Weekend Edition - Daily Spiritual Seed
Published: Fri, 09/28/07
- readings, teachings, references and reviews -
Contents:
- Ad of the Week:
- Weekend Readings
- Saint of the Week
- Christian Spirituality Series
- Shalom Place Premium Groups
- Personal Spiritual Guidance
- Shalom Place Discussion Board Highlights
- Affiliate Web Sites
- Web Site of the Week
- Joke of the Week
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AD OF THE WEEK
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WEEKEND READINGS
http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/
Saturday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5; Jn
1:47-51
Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7; Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9-10; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk
16:19-31
R. (1b) Praise the Lord, my soul!
Blessed he who keeps faith forever,
secures justice for the oppressed,
gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets captives free.
The LORD gives sight to the blind.
The LORD raises up those who were bowed down;
the LORD loves the just.
The LORD protects strangers.
The fatherless and the widow he sustains,
but the way of the wicked he thwarts.
The LORD shall reign forever;
your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
- October 1st. St. Teresa of Lisieux.
She was born in 1873 at Alencon in Southern Normandy, one of
several children of Louis Martin and his wife. Her mother's death
in 1877 caused the family to move to Lisieux, where their aunt was
living. The Martin sisters were all to enter the Carmelite convent
at Lisieux. Teresa did nothing spectacular in the convent; indeed
the possibility of moving with others to the foundation of the
Carmel at Hanoi in Vietnam was prevented by the onset of the
tuberculosis which was to kill her. On the contrary, she is known
for her 'Little Way' - the faithful following of the Carmelite rule
in the spirit of a continuous search for the gift of charity. She
died in 1897 aged only 24, and would probably have remained unknown
were it not for her writing, "The Story of a Soul", edited by one
of her sisters. The phenomenal success of this work established it
as a kind of 'Fifth Gospel', and indeed that is what her life can
be seen to be: a living Gospel, applying in a spirit of obedient
hope - and in no way trying to whitewash the difficulties of
community living - the principles of Jesus Christ. She was
canonised in 1925.
- http://www.hullp.demon.co.uk/SacredHeart/saint/StTeresaLisieux.htm
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"The Way of Christian Spirituality"
- 24 teachings on Christian spirituality and practice
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SHALOM PLACE PREMIUM GROUPS
- Life-long learning and study and spiritual growth.
Groups now open include the following:
A. Psychological Types and Spirituality
B. The Way of Christian Spirituality
C. Freedom from Codependency
D. Christian Spirituality Resources
E. Wonderfully Made . . . (Christian metaphysics)
F. Growing in Christ
G. Communities in Transition (Spiral Dynamics)
H. Discerning God's Will
I. Dark Night of the Soul
J. Silence, Solitude and Sabbath
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SHALOM PLACE DISCUSSION BOARDS
- Discussions this past week featured the following topics:
"Daniel Helminiak's books and the morality of homosexuality" -
Christian Morality and Theology forum
"Praying with the monks of Myanmar" - Religion and Culture forum
- see http://shalomplace.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php to read these
topics -
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AFFILIATE WEB SITES (please give them a visit)
Emanuella House of Prayer: a place for prayer and silence in
British Columbia
http://members.axion.net/~massf/
SeeScapes. Picturing the deeper dimensions of our spirituality.
http://www.seescapes.com
Carry the Light CD: Piano Meditations for the Hopeful Heart
http://www.sharonkcooper.com/pages/1/index.htm
Stillpoint: programs in spiritual direction, contemplative prayer.
http://www.stillpointnashville.org/
Solitude and Streets: an emerging faith community.
http://www.solitudeandstreets.org
Family Life Training and Counseling Center: an online Bible
college/seminary
http://www.familylifetrainingcenter.com/
The Ark: Providing a variety of scripture and lectionary study
resources.
http://www.theark1.com
Contemplative Ministries of the Pacific Northwest: teaching and
support on contemplative practice
http://www.prayeroftheheart.com
Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis
http://www.centeringprayerstl.com/
Inner Explorations: a vast array of spirituality resources for the
mature Christian.
http://innerexplorations.com
Heartland Center for Spirituality (sponsoring Internet workshops
year-round).
http://www.heartlandspirituality.org/index.html
Kyrie Places of Pilgrimmage and Renewal.
http://www.kyrie.com/places/index.htm
Contemplative Rudder: "In the midst of Consecrated Silence'
atmospherics ... a Rudder!
http://www.contemplativerudder.com/
Holy Trinity: Old Catholic Orthodox Church. Corpus Christi, TX
http://www.holytrinityoldcatholic.org/
Temenos Catholic Worker: support for homeless youth in Polk Street
neighborhood, San Francisco
http://www.temenos.org/
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WEB SITE OF THE WEEK
Pencil Scultures
- http://www.jennifermaestre.com/pencil_show.html
In the "just for fun" dept. Goes to show that you can develop a
hobby doing just about anything.
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JOKE OF THE WEEK
- A few more bulletin bloopers (these were really posted in Church
bulletins)
The sermon this morning: "Jesus Walks on the Water." The sermon
tonight: "Searching for Jesus."
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Our youth basketball team is back in action Wednesday at 8 PM in
the > recreation hall. Come out and watch us kill Christ the King.
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Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of
those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.
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The peacemaking meeting scheduled for today has been canceled due
to a conflict.
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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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Miss Charlene Mason sang "I will not pass this way again," giving
obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a
Nursery downstairs.
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The Rector will preach his farewell message after which the choir
will
sing: "Break Forth Into Joy."
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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the
Church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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