Of Values and Identity Part 4 – Exploring Is Ancient / Full Circle Sunday

Since we’re speaking of exploring, let me begin with something both exciting and necessary –  info about our new venue!

This Sunday (June 11th) will be our first gathering at VA Cafe, 171 McDermot Avenue! You can find a link to the location on Google Maps. We will meet at our usual time (10:45 a.m.). Our plan is to livestream and you can find that stream here. We will also record and podcast, and you will be able to find that here, along with our full podcast archive.

As mentioned in the subject line, this is a Full Circle Sunday – Kids Table, Community Time, Music, Talky Bit. If you are not able to be there in person but would like us all to be aware of something going on in your life, please post to the group and we’ll check that space as part of our gathering. In the Talky Bit, we’ll consider how what we’re doing at The Table is actually so ancient that it pre-dates being “human”, as we tend to understand that at this point in history.

How to find our space inside the building: When you come in the front doors (we’ll put a sign out on the sidewalk to mark the entry), walk up the stairs, straight ahead through the cafe space to the back of the building,then down the stairs to the event space. I’ll put a sign beside the entry to that space as well just for reassurance.

Other Important Info About VA Cafe (and our finances): We are guests at VA because of the generosity of the owner / operators, Dylan and Rebecca. They are offering the space to us on a donation basis, which is both very kind and hugely important given the fragile nature of our finances. We’ve been managing month to month, but just barely, and this will certainly help.

So, two things arising from this reality:

• If you’re a coffee drinker who buys coffee on Sunday morning, please strongly consider buying it at VA Cafe. It’ll be hot and fresh, and it’s a simple way we can help this business trive, which also makes it possible for us to be there. And hey…tell your friends, both about the cafe and about The Table.
• Second item, related to the first – although a “free” space will help, it’s not the solution to meeting our financial obligations. That comes down to donation income being sufficient. At present, we bring in about 25% of what we need each month through automatic withdrawals. That means that your spontanous or occasional donations are critical to our survival. You can find the link to ways to donate online here. If you have any questions about the nuances of this, please ask.

I’m very excited to welcome everyone to our new home at VA Cafe! I’ll see you on Sunday.
Peace,
Tim Plett