Agape' MCC News & Updates
March 16, 2021
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View our 03/14/21 "Snakes on a Plain"
experience by clicking on the image below:
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Waking up to Love in Lent
Waking up from sleep, at whatever time, is a thin place. What we do with this liminal space will ripple throughout our entire day. Every morning during Lent at 6:30 a.m., Rev. David will be going live on Facebook to offer, daily brief quotes, thoughts, or practices, about love, to begin your day. You're invited to set your alarm and join in or check out the recording when you do wake. This is a special Lenten tool as we continue to learn to live the Love Project.
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Join us for Sunday Morning Worship
at 10:30AM on Facebook Live.
Our theme for the Lenten Season is "The Love Project" and this Sunday's topic is "All Means All".
"The Love Project - A definition:
A lifelong project of learning and unlearning, of giving and receiving, of valuable lessons and relationships. What a gift it is to spend our days living the Love Project together.
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Spirit Cafe'
Are you feeling a little disconnected from our Agape' community or from community in general? COVID certainly has interfered with our social lives and has made staying connected much more challenging. If the answer is yes, we have a solution for you!
Join us for our
gathering this Wednesday. We will see where the conversation leads us!
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Let's Zoom!
Click here to register in advance for our Wednesday Zoom Meet Up
Enter the meeting ID: 816-8960-6902
(You only need to register once and you will be set for all the Wednesday Zoom Sessions)
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Sacred Saturdays
Will meet the first Saturday of each month. See you in April!
This is a time for:
- setting intentions for the season
- letting go of things that no longer serve you
- discovering inner peace
- quiet reflection
- finding light in the dark places
- simply being
If you would like, you may bring a piece of paper to put in the fire with intentions and/or things to let go of written on it to offer up. This meeting will have an organic feel with little verbal communication. You are encouraged to come with an open heart and mind.
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Study Advertisement for:
“Discrimination and Psychological Well-Being Among LGBTQ+ Users of Dating/Social Applications”
You are invited to participate in a brief online survey (average completion time: 15-20 minutes) that aims to learn more about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people of color (POC) who use dating/social applications (“apps” or “hookup apps”), including how they navigate instances of racism on said apps. Examples of these apps include Grindr, Tinder, Scruff, Hornet, Bumble, and many others.
To participate, you must meet the following criteria:
1) be at least 18 years old or older;
2) live in the United States of America;
3) identify as a LGBTQ+ POC;
4) have used a dating/social app (e.g., Grindr, Tinder, Scruff, etc.) within the past 12 months.
If you qualify for this study and choose to participate, you will be asked to complete several questionnaires that relate to your use of dating/social apps, racism, mental health, coping strategies, and how you view your racial/ethnic identity. Responses to the survey are anonymous and you are free to stop participating at any time.
Participants who qualify for and complete this study are eligible to enter a drawing for 1 of 14 $25 Amazon.com gift cards.
Thank you for considering this research opportunity. If you have any questions, please contact David Hutsell at dhutsell@spalding.edu or Dr. DeDe Wohlfarth at dwohlfarth@spalding.edu. This study has been approved by the Spalding University Research Ethics Committee (REC; Study #: 202057).
If you would like to learn more information, participate, and/or share this study with others: 1) Please click here
3) Or scan the following QR code:
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Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D.
(February 3, 1821 – May 31, 1910)
The first woman in America to receive a medical degree, Elizabeth Blackwell championed the participation of women in the medical profession and ultimately opened her own medical college for women.
Source: womenhistory.org
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Fifth Sunday in Lent
God, the glory of Your name draws us together as Your people. It beckons us from the very ends of the earth, to come back to You. Yes, when we are drawn back to you, that is when we find ourselves.
So now we centre our lives on the One we would follow. Let every distraction fade from our minds, until only You remain.
And we find ourselves in You, being built up from broken little stones into a glorious temple, a community where God dwells.
We find ourselves in You, being planted as little seedlings, who will become a mighty forest of justice.
We find ourselves in You, with all our sweat and tears, and sometimes even our blood, gathered up into a vast ocean of praise.
We find ourselves in You, like a grain of wheat that dies and is reborn as bread, to nourish many who are hungry.
As we come back now to the heart of it all, to your heart for us, to Your will and Your way. Give us the gift of turning to You with all our hearts, confident that Your eyes are watching over us for our Good.
Amen.
SUBMITTED BY:
REV ELDER KARL HAND
is the pastor of Crave Church in Sydney, Australia.
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A Message from your Board of Directors
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Dear Agape' Community,
You are loved unconditionally. You are prayed for by name. You are in our thoughts and hearts every moment of every day.
We just wanted you to know that...
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Namaste!
Rev. David, Cassy, Leigh, Lisa D., Ward, Melisa, EJ, and Amy
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March Birthdays
Mar 03 - Zachary Roberts
Mar 06 - Melisa Price
Mar 13 - Chris Kalish
Mar 13 - Sebastian Lotz
Mar 15 - Rachel Cox
Mar 16 - Joe Rice
Mar 22 - Kaitlynn Rose Wolfer-Stephens
Mar 25 - Sandra Hardin
Mar 26 - Michael Stephens
Mar 29 - Denise LaRae
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