Re:start - Community Meal and Worship

Just wanted to say I really enjoyed our time together this evening. Dinner was marvelous (spanish rice, refried beans, hard and soft shells, and the fixins), meeting a new person was great, and worship felt inspired. I was able to hold little Luke on my lap while we sang our first song and it was so great!

We had a great discussion about the readings tonight (from Sunday's Revised Common Lectionary...Acts 9, Psalm 23, Revelation 7, and John 10 - lots o' shepherd imagery goin'on). Lots of voices adding to the discussion. There was even a Pink Floyd reference.

Good times with Peacemeal. Looking forward to meeting some new people these next few weeks!

updated schedule: 04.27-05.26

due to scheduling conflicts, there have been some slight changes to our calendar. they've been noted in the previous post, but for the sake of those who only notice new posts, here's the latest info as well as dates through the end of may:

weekly gathering

fri. 04.27 5-8 p.m.
community meal
+
eucharist
kelli's apartment (lots of parking)
directions : e-mail

weekly gathering

sat. 05.05 4:30-7:30 p.m.
community meal
+
eucharist
kelli's apartment (lots of parking)
directions : e-mail

weekly gathering

sat. 05.12 4:30-7:30 p.m.
community meal
+
eucharist
stefanie's house/back deck (lots of parking)
directions : e-mail

weekly gathering

fri. 05.18 5-8 p.m.
community meal
+
eucharist
st. luke's episcopal church
232 wyoming avenue
downtown scranton
contact : e-mail

freespace

we could really use some help
sat. 05.19 1-5:30 p.m.
st. luke's church
downtown scranton
e-mail : lend a hand

weekly gathering

sat. 05.26 4:30-7:30 p.m.
community meal
+
eucharist
stefanie's house/back deck (lots of parking)
directions : e-mail

upcoming schedule: 04.28 - 05.05

weekly gathering

fri. 04.27 5:30-8 p.m. 5-7:30 p.m.
community meal
+
evening prayer eucharist
st. luke's episcopal church
232 wyoming avenue
downtown scranton
kelli's apartment (lots of parking)
directions : e-mail

freespace - cancelled

we could really use some help
sat. 04.28 1-5:30 p.m.
st. luke's church
downtown scranton
e-mail : lend a hand

weekly gathering

sat. 05.05 4:30-7 p.m.
community meal
+
eucharist
kelli's apartment (lots of parking)
directions : e-mail

Peacemeal: Retreat and Re:vision

Below is the copy from an e-mail that went out Tuesday night to people connected to our community. It is in anticipation of this weekend's retreat, Peacemeal's first as a community. We are in an exciting time of transition and will be working together (and by together, I mean with each other and the Holy Spirit) to vision the next leg of the journey.

This morning via e-mail I contacted about 20 different people and communities who have been an inspiration to myself or others in Peacemeal, asking them to pray for us as we spend this time together. The response has been great so far.

So I'm extending that invitation to you, whoever you might be, that you would pray for us this weekend. It would be wonderful if you'd leave a comment for us here on the blog to let us know who you are, what church or community you are a part of, and feel free to include an inspiring word, a joke, a challenge, a limerick, or any kind of general hijinx to get us going!

Thanks, and may the Peace of the Lord be with you. Christ is Risen!

Hi Everyone,

We are excited about this weekend's retreat! We would like to ask you to begin praying about our time together. We want to share with you that we feel Peacemeal is at a crossroads, ready to move into a new phase. Having journeyed this far with joy and excitement, we believe God is calling us to envision a fresh future for our life and mission together.

This Easter season of new life and resurrection provides an exciting opportunity to reimagine Peacemeal. All options are open; whatever we dream can be! Specifically, please begin to think and pray about what gifts and passions you have that bring you energy - what you are good at, what you enjoy, what you might contribute to our common life.

For those of you who can't be with us, please pray for us as we will pray for you. We look forward to filling you in on our visioning process and finding a place for you to plug in. If you have a gift, passion, or vision for our future, feel free to let us know in advance of the weekend so that we can bring that to our discussion (or later as things come to you - Friday is not the deadline, the discussion will continue).

Our hope is to revision Peacemeal based on the gifts, passions, and energy of the group; reimagining it as a truly ground-up, grassroots faith community. We believe that God has given us all that we need in order to fulfill God's calling for us.

Demery will write tomorrow with details about the weekend: what to bring, directions, a timeline for the weekend, etc.

Peace in Christ,

Josh, Scott, & Demery

Easter Week Schedule and Beyond

christ is risen!
the lord is risen indeed!

weekly gathering
sat. 04.14 4-6 p.m.
evening prayer in the season of easter
fred's house

community retreat
fri.-sun. 04.20-22
(no weekly gathering)

freespace
sat. 04.28 1-5:30 p.m.
st. luke's church
downtown scranton

e-mail us for directions to fred's or to lend a hand at freespace.

Life, Death, Resurrection, Ascension

without his life, i don’t know how to live. without his death, i cannot die. without his resurection, i cannot live a new life. without his ascension, i am powerless over the enemy and have no authority to partner in the restoration of all creation.

Connecting the dots: Rick Meigs posts, Brad Grinnen comments, and Mark Berry snags it.

Thanks guys.

Holy Week Schedule

Good Friday
7:30 p.m.
Fred's House

Easter Vigil (Saturday)
7:00 p.m.
Scott & Dem's House

Party (Saturday)
8:00 p.m.
Scott & Dem's House

If you're looking to meet some of the Peacemeal crew for the first time, come and celebrate Holy Week with us. If the worship doesn't seem like the right fit for you at this time, come and party with us Saturday night! E-mail for directions to any or all of these gatherings.







p.s. - made a Holy Week 2007 splash page on the website