Community Night Sunday

The Cohoons will be hosting community night this Sunday, October 28 at 5:00. I will probably be making a soup. Please bring a dish, dessert, or drink to share and post in the comments what you plan on bringing. Nikki will be out of town, so it will be just me. I look forward to sharing.

Check your email for our address, or contact me at ian.r.cohoon@gmail.com

Animate Faith Discussion on 10/21/12

Tomorrow we will meet at 3:00 PM (changed from original 1:00PM) at Adam and Kara Newby's house to watch another Animate Faith video and discuss. This week Lillian Daniel will speak about reclaiming religion (see preview below). From the Facilitator Guide:

"Brian McLaren encouraged us [in the last video] to reflect on what it means to be embarked on a quest for God. In this session, Lillian Daniel helps us reclaim religion, saying that spirituality is not enough. Lillian encourages us to root ourselves in the depths of the Christian tradition - its history and texts, beliefs, and practices."

I think this will be a particularly rich (and perhaps challenging) topic for me as I have recently questioned the need for these traditions in my own life. While for others in our community, these traditions are very important.

If you need directions, please email adam.f.newby@gmail.com or call 614-388-8947.

I look forward to the discussion. And the more people we have, the richer the discussion. So please don't hesitate to come if you've never been to one of our discussions.

CotF Update

Our little cohort has come a long way in the past few years. While we began primarily to discuss theological issues, we have since experienced the joy of new life together, and the pain of death. This Sunday will center around the figure that for two-thousand years Christians have contemplated, the Virgin Mary. She experienced great joy at the birth of Jesus, and great pain at his crucifixion. But she is also a figure of hope, as she brought the Son of God, and salvation, into the world.

We will read texts about Mary from the Bible, as well as prayers that have been written to her over the centuries. We will listen to a few of the most beautiful Marian compositions ever written. Most importantly, we will pray for each other as we share each other's joy, pain, and hope.

The service will start at 5:00, and we will have a potluck at 6:00.

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with You.
Blessed art thou among women,
And blessed is the fruit of they womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death.

Celebration of the Faithful

Hi Everyone,

This Sunday I am hosting a COTF at my house (299 E 9th Ave) at 5:00. We will have a time of worship and (much needed) prayer. This is a potluck, so please bring some food or drink to share if you are able. Please comment with what you will be able to contribute so there isn't too much overlap.

I look forward to seeing you all,

Nick

"God: Faith is a Quest"

"God: Faith is a Quest" is the title of the first DVD session of the Animate: Faith series we'll be starting this week. The speaker is Brian McLaren. You may have heard of him, or perhaps even met him :)

We will be meeting at the Schroeder's house from 3pm-5pm on Sunday Oct. 7th, watch the DVD clip (about 10 minutes) and have a discussion. There is no planned meal, but feel free to bring cookies, popcorn, snacks or drinks if you would like.

If you have questions, need directions, or feel nervous about coming to a meeting at someone's home and wanna talk to us - call/text Jesse @ 614.557.5768

Here is a brief preview:

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.