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."  

Hiatus

It seems that this is a fairly hectic time for everyone. People are moving, finishing the school year, recovering from being sick, etc. So consider this somewhat of a "break," and we will reconvene with a planning meeting soon. Check back for more posts about upcoming gatherings in the near future.

"Video By Matt"

Put on your traveling shoes and book your ticket for the car pool because this week the Cohort is communing in Marysville  (actually Broadway, which mapquest calls Raymond, despite the confusion, we call it home).  We have decided to watch Rob Bell's "Everything is Spiritual" for the video presentation, a look at how science and faith are intrinsically linked together, with the "proof" coming from the ancient poem that our Holy Scripture's open with. 

We will prepare some soup to share, before we start the movie, as well as some popcorn to go along with the movie.  The soup will be ready at 5 pm with the intent on starting the movie around 5:30.  The video is just under an hour long, which should leave a little time for discussion afterward.   Since I have seen this video numerous times, I'll probably take the kids with me on a walk or to the park across the street with the hopes of eliminating some distraction--so please bring the children. 

Please post in the comments if you're planning on attending and if you are bringing anything.  I will also send this through the email with my address so you know where you're going :)  Lastly,  I would much rather have as many involved in watching, so if it would be easier for the majority to meet in cbus somewhere, that's always an option, we just need a venue--the soup can be made transportable.

Thanks, hope to see you
Matt

Planning Meeting

Hi everyone,

A friendly reminder that we have a planning meeting Thursday night at 7:00 at the Newbys. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on that. If you haven't been to a planning meeting before, we get the calenders out for the next couple months and plan out worship services, fun things to do, discussion topics, etc. Do you have an idea for a service project, discussion topic, or a special event you thing would be good for us to attend as a group? Come and voice what you want to do! (an example event: make lots of brownies for Nick...) If you can't make it, but have an idea of something you want to do, please post it on the blog in the comments and we will make sure it gets added. Planning meetings usually last around an hour or so.

Cheers,

Nick

Blue Like Jazz The Movie

Here is the trailer for Blue Like Jazz The Movie (based on the book by Donald Miller). We are planning to go see this as a group on Saturday April 28th. at the 4:45pm showing. We'll also get coffee or drinks after and have some open discussion.

You can buy tickets here (movietickets.com), and because it's an early showing, tickets are $7.



(By the way, not sure if any old-school cohortians remember traveling to Ohio Wesleyan University in mid 2008 to hear Don Miller talk about supporting Barack Obama. We had a nice in person chat)

This Sunday - Community Night

This Sunday - April 15 - we'll meet at Scot and Mary's house for "Community Night" which is just a time for everyone to share recent experiences, challenges or joys and for the group to respond in affirmation. We'll meet at 5pm, and the Millers will have the grill going. If you can, bring a side dish or dessert to share. We don't post addresses here for obvious Internet-related reasons, but if you need directions or more info, feel free to email Jesse at schroeder.jesse@gmail.com Post in the comments if you are coming and what side you are bringing. Hope to see everyone there!

I AM

You don’t know who you love
Stop pretending that you do
This is a God who takes sides
This is a God who murders firstborns
to teach a pharaoh and the world
I AM

Stop pretending that you know who you love
When you say yes to this God
Be ready to leave everything
be ready to suffer

But you don’t want to hear these words
You want to keep pretending
it’s about Heaven or Eden or a promised land

And that it’s not about
a God who led his people out of Egypt through bloody doorposts
a God who let a girl place a baptist’s head on a platter
a God who abandoned his own Son

When you enter into this Mystery
enter at your own risk
enter at your own peril
know that you will be devoured by The One and Only God

who will teach youhow to bleed and die with Him
how to live and breathe in Him
how to love

When you stop pretending
I can tell you in all honesty this is the God you will find

This God I love
This God I choose
This God I AM

Seder Dinner

This Friday, April 6th, we will gather to celebrate a traditional "Passover Seder." We will meet at Ian and Nikki's house at 5:45pm and start the dinner at 6pm (sharp!) After completing the traditional seder, we will share a meal together.

The Seder is the traditional meal that starts the celebration of Passover in Judaism. We will most likely have a more Christian oriented Passover, recognizing the connection of the symbols to Christianity and the death and resurrection of Jesus. It is a very rich, meaningful, interesting, and enjoyable experience. Hopefully everyone can join us!

The meal will be a potluck, so please post in the comments if you will be coming and what dish you will be bringing to share with everyone.

This Sunday (4/1/12): "Feedback"/"Self-Sabotage"

Hi everyone -  We'll be getting together this Sunday, April 1, at 3pm to watch and discuss a short film based upon Derek Webb's music, "Feedback" - the film is called "Self-Sabotage" and you can see some info about it here: http://derekwebb.com/store/feedback Kellye and I will host at our house (2406 Altenburg Ct Grove City, 43123). We will have coffee and other drinks and maybe a few small snacks but no meal to share. We'll try to finish around 5 pm.  Hope to see everyone!  Jesse

More about the film:

Self-Sabotage: the deliberate subversion of oneself. Destructive or obstructive action that hinders the person who acts. 

See also: the Lord's Prayer. 

The Lord's Prayer is inherently violent towards the one who prays it. 

Self-Sabotage is an exploration of the Lord's Prayer based on and inspired by Derek Webb's electronic all instrumental album 'Feedback'. It follows six characters in a narrative with no words - only the music to parallel the stories.This film has come to pick a fight, and any viewing that fails to recognize that may put the viewer at risk in one way or another.  Self-Sabotage rests firmly amidst the tension between the prayed and the praying; the single-minded character and vision of the Lord's prayer serves as the sub-text through which we enter into the lives of its characters. Their lives, like moving icons, open windows into the great mystery of communion through self-dethroning sabotage.

Celebration of the Faithful

Hi everyone! We will be gathering this Sunday at 5pm at the Cohoons for Celebration of the Faithful and a potluck.

Please post in the comments and let us know if you can come and what you will be bringing. We will prepare some sort of vegeterian dish. Hope to see you all there!