Happy Holidays!
The Dugout is closed the next two Saturdays, Dec. 26th and Jan. 2nd, so instead of gathering at our favorite pub, we will gather at our place: 124 Hamilton St. Cambridge. Home #617-714-4184.
We will meet at the same time as usual, 5pm, and we will have some food as usual, but we will be a little less structured than usual. :-)
Also, Jan. 2nd, John Gerard will join us to play his wonderful music and if you all stick around after pub church (6pm), we will also be celebrating my birthday then! :-P
Merry, merry Christmas and I hope to see you all soon!
-Xochitl
Monday, December 21, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
December 19, 2009 Gathering
PRELUDE
Music by Andrew Prete
WELCOME
Welcome to The
We come together with diversity of thoughts, stories, talents, hopes and hurts. All we bring is welcome. Our prayer is that in coming together with all our differences and with Spirit, we participate toward a new divine reality.
This is sacred space.
OPENING PRAYER
Loving Goddess, open our hearts and minds to the truth made manifest in Jesus --- That you are with us. You took flesh, dwelt among us, and offered us an embodied witness to your divine way. May the simple beauty of the birth of Jesus summon us always to love what is most deeply human, and to see your love reflected in the humblest of lives. May the testimony of this incarnation summon us to new life and inspire us to share this table in openness and truth, so that the fruits of this gathering may be hope, and love, and friendship.
TELLING OUR STORY
PEACE – TOAST
In this place we creatively express;
Some of us are focused, some are a mess!
We participate during the sermon
And people do connect, we are learnin’
Greet all with a handshake, toast or a wave
At all times feel free to yell, rant or rave
Fake not friends, we can arrive as we are.
Cheers! Here’s to sacred space in a bar!
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
By Andrew
CONVERSATIONAL SERMON
“Mark is not very helpful in the season of advent.”
At that time, Mary set out in haste for a town in the hill country of
And Mary said, "My soul extols the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has shown consideration for the lowly status of his slave. As a consequence, from now on every generation will congratulate me; the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name, and his mercy will come to generation after generation of those who fear him. He has shown strength of his arm; he has put the arrogant to rout (retreat/defeat), along with their private schemes; he has pulled the mighty down from their thrones, and exalted the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. He has come to the aid of his servant
Silent Meditation: Be still and aware of the Divine presence within and all around us…
v What is advent?
v Is Mark really not helpful in advent?
COMMUNION AND SHARING OF RESOURCES
God is with us.
Yes she is.
FEEDBACK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
BENEDICTION
In this holy season of winter-darkness hearth-time, welcome the stranger you have feared:
your own desires, your memories, your losses.
And in the quiet of candlelight,
may you hold hope again,
like a newborn child in your arms,
cradle hope again.
Blessed be your holidays and
Go forth in hope, in peace, in joy, and in love.
POSTLUDE
By Andrew
Saturday, December 12, 2009
December 12, 2009 Gathering
PRELUDE
Music by John Gerard
WELCOME
Welcome to The
We come together with diversity of thoughts, stories, talents, hopes and hurts. All we bring is welcome. Our prayer is that in coming together with all our differences and with Spirit, we participate toward a new divine reality.
This is sacred space.
OPENING PRAYER
Holy Spirit, in Jesus the Anointed one you took flesh and dwelt among us, offering us an embodied witness to a divine way of living and relating in this world. May we be inspired to follow, to act, and to share this table in openness and truth, so that the fruits of this gathering may be loving friendship and new life.
TELLING OUR STORY
What do we wish we had enough trust in?
PEACE – TOAST
In this place we creatively express;
Some of us are focused, some are a mess!
We participate during the sermon
And people do connect, we are learnin’
Greet all with a handshake, toast or a wave
At all times feel free to yell, rant or rave
Fake not friends, we can arrive as we are.
Cheers! Here’s to sacred space in a bar!
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
By John
CONVERSATIONAL SERMON
Mark 6:30-45
Then the apostles regrouped around Jesus and they reported to him everything that they had done and taught.
