Community Night: Compassion 2.0

Hi cohortians -

This weekend, we will celebrate our faith together in community. We will gather at Jesse & Kellye's house at 5pm on Sunday evening (9/23). I want to share a short section from the book on Compassion that I have just finished reading. Then each person/family will have a chance to share any recent updates, challenges, successes, exciting news or prayer needs. The community will respond with compassion, and we'll eat and drink!

Speaking of eating and drinking.....

Kel and I will provide barbeque shredded beef, coleslaw, and buns to make sandwiches. If you plan to come, please bring a side dish, drink or dessert to share.

Also, I received the materials from Animate: Faith, and so everyone can look at the journal and the facilitator guide that we will be using in upcoming weeks.

Meet & Greet: What does "faith community" mean to you?

Hi everyone -

This Sunday, September 16th, we will meet from 1-3pm at the Global Gallery on North High Street in the Clintonville area. This is an open gathering, and we would love to formally invite all of those individuals who have been following the blog, emails, and conversation from "the fringes" to come for a casual discussion about what exactly "the cohort" is and does.

In addition to meeting new folks, we will also discuss the topic of what a "faith community" means to you. What do you look for in a faith community? What is important to you? Ultimately, we'll be talking about how we approach the cohort every week, and what practices we value in our communal spiritual life.

Hope to see some new folks, and of course all our favorite "oldies" - if you need more information you can email Jesse at schroeder.jesse@gmail.com  or Nancy at nancykj10@yahoo.com

Community Ice Cream

Hi everyone -

We will be meeting Saturday evening, 6:30 pm, at Jeni's Ice Cream in German Village (corner of Mohawk and Whittier by the Brown Bag Deli). We'll get some ice cream, and then walk to Schiller Park to relax and catch up.

If you are a little late and are coming to the park, look for the Schroeder's with Aleli in the stroller, and our little Shih Tzu dog Darsi :)

Feel free to bring your dog if you have one, a ball and glove, or any other fun park activity. Hopefully it will be a nice evening.

From Julia:

Hey all,

So the movie has been chosen. We are officially going to be watching The Interrupters tomorrow evening at Nick's place 299 East 9th Ave. I was thinking about meeting at 7pm but let me know if that's too early for anyone.  I'm really looking forward to watching it especially since this movie has influenced a few programs that our own(Nick, Chris and I) neighborhood has talked about starting. My cell is 937 572 2751. Could someone post this to the blog too?

Here is the description:
The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. From acclaimed director Steve James and bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz, this film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn, persistence of violence in our cities. Shot over the course of a year out of Kartemquin Films, The Interrupters captures a period in Chicago when it became a national symbol for the violence in our cities. During that period, the city was besieged by high-profile incidents, most notably the brutal beating of Derrion Albert, a Chicago High School student, whose death was caught on videotape. The film's main subjects work for an innovative organization, CeaseFire, which believes that the spread of violence mimics the spread of infectious diseases, and so the treatment should be similar: go after the most infected... Written by Kartemquin Films  

And here is the link to the trailer http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319744/

Really looking forward to watching and discussing this acclaimed work tomorrow night!
Warmly,
Julia

Celebration of the Faithful 7/29

Ian and I will be hosting the Celebration of the Faithful this Sunday at 5pm. Please post in the comments if you can bring a dish to share for dinner.

Before dinner, we will be discussing Rob Bell's "Still Painting" event, which can be viewed here: livestream.com/robbell. (Scroll down and click the "Video Library" tab to view.)

We look forward to seeing you!

Rob Bell Livestream Event

This Tuesday, July 24th, Rob Bell will host a live event where he will talk about "What's next" for him. As we all know, only Rob Bell could have a random event with basically no information on a Tuesday night at 10pm, and tens of thousands of people (if not more) will tune in to hear what he has to say.

As ridiculous as the Rob Bell hype is sometimes, count me in for this one! But I'll be viewing from the comfort of my couch, as I think most of us in the cohort will.

A link to the Livestream event is here: http://www.livestream.com/robbell

If you log in through facebook, you can chat with other people watching. Hope to see some of you on there!! Perhaps post your thoughts on the "event" in the comments section on this blog.

7/15/12

A few of us (myself, Matt and Curt probably) will be getting drinks tonight (Sunday, 7/15) at Bob's Bar (4961 North High Street, Columbus, OH) around 7pm. Anyone is welcome to join the conversation and hang out - 

Community night 7/8/12

Everyone is welcome to join COEC for what we call a community night this Sunday 7/8/12.  It's a time to get acquainted, share a synopsis of what's happening in your life at different levels, encourage someone and build relationships in general.  None of the aforementioned activities are mandatory by any means, no pressure.  Just being there and knowing you are among friends can be "life giving" in itself! 

Of course there will be food, the host will provide grilled chicken and hotdogs along with a assortment of beverage.

Please comment if you plan to attend and what you will be bringing to share at the table.

There is a very good chance it will be very hot.  Sorry, no pool, BUT we"ll be glad to turn the sprinkler on for those who would want to run through it.  No age limit.

Note: time change (Her Ladyship has spoken) 4 pm 

 Address : 179 Bridgeport Way, Delaware, OH 43015

We hope you can join us!

