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Best things that happened this week: 6/15/10

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010by melissadipento

A collection of good things happening all around us lately.

See Paul (and his journey) on our wall
On Sunday, 51 people gathered at Broad and Washington for the monthly network AMPM, a public meeting designed with kids and families in mind.

Courtney Jones recaps what happened on Sunday:

“We went on a journey with Paul and Silas, got thrown in jail, sang praises, had an earthquake, and introduced the jailer to Jesus.  We also learned to do the Fanga (a Nigerian dance) and ate trail mix as part of our journey!”

As part of the journey, the kids (with some help) created a huge map that shows all of the places Paul visited along the way. The map is now hanging up in our hallway for all to enjoy!

The AMPM happens every second Sunday at Broad and Washington at 10am. Join us next month!

Stakeholders met

Over 40 people from the Broad and Washington congregation turned out to Rod and Gwen’s backyard on Saturday night for a stakeholders meeting. Rod said he was encouraged and energized by the meeting and the peaceful, but intense discussion was amazing.

New song to sing along

Bryce led the Haddon and Fern congregation with a new song he had written, along with Kent and Lizz, based on psalm 30. Nate Hulfish said it was the first new song created by the congregation and he felt moved by it.

Why this pain? Why this pit?
You’ll hear no praises from the dust…
…while I am dust.

I will exalt you –
I will exalt you –
I will exalt you, O LORD

You turned my wailing into dancing
You gave me clothes to wear, and covered me with joy –
My heart will sing and sing and sing to you
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever

Art Shop Garden Fest

Over 50 artists came together at Frankford and Norris on Friday and Saturday to selling their wears and homegrown warm weather crops. The first summer Art Shop was a big success!

Film Screening

On Thursday, Broad and Washington hosted a film screening of Soldiers of Conscience. Over 30 people turned out for the event. The film documented the lives of eight American soldiers, including four who decide not to kill and become conscientious objectors and four who believe in their duty to kill if necessary.

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Best things that happened this week: 6/8/10

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010by melissadipento

A collection of good things happening all around us lately.

Home base in a new space
The Camden Congregation is now Haddon and Fern! They found a new building in Collingswood, NJ to meet in and held their first Public Meeting there on Sunday! As part of their meetings, they began to open the floor for a few minutes each Sunday to let attenders share their gifts; whether it be a poem, song, story or even a snack. Nate Hulfish, pastor, said the congregation was excited to be meeting in a new and bigger space.

“I was so impressed last night at all of the brave people who shared something creative during the “open mic” part of our meeting: poems, songs, a pie, photographs…It was a great way to start off in a new space.  It was a good way to demonstrate who we are as a Circle of Hope.   I loved that people brought what they had as a response to how faithful God has been.  I loved that we actually felt free of some sort of oppression (mostly the oppression of an inadequate space) and that we were able to enter into the wide-openness of what God has for us now and next,” he said.

A time to focus on Racial Reconciliation
The monthly leadership training was held on Saturday at Frankford and Norris. The training brought together many people from across the network! Bryan Robinson, Jonny Rashid and Melissa Rivera led a “family discussion” about Racial Reconciliation. It gave us the opportunity to talk about what is working at what we can do better together.

Sharing our gifts
Attenders at Broad and Washington are getting engaged and contributing to the Giftshare portion of the Public Meetings. Throughout the summer, there will be an opportunity at each PM to share something you’ve created or read something that has inspired you. Kristen shared an original song with us, Karen shared a haiku she had written, Marquita graced us with her spoken word talents, Nathan shared a scripture, Howard shared a verse that was meaningful to him and Megan shared an excerpt of a book that got her thinking. Feel free to bring your gifts to our next public meeting—there is always an opportunity for you to share!

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