And he says to them, “You come privately to an isolated place and rest a little.” (Remember, many were coming and going and they didn’t even have a chance to eat.)
So they went away in a boat privately to an isolated place. But many noticed them leaving and figured it out and raced there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When he came ashore, he saw a huge crowd and was moved by them, because they ‘resembled sheep without a shepherd,’ and he started teaching them at length.
And when the hour had already grown late, his disciples would approach him and say, “This place is desolate and it’s late. Send them away so that they can go to the farms and villages around here to buy something to eat.”
But in response he said to them, “Give them something to eat yourselves!”
And they say to him, “Are we to go out and buy half a year’s wages worth of bread and donate it for the mean?!”
So he says to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look.”
And when they find out, they say, “Five, and two fish.”
Next he instructs them all to sit down and eat, some over here, some over there, on the green grass. So they sat down group by group, in hundreds and in fifties. And he took the five loaves and the two fish, looked up to the sky, gave a blessing, and broke the bread apart, and started giving it to his disciples to pass around to them, and even the two fish they shared with everyone. Everybody had more than enough to eat. Then they picked up twelve baskets full of leftovers, including some fish. And the number of men who had some bread came to five thousand.
And right away he made his disciples embark in the boat and go ahead to the opposite shore toward
Silent Meditation: Be still and aware of the Divine presence within and all around us as we prepare for our conversation.
COMMUNION AND SHARING OF RESOURCES
God is with us.
Yes she is.
FEEDBACK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
v Dec. 26th and Jan. 2 at
v John Gerard plays Tommy Doyle’s 12/15, 9:00pm
BENEDICTION
Go tell the earth to shake with marching feet
Of messengers of peace
For the old wrongs are over
The old days are gone
A new world is rising
Where god’s people shall be one.
Today is the beginning of everything.
Go in peace, with new life, and Drink in the Spirit!
POSTLUDE
By John
December 5, 2009 Gathering
PRELUDE
Music by John Gerard
WELCOME
Welcome to The
We come together with diversity of thoughts, stories, talents, hopes and hurts. All we bring is welcome. Our prayer is that in coming together with all our differences and with Spirit, we participate toward a new divine reality.
This is sacred space.
OPENING PRAYER
Holy Spirit, in Jesus the Anointed one you took flesh and dwelt among us, offering us an embodied witness to a divine way of living and relating in this world. May we be inspired to follow, to act, and to share this table in honesty and toward truth, so that the fruits of this gathering may be loving friendship and new life.
TELLING OUR STORY
PEACE – TOAST
In this place we creatively express;
Some of us are focused, some are a mess!
We participate during the sermon
And people do connect, we are learnin’
Greet all with a handshake, toast or a wave
At all times feel free to yell, rant or rave
Fake not friends, we can arrive as we are.
Cheers! Here’s to sacred space in a bar!
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
By John
CONVERSATIONAL SERMON
Mark 6:12-30
So they set out and announced that people should turn their lives around, and they often drove out demons, and they anointed many sick people with oil and healed [them].
King Herod heard about it – by now, [Jesus’] reputation had become well known – and people kept saying that John the Baptizer had been raised from the dead and that, as a consequence, miraculous powers were at work in him. Some spread the rumor that he was Elijah, while others reported that he was a prophet like one of the prophets.
When Herod got wind of it, he started declaring, “John, the one beheaded, has been raised!”
Earlier Herod himself had sent someone to arrest John and put him in chains in a dungeon, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her. You see, John had said to Herod, “It is not right for you to have your brother’s wife!”
So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to eliminate him, but she couldn’t manage it, because Herod was afraid of John. He knew that he was an upright and holy man, and so protected him, and, although he listened to him frequently, he was very confused, yet he listened to him eagerly.
Now a festival day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his courtiers, and his commanders, and the leading citizens of
She went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?”
And she replied, “The head of John the Baptist!”
She promptly hastened back and made her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter, right now!”
The king grew regretful, but, on account of his oaths and the dinner guests, he didn’t want to refuse her. So right away the king sent for the executioner and commanded him to bring his head. And he went away and beheaded [John] in prison. He brought his head on a platter and presented it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. When his disciples heard about it, they came and got his body and put it in a tomb.
