is especially suitable to us as the autumn draws us in because we all remember so vividly the Thanksgiving service she gave to us last year. As Becca said: “I felt like she was snatched away from us.” Shirley made a banner for our main gathering room and we hung it up today.
http://www.edwardsfuneralservice.com/sitemaker/sites/Edward2/obit.cgi?user=329982denBroeder
Shirley had been planning a presentation on the life of Lydia Francis Child (1802-1880) so we did that today in her honor. She was an abolutionist, women’s rights activist, author, and a Unitarian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Child
In other news; Please register to vote. Last night’s pot luck was great, and special thanks to Elizabeth and Deepa for helping out. Jim Crowley came over to rescue Thurmon’s virus infected computer, so Thurmon made a special donation to the church in his honor. We are all Thankful for Jim’s assistance and we don’t stop to tell him often enough. We lit a candle for Barbara, and one for Charlotte who has lost her job to a RIFF. We also lit a candle for Gordon who is attending his nephew’s funeral this weekend.
If there is anything you would like to learn more about and you think it would make a nice topic for us all, you can take that idea to David Soliday and he will consider taking it on as a sunday sermon.
For a children’s story today, we played a video of the “Over the River and Through the Woods” song. The original poem was written by: Lydia Francis Child.
Rick
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иконографияКартиниDavid Soliday talked to us about Krishna Janmashtami (birthday of Krishna) Dramatic enactments of the life of Krishna, are customary. Young men form human pyramids to reach a high-hanging pot of butter to represent Krishma’s love of butter. Krishna was naughty but everyone loved him except the evil king who would stop at nothing to kill the young prince. Even Krishna’ s punishments were administered with love and compassion.
Barbara is out of the hospital and is feeling better. She is recovering at her home. We lit candles for peace in the UK, people killed and injured in Indianapolis last night. We lit one for the people in Somalia and for Elizabeth’s niece. The three cranes group performed a Lughnasa at the Dublin Irish Music festival and drew 350 people….
There will be a pot luck after the service on Sep 28. September 24 is a day in Columbus to move beyond fossil fuels. There is an 8 mile bike ride leaving from Columbus, Franklin Park Conservatory at noon. September 24 is also the day that David Soliday will be hosting Earth Dance at the Ohio Wesleyan college in Delaware (to start at 4PM).
The board authorized some picnic tables for the back yard.
Peace, Rick
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Today was Angel’s Spiritual Journey: Far From Over.
Angel was raised in both the Church of God and the Disciples of Christ. The conflicting views of Christianity caused a serious split within. The love of history brought her to the old testament. The Disciples of Christ taught her to question. But not too much. For instance, if thou shalt have no gods before me, then why do we pray to Jesus? Reading the Bible can get one into trouble in some circles. Next up: Gnosticism.
This week Lars celebrated his first birthday. We sang Happy Birthday to him in church and he didn’t even cry. This week Elizabeth started fixing the screen on the back porch. New musical group is starting up. Practice probably on Saturday. Stan is going to have a pacemaker put in this week – this is now done as out patient surgery. Barbara’s birthday was last week. She is living at Wesley Ridge assisted living facility.
Peace,
Rick
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Today Shawn taught us about blessings and we all participated in a water blessing. We don’t really give blessings much thought. Blessings can take a lot of forms, but they must be freely given with a loving heart, a compassionate mind and a willing spirit. Otherwise, it is just going through the motions. Blessings can involve touch… laying on of hands or an embrace. Blessings often involve hands making some obvious action but that is not necessary. The essence of a blessing is the wholeness of the spirit unobstructed. The spirit does not require hand movements to make a go of it.
David Spangler writes that the art of the blessing has an improvisational element. We must
1. be mindful of the occasion,
2. Idenify yourself as the blessor.
3. Be open to alligning yourself with the blessee.
4. Inhabit the space.
5. perform the act of blessing.
In our water blessing, everyone took turns blessing the water and, if you care to, add a comment about our relationship with water. Peace, rememberance of childhood, connectedness, bringer of wealth, trouble, and calm, precious giver of life, nourisher of trees, nourisher of the land a cure for the ills of the spirit, and silence.
There is a pot luck next Saturday night, July 16 with a red white and blue theme. Betty said Cathy is providing a movie but Cathy wasn’t there today to defend herself from the charge. The 350 day schedule is firming up for the fall. Also, the Three Cranes Druids have been asked to perform a religious service at the Dublin Irish Festival on Sunday morning. That will be Sunday Aug 7 at 10:00 am.
After the service on Sunday August 28 we are having a picnic. Warren Wolfe is the speaker that day.
Remember to re-register your kroger card. The number is 80237.
Yours, Rick
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