REFLECTIONTo love the world as God loves the world is to embrace it as it is and run with it, straining toward salvation.
from Rachel Reeder, "Art of Our Own Making"
in The Landscape of Praise: Readings in Liturgical Renewal,
Blair Gilmer Meeks, ed., p. 13.
December 28, 2008
The congregation gathered to pray, to hear Scripture, and to sing Christmas carols and hymns.
December 21, 2008
Sarah spoke of her thanks to the Seekers Community, and telling us goodbye for now.
STEWARDS MINUTES
Seekers Church
December 7, 2008
Present: Marjory Bankson (notetaker), Peter Bankson, Ken Burton, Lewise Busch, Jeannine
Caracciolo, Pat Conover, Cynthia Dahlin, Jane Engle, Sue Johnson, Muriel Lipp, David Lloyd
(worship), Aeren Martinez, Sandra Miller, Trish Nemore, Keith Seat (moderator), Margreta
Silverstone, Deborah Sokolove.
Absent: Brenda Seat
For Next Month: January 4, 2009
Moderator…David Notes……… Jeannine
Worship….. Sandra Angels……. Margreta, Lewise
Worship began in the dark, with only a small candle-flame to signal Advent.
Budget for 2009 was approved as presented by FOG with additions made last month.
Marjory reminded us of the percentages represented by each category:
INCOME
Contributed 240,000
Building use 30,000
TOTAL……… 270,000 100%
EXPENSES
Giving to others………..…
December 14, 2008
This afternoon, some of us will be going to the birthplace of Seekers-to the old brownstone house at 2025 Massachusetts Avenue which has been the headquarters of Church of the Saviour since its purchase in 1950- in order to say "good-bye" to the building we have known as "2025," and to Gordon Cosby's ministry there.