DC Area Community of Communities » Brian http://www.dc.newmonastics.org A network to connect communities in the D.C. area Tue, 10 May 2011 15:24:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 May Prayer and Share http://www.dc.newmonastics.org/2011/05/10/may-prayer-and-share-2/ http://www.dc.newmonastics.org/2011/05/10/may-prayer-and-share-2/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 15:18:12 +0000 Brian http://www.dc.newmonastics.org/?p=224
DC Area Community of Communities &
Congress Heights House proudly present the:

May Prayer and Share Gathering
Monday, May 23, 7:30-9:00 PM
@ Congress Heights House
3214 11th Place SE
Washington, DC 20032

Topic: Environment and Community

What is your community doing (or thinking about doing) to “go green”?

How can we raise awareness of the environment as a moral issue in our church communities?

What environmental problems are impacting our neighborhoods?

How do issues of race and class intersect with environmental concerns?

DIRECTIONS TO CONGRESS HEIGHTS HOUSE:

Take Metro’s Green Line in the direction of Branch Avenue, and get off at Congress Heights. Follow the sign for Alabama Avenue. When you get up to ground level, turn to face and street and then turn left to walk west on Alabama Avenue. You will cross 13th and 12th Streets, then turn left on 11th Place. Our house is the second one on th left, with the DC flag hanging from the porch. For assistance call Nathan at 301-758-5892.

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I personally think this is one of the most significant issues when it comes to thinking about the sustainability of community–how long can we live together in community?

I hope you’ll come to 4800 Arkansas Ave NW at 7:30 on Thursday the 10th.

Thursday’s are Cornerstone’s guest dinner–if you’d like to attend dinner at 6:00, please let me know so we can plan for guests (brianjgorman@gmail.com)

Please RSVP at www.communitycommitment.eventbrite.com

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For the past couple years, I’ve been blessed to be a part (with Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, and Enuma Orkoro as editors) of a beautiful project called Common Prayer, a mosaic of prayers, liturgies, and songs from communities around the globe. These have been woven into daily offices for morning, noon, and evening prayers in the style of the Book of Common Prayer.

The book will be released in time for Advent. An exciting opportunity presents itself for us to be truly praying together as a broad community of communities–churches, live-in communities, and families. To celebrate this, part of the book’s budget is helping local areas host release parties to give out free copies of Common Prayer (which will sell for about $25).

Holy Grounds at Fairlington Presbyterian Church has offered to host a party for this area. The party will be on Sunday, December 5th at 7 pm @ Fairlington Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, VA. Because there will be a limited number of free copies, if you want to be in the lottery for a free copy, we’ll need you to register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1001781355. At the party, we’ll have the opportunity for different churches and communities to connect and for us to pray and sing some of the prayers together.

To whet your appetite, check out www.commonprayer.net and download the free PDF sample. The book is a work of art in itself–our prayer together will enrich and enliven the tapestry and hopefully draw us closer to one another and God. I hope to see many of you in December!

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PAPA Fest- D.C. Regional Gathering!

Begins: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 at 7:00 PM

Ends: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 at 10:10 AM

Entry fee: Suggested $20 donation

Location:

Eden Valley Center

5085 Green Bridge Rd.

Dayton, MD 21036

Link: Register HERE!

This gathering brings together people from communities all over the Mid-Atlantic region to teach, conspire, and dream for God’s beautiful kingdom on Earth. A combination of seminars, practical skill shares, concerts, and plenary sessions will make this a great time together. Join us at Eden Valley Center (edenvalleycenter.org), a beautiful 100 acre farmland just 45 minutes north of D.C. We'll be camping out, so bring tents, stoves, rain gear...more info to come on what to bring. We hope to draw co-conspirators from around the region to share in this wonderful event. We'll gather at 7 pm on Friday, look for more details about arrival, set up, and departure. We will have to close the registration at 100, so register today! Last day to register is July 23!

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PAPA Fest- D.C. Regional Gathering!

Begins: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 at 7:00 PM

Ends: Sun, 01 Aug 2010 at 10:10 AM

Entry fee: Suggested $20 donation

Location:

Eden Valley Center

5085 Green Bridge Rd.

Dayton, MD 21036

Link: Register HERE!

This gathering brings together people from communities all over the Mid-Atlantic region to teach, conspire, and dream for God’s beautiful kingdom on Earth. A combination of seminars, practical skill shares, concerts, and plenary sessions will make this a great time together.

Join us at Eden Valley Center (edenvalleycenter.org), a beautiful 100 acre farmland just 45 minutes north of D.C. We’ll be camping out, so bring tents, stoves, rain gear…more info to come on what to bring.

We hope to draw co-conspirators from around the region to share in this wonderful event. We’ll gather at 7 pm on Friday, look for more details about arrival, set up, and departure.

We will have to close the registration at 100, so register today! Last day to register is July 23!

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Peace and all good,

Brian

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We’ll be discussing Money and Relational Giving, how we share and use our money within our specific communities/lives and how we can do well to learn how to share it amongst others. All are welcome! I look forward to a meaningful discussion with you all.

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Due to some schedule conflicts the next Prayer and Share meeting will be moved to the West Hyattsville House, on Monday the 14th at 7:30 pm. The address is 5608 31st Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20782, and is just a 5 minute walk from the West Hyattsville Metro on the Green Line. They can pick you up if necessary- email Amy at amybcaruso@gmail.com.

I look forward to putting some feet on our brainstorming from last time. Hope to see just as many of you there!
–
Shalom,
Brian Gorman

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Get excited for our November gathering! Kate and Natalia have generously offered to host this month. We’ll be meeting on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:30. Note this is a different day of the week than the last couple months. Their address is: 1818 Minnesota Ave SE, Washington D.C. The Potomac Ave (blue/orange) and Anacostia (green) stops are the closest on the Metro. If you’ll need a ride, you can email Kate (I’ll send her info out in the reminder email a couple days ahead of time).

A couple things to please think about over the next couple weeks: part of our gathering this time will be to have a time for some brainstorming and visioning for DC Area Community of Communities and how we want to use/build on what we’ve done so far. I’ll send out some questions before the next meeting to help encourage you in your thinking, but please take some time to think about how you think of C of C.

Also, I’m currently trying to update our website (dc.newmonastics.org) and would appreciate some feedback. I’ve added a welcome page and have updated the communities page. Feel free to bring some ideas about the website either to the gathering or email me directly.

Lastly, it’d be great to see some new faces out at this meeting as we brainstorm for the year ahead. Even if you’ve never come before or aren’t living in a community, you’re very welcome to attend! We’d love to see you there.

–
Shalom,
Brian Gorman

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