We’ll get to what that’s about in a moment, but first the big news: this week is an in-person gathering! I know we’ve been doing these off and on for a while, but somehow every one still feels momentous to me. The simplest way I know of to think about that is as the emotional recognition that there is no actual substitute for humans being physically present to one another, and that I miss enjoying that with all of you.

To add a layer to the adventure, we’ll be gathering at a venue we’ve never tried before. This is part of our ongoing work toward finding a more consistent space to use starting in August, when we are hoping to return to weekly (or almost weekly) in-person gatherings. The space is called the Mcbeth House Centre. It’s a municipally designated historical site, built in 1912. So this will be kind of like “night at the museum”, except it’s not actually a museum and it’ll be daytime. You know – same but different. It’s an open question as to whether it’ll be a good space for us as a community, but what I can tell you for sure is that it’s not like any space we’ve used before. The grounds are quite lovely as well. There’s a walking path, a covered outdoor picnic area, and handy parking. Particulars for our gathering are below; come out if you can so we can pool our opinions about whether it could be part of the solution going forward.

Where: Mcbeth House Centre – 31 Mcbeth Avenue
When: 10:45 a.m.
Why: To explore what we believe, in a unique historic setting

And about that exploration – last week we dug a little deeper into the “same” part of “same but different”. This week, we’ll flip the coin and consider the other side with some examination of ways to think about the differences between the things we make to frame and facilitate approaching the sacred.

Some further details / changes:
NOTE: last weeks blurb said there would be a Zoom Hangout today (Wednesday, June 6th). That event is no longer happening. Also, there will not be a Wednesday Zoom Hangout this week (June 15th).
And Lunch After – as has been our custom, we will NOT have an online gathering following our in-person event at Mcbeth House. Come out to the venue if you are able / comfortable doing so, and hang around afterward to chat.

We are planning to livestream our morning gathering on our Facebook page. You can find that here starting at 10:45 a.m.

I think that’s it for now. I’ll see you (in some cases, actually SEE YOU), on Sunday!

Peace,

Tim Plett