Then the apostles regrouped around Jesus and they reported to him everything that they had done and taught.
Silent Meditation: Be still and aware of the Divine presence within and all around us as we prepare for our conversation.
COMMUNION AND SHARING OF RESOURCES
God is with us.
Yes she is.
FEEDBACK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
v Dugout 12/26, 1/2 open?
BENEDICTION
Go tell the earth to shake with marching feet
Of messengers of peace
For the old wrongs are over
The old days are gone
A new world is rising
Where god’s people shall be one.
Today is the beginning of everything.
Go in peace, with new life, and Drink in the Spirit!
POSTLUDE
By John
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Announcements for Thanksgiving
- As usual, we have been meeting every week on Saturdays, 5:00pm at The Dugout . That's right, we meet every week unless the Dugout is closed, in which case I will email with alternate plans.
- And so guess what? The Saturday after Thanksgiving, Saturday, November 28th, the Dugout is CLOSED. Soooo...
- Saturday, November 28th, The Pub Church will gather at 124 Hamilton St. in Cambridge for dinner and a movie. Dinner is at 5:00pm and then we will get on the T and head to Harvard Sq. AMC for a movie (TBD).
- On Thanksgiving, 11/26, at 5:00pm all are invited to Thanksgiving dinner at 124 Hamilton St. in Cambridge. Please join us in giving thanks, eating good food, and enjoying each other's company. Feel free to bring anyone else with you too. Also if you want to bring a favorite side-dish or dessert let me know so we won't double cook :-)
- In other news, The Pub Church has an intern this academic year! Wes Dalton is a Master of Divinity student at the BU School of Theology and is doing his field education with us at pub church. Already a regular participant at pub church, we now get to participate with him in accomplishing his learning objectives. Ask him about it :-)
Hope to see you soon!
-Xochitl
November 21, 2009 Gathering
PRELUDE
Music by John Gerard
WELCOME
Welcome to The
We come together with diversity of thoughts, stories, talents, hopes and hurts; all we bring is welcome. Our prayer is that in coming together with all our differences and with Spirit, we participate toward a new divine reality. This is sacred space.
OPENING PRAYER
God, you have already blessed this table as the means for our coming together, help us now to share in honesty and towards truth, so that the fruits of this gathering may be loving fellowship and new life. Amen.
TELLING OUR STORY
PEACE – TOAST
In this place we creatively express;
Some of us are focused, some are a mess!
We participate during the sermon
And people do connect, we are learnin’
Greet all with a handshake, toast or a wave
At all times feel free to yell, rant or rave
Fake not friends, we can arrive as we are.
Cheers! Here’s to sacred space in a bar!
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
By John
CONVERSATIONAL SERMON
Mark 7: 24-30
From there he set out and went away to the region of
· Initial thoughts? Comments?
COMMUNION AND SHARING OF RESOURCES
God is with us.
Yes she is.
FEEDBACK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
BENEDICTION
Go now in peace, in love, in contemplation, and in whatever way the Spirit pulls at you.
POSTLUDE
By John
Friday, October 30, 2009
October 31, 2009 Gathering
PRELUDE
Music by Maggie Keelan
WELCOME
Welcome to The
We come together with diversity of thoughts, stories, talents, hopes and hurts. All we bring is welcome; our prayer is that in coming together with all our differences and with Spirit, we participate toward a new divine reality. This is sacred space.
OPENING PRAYER
From HRC Out with Scripture
Jesus the Annointed, we remember you on this day of the dead. You risked it all to love those who hated you. You present us with a great cloud of saints who have gone before us as
witnesses to divine love.
Lure us to love as you did, and as they did,
with reckless abandon and holy wisdom.
Give us courage when standing for love’s demands.
Provide us the strength to persevere
even in those times
when it means risking it all.
TELLING OUR STORY
I see you!
I am here!
PEACE – TOAST
In this place we creatively express;
Some of us are focused, some are a mess!
