Gathering 11.17.13

Hi everyone -

For our gathering this week, we will go to hear our friend Jacque speaking/preaching at Hilltop Lutheran Church this Sunday morning at 10am. The address is 12 South Terrace Avenue, Columbus, OH 43204. Dress and worship atmosphere is casual. If we know you are coming, we'll try to save a spot on the pew for ya! 

Good posts from Rob Bell

Rob bell has blogging on his tumblr almost daily for the past week - medium length posts going through biblical stories like Jonah, that include great quotes like this one- 

"The story is extremely subversive because it insists that 
your enemy may be more open to God’s redeeming love than you are."

If interested, read more here: http://robbellcom.tumblr.com/ 

Cousin Baby Blessing

This coming Sunday at 4:30pm we will get together at the Orban and Schroeder house at  1414 Hamlet St. Columbus, OH 43201.

We will be celebrating the pregnancies and coming births of Kellye, Jesse and Aleli's new baby girl and Eve and Zack's new baby boy.  Led by Mary and Scott and it will be a time of prayer and encouragement for these new lives and the transitions to come.  (Not a baby shower.)

Come with a good memory to share about your own parents and think about what it means to be a parent.  We will also have a potluck.  Please post to the blog if you can come and/or if you will bring something.

See you there!

No Film Night Tonight/Goodbye Party for Cohoons Saturday

I just realized that the faith, film, and philosophy night at our house was still on the calendar. We are actually not having it tonight.  The Cohoons goodbye party is tomorrow night at 8pm. Call or email Nikki for more details.
269 806-2436 Hope to see many of you there. The Cohoons will be greatly missed.

Warmly, Julia Orban

COTF @ Cohoons

This Sunday, the Cohoons will be hosting a celebration of the faithful at our house from 5-7 pm. With this being a time of transition or change for so many of us, we thought it would be nice to really just spend time enjoying this wonderful community we have, and share in communion and a meal. 

We look forward to a time of catching up, sharing, and enjoying one another's company around the dinner table. Please comment with what you would like to bring as a dish to share. We will plan on making a big pot of soup. If someone would like to bring communion items, let me know, or I can pick them up.

Email for directions.

Some interesting things

Hello everyone -

It was good to see a few of you yesterday at Global Gallery.

By request, here are a few items I've mentioned to a few of you lately.

Brene' Brown's TED talks and profile:
http://www.ted.com/speakers/brene_brown.html

The You Made it Weird podcast interview of Rob Bell:
http://www.nerdist.com/2013/05/you-made-it-weird-152-rob-bell/

Yesterday a few of us discussed missing the conversation that used to happen more regularly through the blog and committed to putting more effort into that again.  So if you've got thoughts on any of these things, or another conversation you'd like to start, let us know!

Gathering on Oct 13

Hello, friends!

The calendar says we're meeting this Sunday from 4-6pm at Global Gallery / the park. There's a chance of rain, so I'm guessing the coffee shop is the safest bet, though I'm sure we can be flexible.

I was thinking about this video of Brene Brown, author of Daring Greatly and of TED talk fame, this week. I thought maybe we could start discussion here. It's a short video, but it touches on several issues so there are lots of potential jumping off points.
http://www.theworkofthepeople.com/jesus-wept

As always, if you've got something else on your mind, bring it along and speak up.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone after last week's hiatus.

Poetry & Costume Party

Community Night Sunday Sept. 29th at Eve and Zack's

Community Night his coming Sunday! Come share a meal and share what's been going on.  Its the beginning of fall and the saying goodbye to summer.  Come catch up with us and share some prayer time.  

We'll gather at 5:00 -7:00pm at our house, a.k.a. Chris and Julie's

1414 Hamlet St

Columbus, OH 43201

map here

We'll do potluck style.  I'll make either a rigatoni bake or Mediterranean chicken. If you have a vote let me know!  

Also please let us know if you're coming and are bringing something in the comments.  Thanks.  Excited to see you there : )

Sunday Sept 22 Discussion

Hi friends - 

On Sunday Sept 22 we will gather at Jesse & Kellye's house in Grove City to watch and discuss the recent podcast/interview between Krista Tippett and Nadia Bolz-Weber. You can preview this interview at www.onbeing.org

We will meet from about 4-6pm. We won't share a full meal, but if you want to bring snacks, cookies, or a drink to share, no one will turn you away :) 

Looking forward to seeing everyone! This podcast is very interesting and will spark some great conversation I'm sure. See ya tomorrow!

