 North Sound Region
Seattle-Eastside. Our eucharistic rituals are currently celebrated in member’s homes. For more
information on these gatherings and a specific monthly location and
directions please contact the Seattle-Eastside communications coordinator, Marilyn Cass at (425) 820-7466.
Spiritus Dei ECC -- Seattle/Eastside Announcements
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Spiritus Dei ECC - Monthly Eucharistic
Ritual
Sunday, February 14,
2010,
11:00
AM
in the home of Bev and Ken
Coco
On
this 6th Sunday in ordinary time the theme for our prayer is
“Walk This
World with Hearts on Fire”
You are invited to stay
for conversation and refreshments after the liturgy.
Your contribution of
food or beverage is welcome at our potluck.
Please RSVP
to Bev,
bevmcoco@msn.com, (206)
453-5651
or Marilyn macass@comcast.net,
425-820-7466
if you plan to
join us and if you will bring something to our potluck.
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Lent begins on February 17th!
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Note other opportunities for liturgy:
Pastor,
Fr. Philip Knowles celebrates Mass at St. Ignatius
each Sunday at 10:30,
AM
in the upstairs chapel at
Ravenna
United
Methodist
Church:
5751
33rd Ave NE
Seattle,
WA
98105,
Contact:
philip@ignatiusecc.org or
206-819-5528.
See Emmaus Catholic Community in the South Sound
Resources for Prayer
Our community has been richly blessed using several
resources for eucharistic rituals: Walking the
Prophetic Journey by Mary Beben and
Bridget Mary Meehan; our May 4 ritual will be taken from Eucharistic Prayers
for Inclusive Communities by Bridget Mary Meehan and Sheila Dierks. The latter is available for use by small eucharistic
communities from WovenWood Press and offers a bridge between Roman Catholic
WomanPriests and ECC. We have also drawn
scripture reading from Rejoice, Beloved Woman, Barbara Monda; Psalms
for Praying, Nan C Merrill and The Inclusive New Testament by Priests
for Equality.
Spiritual
Reading Group
About nine of us regularly meet to
discuss books that have enriched our prayer and ministry experience and sparked
energetic dialogue and personal sharing. Currently we’re reading Divining the
Body by Jan Phillips. We previously read, Radical hospitality, Benedict’s
Way of Love, Holman and Pratt; The Discerning Heart, Wilkie &
Noreen Au; Radical Amazement, Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes,
Supernovas, and other Wonders of the Universe, Judy Cannato; The
Prophet’s Way, Touching the Power of Life by Thom Hartmann; A Path With
Heart, Jack Kornfield and our summer light read was Pope Joan by
Donna Cross .
If you
are interested in joining us to explore frontiers of spirituality please
contact Sheila
Mattingly, sheila@jsmatt.com
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Please contact the person who is serving your area to be added to the emailing list and send your personal contact information: name, address, phone numbers and email.
St.
Ignatius Catholic Community - Pastor,
Fr. Philip Knowles
celebrates Mass
each Sunday at 10:30, AM in the upstairs chapel at Ravenna
United Methodist Church:
5751 33rd Ave NE Seattle, WA 98105,
Contact: philip@ignatiusecc.org or 206-819-5528
 South Sound Region: Emmaus ECC
Emmaus Community - South Sound - Pastoral Leaders:
Kedda
Keough
and David Gerardot, priest.
Gatherings: First and Third Sundays every
month. Doors open 10:00
am and Eucharistic Liturgy
begins at 11:00
am.
Meeting place: Lacey Women’s Club
House, 829 Lacey
St. Olympia, WA. Contact: webservant@emmaus-ecc.org
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ECC Synod was on October 24th to 27th in Florida. Go to the Ecumenical Catholic Communion web site to see more information about this Synod.
Notice: We are pleased to announce to you all that the Ecumenical Catholic Communion
has been officially recognized as a legitimate faith community by the
Association of Professional Chaplains, the national association which certifies
Chaplains based on credentials of a masters in theology or divinity and 1600
hours of supervised clinical work and 400 hours of classroom training.
This now allows chaplains from the ECC, who
are not certified, to attain certification through proper training and ECC
endorsement.
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Spiritus Dei ECC is a tithing community: We give $50 each quarter to a local charity selected by the community. Our last tithe
was donated to Merciful Love
Connection’s work with unwed mothers in Santiago, Chile. We also
make
quarterly contributions of $100 to the National Ecumenical
Catholic Communion.
A quote to ponder from I Have Called You Friends by
Kevin L. Thew Forrester:
"A God wholly present in every nook
and cranny of creation, in every person, is the implication of the sacramental
theology spoken by Tom Ray. The body of Christ is indeed the church, but it is
much, much, more--creation is the very body of Christ. Baptism is to be the
water washing away all divisions in our vision and way of life. Eucharist
reminds us that each and every table around which we gather is a feeding by God
of God's own. Our mission as the people of God is to be a witness that this is
so--everyone belongs to and is fed by God. Everyone belongs and is called forth
to be a minister of God. We are no longer consumer "communities" in a secular
culture of consumption, but ministering communities in a thoroughly sacred
creation."
All excellent faith communities are the result of the full, active participation of the members. Spend some prayerful time considering the ways that you will participate in Spiritus Dei ECC. All of us have been given many gifts for the sake of the community. Do not be shy about letting your contact person know what gifts you have been given to share.
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