"...flesh and blood..."

Nativity, by He Qi, China, www.heqiarts.com
Copyright © 2001, He Qi

"The Word became flesh and blood,
and moved into the neighborhood.
We saw the glory with our own eyes,
the one-of-a-kind glory,
like Father, like Son,
Generous inside and out,
true from start to finish."

from John 1.14 The Message

one size fits all documentary

one size fits all is a new doc by some Canadian people, about the varied ways in which Canadian communities like emerge are trying to engage with the cultures around them, while searching back to the roots of the early church. Nick is featured in some of the interviewing as well as our friends Dave from Curieux and Kim from the Open Door. Have a gander!

I don't know about you but I've seen a few films of this type but they always seem to come out of the UK and the US, so interesting to get a Canadian perspective.

Nick has a copy of the DVD to circulate and here is a link to their website.
http://www.onesizefitsall.ca/about

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sunday december 21st

we'd thought we'd try and do something for others this sunday, seeing as much of last sunday's gathering was basically for ourselves (see photos below).

the idea came from talking with Duane & Miriam last week. they are both involved with young people living rough, and we talked about doing something appropriate for them. they suggested that making and packaging homemade cookies, then delivering them personally to people living rough around the city, would be appreciated. so, the plan is to meet at 3.30 pm at the Undercroft, to decorate and pack the pre-cooked homemade cookies, then at 5 pm we will head out with Duane and spend time delivering the cookies, and talking with the people we meet.

you could always cook the cookies at the Undercroft if you don't have access to an oven. failing that, you can even buy 'homemade' type cookies. (it's just that they won't have been made in your home!)

are you up for it?

Duane asks you to let me know if you are going to be there, so that he can plan his route! please email me at nick_brotherwood@hotmail.com

Waiting

the emerge/curieux advent collab
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Advent Conspiracy

Here's something to think about...

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sunday december 14

5pm the Undercroft
an emerge & curieux advent/christmas collabo.

potluck supper plus hands-on stuff & stations
live music, candles, carols,
bring food, bring friends!

see video of our last christmas collabo, nativity, on the emerge youtube channel.

defibulator

pete rollins

nick knows how much I really liked pete rollins' book "how (not) to speak of god". that's why he forwarded me the great video below, of pete expounding on the idea of the ironic in the way we keep a distance between our idea of god and actually living him. If you can't understand nor'n ayrsh particularly with a tinny mpeg compression then my apologies, also beware of flying hand gestures :)

btw i highly recommend "how (not) to speak of god", an exploration of pete's post-modern takes on traditional items of orthodoxy, which I found very helpful. pete's all about the idea that while we need theology (our speech about god), it isn't god and will ultimately fail to be Truth since it is a human construct. You have to weather a hailstorm of pomo and decon jargon but if you like that sort of thing (i do :p) it's very rich.

nxt7

Sunday, December 7th - "diving into scripture"

I know that I often take many things and more unfortunately many people for granted, loosing sight of the importance and significance of these things and people. I frequently need to be reminded of these things.

God seems to do this in many ways. one of the prime ways is through his word written. the letter to the Philippians contains lots of reminders which are 'a propos' not only for the original readers but also for us.

so, along with , soup, (thanks Taika) bread, coffee, music, friends, we get to grips with some of the issues Paul brings up in his letter.
5pm the Undercroft

"take time"

The Archbishop of Canterbury's thoughts on Advent...(10 mins)

we're gonna need a bigger boat!

Hello to all our friends, brothers and sisters in Christ!

December is here and we have tried to move the EDG from Tuesdays to Wednesday's and once on Thursdays. The outcome of our experience has been good but could be better. It started as Movie Nights where we used a lot of time talking about matters of interest and sharing personal issues that needed a friendly ear.

The Emerge Discussion Group's mission is to bring the opportunity to be yourself with friends and discuss matters that really are important to all of us. I would like to offer the opportunity to any of you to host an evening of EDG if you want to. We can talk next Sunday about it to make it official!

Since Tanya and I are traveling to Chile in 2 weeks, all indicates that we may need a holiday recess to prepare our trip, but that doesn't mean you can take it too HA!! :P In January we could think about some winter activities we may like to explore. A big hug to all of you. If you have ideas please bring them upfront, because at Emerge we really try to be engaging, participative and a vibrant community in Christ, so don't be shy!

Joan