-- Jesse

(557.5768 text/call if you need more info)

Our address:

2406 Altenburg Ct. 

Grove City, OH 43123

Celebration! & Upcoming Discussion

Hi friends -

This Sunday, Sept. 15, at 4pm, we will CELEBRATE with Nancy at her new condo! We will gather there (or in the clubhouse) and share stories, food, and the Lord's Supper. Everyone is welcome, and please bring a drink, dish or dessert to share. A google map to her new condo (Dublin area) is here.

As always, EVERYONE is welcome! Hope to see you there!

looking ahead a week.....

Next Sunday (Sept 22nd), we plan to discuss the recent podcast interview that was published at OnBeing.org, with Nadia Bolz-Weber. You can download the audio, or watch the video here

I know not everyone has smartphone capability to listen to the interview, so if you would like an audio CD, just send me an email (schroeder.jesse@gmail) or text this weekend and I'll bring one to Nancy's house for you.

Planning Meeting - Sun Sept 8

Hi fellow Cohortions - 

Just an invitation and reminder about our upcoming "planning meeting." (This Sunday, 4pm, at Global Gallery 3535 N High) 

We have never been a group known for highly creative names (who remembers "Super Fun Nights???") but we we call it what it is: A meeting to plan - What we will do - Where we'll gather - And when we think it might happen (thankfully its easy to edit Google calendar!) 

Perhaps you are a recent attendee to our gatherings. Maybe you've been with the group for years. Either way, we all come together and share our ideas, bring what we have to the table (or calendar), offer our time and our homes and our resources, for the purpose of being a community of Emergence. 

In preparation, I would invite you to consider:

- where are you in your life, in your heart? what do you bring to the cohort? maybe the answer is fullness, or emptiness, or most likely something in between. but we each bring something unique. 

- what gatherings have we done before that were especially a blessing to you? maybe we should do more of that, whatever that was. 

- do you have an idea for something new? a topic, a book, a writer, a guest speaker, an activity? Many of the things we do, were born out of our own creative chance. 

- on a more practical level, are you willing to host or lead a gathering? if so, what day? Lets put it on the calendar! 

As always, it'll be a blessing to see everyone, and hopefully plan some exciting gatherings and activities for the coming season. 

If you can't make it, feel free to respond to this email with any thoughts or ideas you have, and any days you would like to lead or host a gathering. 

Jesse

Campout @ Hamilton's

Cohorties

This Saturday, Aug 24th, we are having a grill-out/campout @ the Hamilton's.   We are planning on fixing a variety of meats by open fire.  We will also provide some drinks -- tea, lemonade, water, coffee, beer and wine -- are staples in our house -- if you prefer soda and/or liquor you'll need to bring it.  

Anyone is welcome to come.  Bring along your lawn chairs, to commune around the campfire, and tents if you plan to stay the night.  We will eat around 6pm.  You can show up anytime Saturday afternoon.  Also we have a variety of herbs and spices so if you bring an empty container you could go home with some fresh basil, parsley, chives, oregano, or mint.

If your not real comfortable sleeping out in the elements there are a couple extra beds and lots of floor space to accommodate.  A sleeping bag, blanket, and pillow would be handy items to bring along with you, in that case.

Bring along something to share -- a story for the campfire, a food item, or a beverage -- any or all are necessities for a night under the stars.  If you want to post what you are bringing it would be helpful for the others to know what to expect.

If you need an address, directions, or have questions, you can text or call me on my cel 937 303-3362.

Hope to see you.  

The Hamilton Clan

Orban's House Blessing!!

Hi everyone -

We have an exciting gathering planned for this Sunday evening (8/18) at 6pm - a house blessing for Chris and Julia Orban! As many of you know, it has taken several months for the house to be completed, for all the paperwork to go through the proper hands, and for the Orbans to be able to move it. But now, they have a great new house in the heart of Weinland Park, and we want to take the time to bless the space and the family that will together make the house a home.

Please join us at 6pm, at 1414 Hamlet St, and we will join together to bless the Orban home.

Plan to eat dinner before or after the gathering, but if you are able, also plan to bring a small snack, dessert or drink to share. We will have a "light" potluck (chips, drinks, cookies, or whatever we bring) after the house blessing.

Hope to see everyone there! If you have questions or need more info, feel free to email Jesse - schroeder.jesse@gmail.com

This Sunday: Discussion

Hi everyone - this Sunday, Aug 11, from 4-6pm we will have an open discussion. We will meet at the Global Gallery at 3535 N High St. The topics for discussion may, and most likely will, wander on to various matters of spirituality and life, including church, prayer, etc. We will hopefully have some new folks join us, so we may spend most of our time just sharing backgrounds and experiences of church and religion. 

As always, everyone is welcome! If you need more info, email Jesse : schroeder.jesse - at- gmail.com