PAINTING WITH THE NEWBYS

This coming weekend, Sat, June 30th and Sun, July 1st, we will supporting a family in our community as they prepare for the birth of their 2nd child. We will be painting the "Choice" office space, an organization that has been a vital part of their preparations, and we need your help! Beginning at 9am Saturday morning, we will be painting. 

We welcome any help you can offer during the weekend.  You don't have to stay the whole time, but can come and go as you are available to help.  We will be there all day Saturday and Sunday until the project is finished.

The office address is 5721 N. High St, Worthington, Oh 43085

We will have everything needed, but if you have extra painting supplies, ladders, etc. please bring them.  Otherwise, all you will need is yourself.  If you have any extra friends, bring them too :).  The more help, the faster we will get this projected finished.

Email Adam, adam.f.newby@gmail.com, if you have any questions. 

Thank you all for your help! Please post if you are planning to come and when. Watch the blog for schedule changes and updated information. 

Victor Frankl Discussion

This Sunday, June 24, 2012, we will be having a discussion on Vicktor Frankl at our home, 2406 Altenburg Ct., Grove City, OH 43123 from 2pm-4pm. 

Viktor Frankl was a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps and went on to be a leading psychotherapist, developing existential therapy, and what he termed, "Logotherapy" - in short, Frankl believed that life, even in the midst of suffering, had profound meaning. And no matter what is taken away from us, we always have the power to choose the meaning of the events around us.

Here is a short video of Frankl presenting a lecture:

Come share in the discussion. Looking forward to seeing each of you; please post if you will be attending. 

Baby Blessing

This Sunday, June 17, 2012, we will be having a Blessing Ceremony to celebrate the impending arrival of the Newby's new family member! We will be taking some moments to mark this time and surround them with their communities' love and well wishes.

Place: Julia and Chris's House -- 216 East 9th Ave. Columbus, Ohio.
Time 3pm to 5 pm 

As far as gifts, your presence is the most important thing. They already have a lot of the material baby things they need. If you would like to contribute, I am sure that the Newbys would appreciate any financial contributions towards their many medical/new baby expenses.  Julia will also be starting a sign up for meals if you would like to to bring them a meal post baby! More info to come. 

PLEASE post if you are planning to attend and/or plan to bring any light refreshments or beverages.


Contact Julia for questions. Hope to see you all on Sunday!   
(937) 572-2751

Upcoming Events- Come and Picnic with us!

Hope you all had a wonderful 3 day weekend.  We have made a few small changes to the cohort calendar for our upcoming events.  First, this Sunday we are meeting at Schiller Park in German Village to have a time for a Celebration of the Faithful lead by Nancy, followed by a picnic.  For those who would like to stay, there will also be a performance of Shakespeare in the Park at Schiller starting at 8pm.  Please post on the blog if you are planning on coming, and what you will be bringing.  Hoping for great weather!!  You might want to bring a blanket or chair.

UPDATE: We have only heard from a few people, so I'm not sure how many we will have.  I am going to go ahead and make a decision that we are NOT going to have a meal/ picnic at Schiller.  We will still meet at 6:30 and then we can walk to get something to eat, or make a decision from there.  Hope that works for everyone.  See you tomorrow at 6:30 if you can make it.

The following Sunday you are invited to join us to celebrate and congratulate Jesse on his graduation from the masters of Social Work program.  We are so proud of him and his hard work!  The party will be at Jesse's parents, 503 Brandon Ct Columbus 43213,  from 5-8pm.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!  

Enjoy Memorial Weekend

No meeting this week, though there is a lot going on in our community!  Hope you all have a good Memorial Day weekend.  Next week we are going to meet for a picnic at Schiller Park in German Village and those who want to can stay for Shakespeare in the Park!  More to come on that soon....

The State of Emergent Cohorts

Interesting blog post on the Voices of Emergent Village Patheos blog - they mention COEC as one of the most active cohorts in the country! Yeah!!

Check it out: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/emergentvillage/2012/05/state-of-emergent-cohorts-2012/#comment-4071

(And be sure to read my comment toward the bottom where I give a "shout out" to other folks in the cohort)

What is the Emerging Church??

Thanks to all those who came to the planning last night.  Please check through the calendar.  YOU may have been selected to host something...and let me know if that date is not good for you so we can re-arrange as necessary.  We have several fun outings outside to celebrate the summer, and we are ending the summer with a fun labor day barbeque at the Hamiltons'.  

This weekend we will be getting together to watch the video "What is the Emerging Church" by Fr. Richard Rohr that Brother Curt recommended to us, followed by a discussion.  This will be a great opportunity for all of the "lurkers" out there who may be wondering what we are all about.  We will be meeting at 3pm at the Newbys.  Feel free to bring some snacks or beverages if you have any to share, but it is not necessary.  

You can e-mail me if you need directions or an address.  

Here is the description from the back of the video:

"In this November 2008 webcast, Fr. Richard offers a wide view of what is being called the emerging or emergent church.

There are many definitions for this phenomenon, but Richard gives us four main categories that indicate something new and hopeful is happening in many denominations.  He then delves into each of these four areas to examine more closely what he has observed happening in many parts of the world.  It appears the fruits of the Holy Spirit are at work in this broad field of what is being called "the emerging church." This talk is a clear and very helpful introduction to this dynamic new phenomenon."