Lot's of amazing stuff going on. We'll share in much more detail on Sunday night, but the highlights are as follows:
- NEW SPACE: It's official. Canvas has a new meeting space at 110 W Indiana Ave. It's right across from Dublin Station, in a cool old office building. You'll probably need to park in the county parking, or around the corner if there's no space on the street. We'll announce more details about the space and the future potential on Sunday night, as well as invite your thoughts, dreams, and ideas about how the space is used in a way most true to Canvas.
- Canvas Life: Garage sales, softball, some upcoming benefit concerts, and some exciting new partnerships. Get more details Sunday night at Canvas, or stay tuned on the Facebook page.
- HELPING HURRICANE VICTIMS: As the hurricane bears down on NYC, our thoughts are with those who will weather the storm. We're aware also of those recently effected by it. And we can help! We're collecting necessities for communities destroyed in the Bahamas. No loss of life, but houses and at least one church we're networked with are completely leveled. Please bring:
- Nonperishable Foods
- Bottled water
those from other churches, and they go rapidly to the Bahamas for relief. In addition, half of whatever comes in on Sunday night
in offering will go to the relief effort.
- Many of our Stetson community will be back, and we'll hear from a few of them about what they've been getting into this Summer, much of it in the name of showing others God's love.
This week begins a series that will take us through the Fall, and up to Christmas time. We'll be exploring the issues and bagage so many of us have with organized religion, the church, systems and structures. We are the "Spiritual not religious" generation, but what do we mean? What is religion? What was it trying to do before it got twisted, perverted, corrupted, co-opted? We'll look at handfull of stories in which Jesus seems to rant against the religion of his day. But he does it in a very specific way, and shows us an incredibly healthy path for criticism, honest frustration, and educated interaction with religion. The hope then is not to end up cynical and jaded, hating people, organizations, and groups- but to be people of faith and love, sure of the mystery and openness of our faith, and learning to be whole.
This could get messy. You won't want to miss it! Especially with the Gypsy House Band back in action!
See ya Sunday!
Grace and Peace
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