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SABBATH SUMMER // AUG 8TH - SEP 5TH
SABBATH SUMMER // NO SUNDAY WORSHIP GATHERINGS
As we live into rhythms of grace for our community, we want to take time every summer for sabbath rest. We are going to take time to slow down, renew, reflect, and reorient. During this time, we will not meet regularly for our Sunday worship gathering but we will come together for two events - one of sabbath play and one of loving neighbor. So on August 8th, we will come together for our Lake Day and kick off a month of delightful sabbath rest! And then we will participate in a Community BBQ at Ronald Commons Affordable Housing Apartments in our neighborhood on Saturday, August 21st. We will take time to discern together rhythms for this year so that we can live lives of love — formed in the way of Jesus and present to what the Spirit is doing in our neighborhood.
As we live into rhythms of grace for our community, we want to take time every summer for sabbath rest. We are going to take time to slow down, renew, reflect, and reorient. During this time, we will not meet regularly for our Sunday worship gathering but we will come together for two events - one of sabbath play and one of loving neighbor. So on August 8th, we will come together for our Lake Day and kick off a month of delightful sabbath rest! And then we will participate in a Community BBQ at Ronald Commons Affordable Housing Apartments in our neighborhood on Saturday, August 21st. We will take time to discern together rhythms for this year so that we can live lives of love — formed in the way of Jesus and present to what the Spirit is doing in our neighborhood.
LAKE DAY // AUGUST 8TH @ 11A
NEW LOCATION! Magnuson Park Swim Beach // 6505 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA 98115
We are so excited to kick off our Sabbath Summer and play, celebrate, and feast together! We'll share a potluck lunch and hang in the sun, swim, and play on SUP boards! We'll provide some chicken and tuna salad. Bring a beverage, beach chair or blanket, sunscreen, your favorite beach game or water toys, and something to add to the potluck lunch! Can't wait!!!!
We are so excited to kick off our Sabbath Summer and play, celebrate, and feast together! We'll share a potluck lunch and hang in the sun, swim, and play on SUP boards! We'll provide some chicken and tuna salad. Bring a beverage, beach chair or blanket, sunscreen, your favorite beach game or water toys, and something to add to the potluck lunch! Can't wait!!!!
NEIGHBORHOOD BBQ // SUNDAY AUGUST 21ST
Join us for a wonderful opportunity to love our neighbors and come together for a fun BBQ party at Ronald Commons! We're going to have music, food, games, and more!!! We need 10 volunteers to help with games, barbecue, and set up / take down. Please RSVP if you can participate!
SACRED RHYTHMS
As we collectively take a month of Sabbath rest, I invite you to prayerfully and thoughtfully create your sacred rhythms. I encourage you to slow down and to take some time for rest and reflection. What does this season look like for you? What will your sacred rhythms be as you learn the unforced rhythms of grace? (Matt 11: 28-31)
Of course, there is much to be said about developing a rule of life and all the many practices that form us in the way of Jesus — more than we can address here. Practices of loving God — prayer, silence, solitude, stillness, fasting, worship, scripture. Practices of loving one another, neighbor, and stranger — hospitality, community, presence, justice, generosity, simplicity. Practices of creativity, beauty, sabbath rest and play. And practices of caring for our bodies, creatures, and the earth.
There is a plethora of books, videos, and resources on the subject — but start wherever you are. Both beginners and seasoned practitioners alike can discern the invitation of the Spirit. You can wade in slowly or dive in deep!
Everyone is invited into a daily practice of sitting in the loving gaze of God and a weekly practice of sabbath.
This is a place we can begin. I have included some resources below that can provide some guidance as you think through your own sacred rhythms. Additionally, it may be helpful to talk them through with a good friend, spiritual director, or pastor (I would be delighted to).
Practices That Orient Our Lives Around LOVE
As you craft your sacred rhythms, here are a few resources that can offer some guidance. Take what you need. Leave the rest.
What is a Rule of Life?
▪Rule of Life // Reality
▪Rule of Life // Sacred Ordinary Days
Sacred Rhythms
▪Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
▪Sacred Rhythms Participant Guide
Crafting a Rule of Life
▪Rule of Life Workbook // Practicing the Way
▪Sacred Rhythms Template
Of course, there is much to be said about developing a rule of life and all the many practices that form us in the way of Jesus — more than we can address here. Practices of loving God — prayer, silence, solitude, stillness, fasting, worship, scripture. Practices of loving one another, neighbor, and stranger — hospitality, community, presence, justice, generosity, simplicity. Practices of creativity, beauty, sabbath rest and play. And practices of caring for our bodies, creatures, and the earth.
There is a plethora of books, videos, and resources on the subject — but start wherever you are. Both beginners and seasoned practitioners alike can discern the invitation of the Spirit. You can wade in slowly or dive in deep!
Everyone is invited into a daily practice of sitting in the loving gaze of God and a weekly practice of sabbath.
This is a place we can begin. I have included some resources below that can provide some guidance as you think through your own sacred rhythms. Additionally, it may be helpful to talk them through with a good friend, spiritual director, or pastor (I would be delighted to).
Practices That Orient Our Lives Around LOVE
As you craft your sacred rhythms, here are a few resources that can offer some guidance. Take what you need. Leave the rest.
What is a Rule of Life?
▪Rule of Life // Reality
▪Rule of Life // Sacred Ordinary Days
Sacred Rhythms
▪Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
▪Sacred Rhythms Participant Guide
Crafting a Rule of Life
▪Rule of Life Workbook // Practicing the Way
▪Sacred Rhythms Template
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