Month: July 2023

2023 Summer Liturgy: Wrestling with Faith

Ken Burton

GATHERING

ENTRANCE

REFLECTION

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” Jesus responded, “If you have the faith of a mustard seed (and you do) – implying … that what they need isn’t more faith. What they need to realize is that the thing they ALREADY have IS faith. It’s like Jesus is saying how much faith do you have? and I’m like I don’t know Jesus, it’s not very much it’s like barely any and Jesus is saying “perfect!”

Nadia Bolz-Weber, “A sermon on faith and doubt,” Oct. 2, 2022

LIGHTING THE ALTAR CANDLE…

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“Embarking on the Purpose-Path: My Vision Quest Story” by Oswaldo Montoya

Ken Burton

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

July 30, 2023

How do we connect with the transforming power of the Holy Spirit? This question was the subject of Jacqie Wallen’s sermon on Sunday, May 29 of this year. Among the different spiritual practices she shared, she highlighted the communion with nature. Just the day before I had returned from the mountains of West Virginia, where I was on a vision quest, so the sermon resonated deeply with my recent experience.

A “vision quest” is a rite of passage into nature. Its most visible phase is a solitary retreat of several days, in which you expose yourself as much as possible to the forces of nature, carrying only the essentials to survive and fasting.…

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“Finding Seekers” by Marta Brenden

Ken Burton

Eighth Sunday After Pentecost

July 23, 2023

Good Morning.  This sermon is about me, it’s why joining Seekers Church has made a significant change to my life and how I expect to live.  Please bear with me, because in preparing this message for today I faced my personal history, my work and how I have lived my life.  I could do this because I feel at home here.  You have given me nourishment for my spiritual life.  The Circle Time, the liturgy, the Word and the interests of the community in social justice — all are meaningful.  Let me explain how I am affected.…

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Two Summery Treats!

Deborah

This week brings two offerings, the first from Sandra Miller and the second from Erica Lloyd.

Cooking with the Seasons

by Sandra Miller

As many of you know, I love Orion Magazine. It is a nature lover’s and reader’s choice for how folks like me want to see the world in the now and the future. Earlier this month, my email revealed it to be a foodie lover’s treasure as well, with a link to a beautiful article in Emergence Magazine.

“Seasons of the Monastic Table” includes four seasons’ worth of plans for meals shared with friends, or of course for you with leftovers, each accompanied by an inspiring photo.…

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2023 July Stewards Minutes

Deborah

Minutes – Stewards meeting of July 2, 2023

Present: Marjory Bankson, Peter Bankson, Ken Burton (moderator), Cynthia Dahlin, Joan Dodge, Elizabeth Gelfeld, Judy Lantz, David Lloyd (meditation), Sandra Miller, John Morris, Trish Nemore (recorder), Keith Seat, Vincent Shepherd, Margreta Silverstone, Jacqie Wallen, Glen Yakushiji.

Absent: Brenda Seat, Deborah Sokolove

Guests:  Marta Brenden, Anita Jackson, Liz Gould-Leger

Meditation: Dave offered words of peace from Isaiah, Matthew, Ronald Reagan, Henri Nouwen, the Dalai Lama, Jimi Hendrix, Albert Einstein, MLK, Jr., and Dag Hammarskjold

Housekeeping: Stewards will next meet via zoom Sunday, August 6 at 5:30 pm

Moderator – Peter Bankson

Recorder — John Morris

Meditation – Sandra Miller

Carroll Cafe update:  Sandra. …

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