We participate during the sermon
And people do connect, we are learnin’
Greet all with a handshake, toast or a wave
At all times feel free to yell, rant or rave
Fake not friends, we can arrive as we are.
Cheers! Here’s to sacred space in a bar!
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
By Maggie
REMEMBERING OUR SAINTS
A Reflection by Carter Hayward
Among spiritual qualities, why is humility one of the hardest to practice and yet probably the easiest to imitate? Genuine humility is a gift from God that has nothing to do with downcast eyes, a misty voice and noble stories of sacrifice. Humility is, rather, living courageously in a spirit of radical connectedness with others, which enables us to see ourselves as God sees us; interrelated to one another and with the Divine, each of us deeply valued and worthy of respect as every other.
A truly humble person does not deny their self-interest but rather strives to realize how their interests are connected with the well-being of others, all others, not just those most like themselves. A genuinely humble woman does not seek to play herself down, as if she should be small and insignificant next to others, but rather is able to love herself fiercely and struggles to extend this strong love to all others by advocating for their dignity and well-being.
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· Initial thoughts?
· How have we understood humility?
· Do we know any such people? Any such saints?
COMMUNION AND SHARING OF RESOURCES
God is with us.
Yes she is.
FEEDBACK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CLOSING PRAYER AND BENEDICTION
Spirit of the Earth, May beauty emerge within us.
May the vivid colors of our gifts come into view.
May the branches of our souls
reveal our essential core of goodness.
Great Spirit of Autumn, Grant us courage to live your wisdom and witness your beauty.
May we discover moments of rest
and a harvest of nourishment.
Great Spirit of Autumn,
Wind of Heaven,
Spirit of the Earth,
Thank you.
Now let us go in peace and think in the Spirit!
POSTLUDE
Saturday, October 24, 2009
October 24, 2009 Gathering
PRELUDE
Music by John Gerard
WELCOME
Welcome to The
We come together with diversity of thoughts, stories, talents, hopes and hurts. All we bring is welcome; our prayer is that in coming together with all our differences and with Spirit, we participate toward a new divine reality. This is sacred space.
OPENING REFLECTION
Kabir (version by Robert Bly)
Friend, hope for the Guest while you are alive. Jump into experience while you are alive! …
What you call “salvation” belongs to the time before death.
If you don’t break your ropes while you are alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?
The idea that the soul will join with the ecstatic just because the body is rotten –
that is all fantasy.
What is found now is found then.
If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the City of
If you make love with the divine now,
in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire…
TELLING OUR STORY
I see you!
I am here!
PEACE – TOAST
In this place we creatively express;
Some of us are focused, some are a mess!
We participate during the sermon
And people do connect, we are learnin’
Greet all with a handshake, toast or a wave
At all times feel free to yell, rant or rave
Fake not friends, we can arrive as we are.
Cheers! Here’s to sacred space in a bar!
CREATIVE EXPRESSION
By John
OPENING PRAYER
Spirit, Guide our voices and our thoughts, so that in telling our own stories and listening to the stories of others, we may gain some insight into the mystery of life and into the mystery of the Divine.
CONVERSATIONAL SERMON
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjYqyb-BYWI
Mark 6:7-13
Then he summoned the twelve and started sending them out in pairs and giving them authority over unclean spirits. And he instructed them not to take anything on the road, except a staff: no bread, no knapsack, no spending money, but to wear sandals, and to wear no more than one shirt. And he went on to say to them: “Wherever you enter someone’s house, stay there until you leave town. And whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, get out of there and shake the dust off your feet in witness against them.”
So they set out and announced that people should turn their lives around, and they often drove out demons, and they anointed many sick people with oil and healed [them].
~~~~~~~
· Initial thoughts?
COMMUNION AND SHARING OF RESOURCES
God is with us.
Yes she is.
FEEDBACK AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
o Halloween party – ideas?
CLOSING PRAYER AND BENEDICTION
Go in peace, filled with courage, strength and hopefulness to meet and engage each other with compassion, patience, and love.
Blessed be!
POSTLUDE
By John
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