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Monday, February 21, 2011

Project Schedule Feb 2011

2/20 Mike
2/27 Larry
3/6 Mike
3/13 Larry
3/20 Mike
3/27 Larry
4/3 Mike
4/10 Mike
4/17 Larry

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Sound Schedule February 2011 8:45

Feb. 6: Jim K
Feb. 13: Dave VY
Feb. 20: Jim S
Feb. 27: George L

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Lent Experiential Calendar

Lent 2011 Experiential Calendar

Electronic version of the calendar for use by the congregation at AACRC throughout the Lenten season of 2011.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

8:45 Sound Schedule, January 2011

January 9: George L
January 16: Jim K
January 23: Dave VY
January 30: Jim K

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Sound Schedule for 8:45 & 6

December 5: Jim K at 8:45 AM and 6 PM

December 12: Jim S at 8:45 AM, Don S(JIm K backup) at 6 PM

December 17: Dave VY at 8:45 AM, Jen Boes with support from George L at 6 PM

December 25: Dave VY at 10 AM

December 26: George L at 10 AM

January 2: Jim S at 8:45 AM

Monday, November 22, 2010

Advent is coming .... what will you do?

This year as we go into the season of Advent, what will we do? How will we celebrate Christmas? Can you envision a different way of being Christian this season? Thanks to Amydeanne at the160acrewoods.com for this Advent Conspiracy challenging video.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

How do we perceive ourselves?

We are continuing a discussion begun at our May congregational meeting about how we each perceive our congregation. Our hope is that we can hear one another's story, and deepen our understanding of how we can be the body of Christ together in Ann Arbor.

If you wonder why this might be helpful, there is a thought-provoking and wise video of a talk by Chimamanda Adichie entitled "The Danger of the Single Story" on TED that I would encourage you to view.



After viewing the video, consider these questions:
1. What is going well in our congregation? What were the essential ingredients of making it go well?
2. Have you experienced moments where you observed a "critical spirit"? What was your response?
3. What expectations do we have of each other and what happens when they are not met?
4. If our goal is to be more Christ-like, loving, and supportive toward each other, what should you/we do differently? And more importantly, how do we build on those many instances where we are Christ-like loving, and supportive toward each other?
5. In times on conflict how would you address the situation to achieve a win-win solution?


I have been thinking about these questions, and listening to stories of the people around me. The community I find in our 11:15 worship teams has been a blessing to me, and I see God's love being lived out every week. Elsewhere I find challenges, interestingly enough where others find joy and purpose. God has been encouraging me to listen to the stories and testimonies, see his hand, and show his love. My prayer is as you listen and experience, you too will see God at work and be challenged to love a little bit more too.