la paz

Last sunday we gathered for a service in the spirit of the Taize community in France. And yes, there was some kickin' coffeebread post-service to share. This coming week, come at 7pm for coffee n' baked goods n' such - and then join us as we welcome chris morck from ecuador. He and his family are living and working there with the church and empowering indigenous leaders and doing great community work. We'll examine some Guayasamin (famous Ecuadoran painter who expressed suffering of the people in powerful ways) paintings. Solo Dios basta...

Awareness

Our second Watershed gathering took us to a place of greater awareness. As it was HIV/AIDS awareness sunday, we opened our eyes, we prayed, we sang, we lit candles. The icon we looked at is the Mother of God, Light in All Darkness. Here is a link that may be useful: http://www.bensbuzz.com/africaproject/ - from a theology project I worked on in seminary. Hope to see you next week when we'll gather for a Taize service. peace be with you.

our very first gathering

We had a wonderful first service on sunday oct. 7! We blessed the gathering space by burning some cedar. We talked about God's hesed - steadfast love, in the midst of the laments of life and the call to risky relationships. We also remembered the monks of Burma during this challenging time. And as it was world communion sunday, we focused in on a mahogany cross from Uganda. Hope to see you next sunday at 7:30pm. Come at 7pm for fair trade coffee & tea and homemade banana bread - yummmmm....