The recording of Frank Rose's memorial service is available on You Tube
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A very unique and special memorial celebration of life for our dear friend and mentor, Pastor Emeritus Frank Rose, was held last Monday
The recording of the service is available on our You Tube channel "Sunrise Chapel Livestream"
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This Sunday: The Practice of Being Grateful + HOLY SUPPER
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This Sunday we continue our series on RESILIENCE
PLUS HOLY SUPPER (see below)
Resilience is sometimes defined as the ability to bounce back after challenges. I don't know about you, but given all the challenges in our world these days, I need this series.
Thank you to our friend David Lindrooth, assistant Bishop, for co-leading the service last Sunday. See below for the task related to his talk.
This series looks at five practices or habits that we can implement to encourage a healthy, wholehearted resilience in the face of trials.
Mindful Attention
Re-Seeing Challenges
Practicing Gratitude
Bringing Compassion
Focusing on Others
Join your spiritual community online or in person this Sunday to continue this study and its application to our spiritual lives.
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This Sunday will be our 34th church service in the era of CoViD-19
Thank you for your attendance and participation, both online and in person. With appropriate precaution, there is room for you to attend in person when you are ready. Please wear a face covering and social distance. In addition to the Chapel space, there are other areas where you can participate in person and socially distanced.
Please join your church family this Sunday at 11 o'clock.
I love being your pastor, and I miss seeing you in person! And I send my prayers for everyone's well-being, physically and spiritually. Please let me know how I can help or serve AND how you might want to help or serve the church.
Nathan
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This Sunday: Holy Supper > in person OR at home
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I invite you to join with me for this Sacrament of the Holy Supper - either at home or in the Chapel
Elise and I are taking careful precautions to make in-person Holy Supper safe and healthy. This Sunday, I invite you to either get your own supplies at home and join with me virtually or come to the Chapel in person. There will be several "stations" spread around the room as well as in the Vestry and in Friendship Hall where people can participate socially distanced and with appropriate sanitary
measures.
I really believe that this meditative sacrament is important, and that it is useful for us to participate together. Don't worry about having the "right" stuff as much as concentrating on the symbolism - which has to do with accepting the love and wisdom the Lord is serving us, just as He served bread and wine to His disciples.
Nathan
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New small groups continuing this week
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You can still jump into one of the current small groups!
How resilient are you feeling these days? Could you use a little encouragement from a supportive group experience?
We are continuing this 5-week small group experience similar to the annual Journey Programs we do each year. I invite you to participate in a group or do the tasks on your own. The final Sunday will be November 15th (in time for our annual Thanksgiving service the following Sunday).
Small groups (either online or in-person) will be delving into the material that can be accessed online or from self-printed copies.
Groups
WEDNESDAY AT 3 PM
Nathan is leading a group that began Wednesday, October 21 at 3:00 PM (MT) This meeting is both IN PERSON AND ONLINE. I am meeting in Friendship Hall where we can distance appropriately and where I have a laptop set up to include people online. Contact me and I will send you a Zoom invitation.
THURSDAY AT 6:30 PM
Our weekly Women’s Group is meeting IN PERSON AND ONLINE at Sunrise Chapel. In the second meeting they introduced a microphone and speaker so that everyone could hear each other better through masks and social distancing. It worked! Contact Elise for details.
Here is some background information from the authors of this program:
We invite you to join a small group to support well-being, health and resilience in this challenging time.
Life is filled with ups and downs. We need resilience. Sometimes resilience is small (making it through the day), sometimes resilience is big after a major life event (illness, trauma, job loss, relationship ending, grief etc).
We need resilience in our relationships and in our lives. Resilience is about claiming our agency - that we are powerful - and it's also about finding solidarity with others, knowing others who have had setbacks and kept going.
The small group experiences will explore practices of resilience enlivened by an ancient sacred text (portions of the Joseph story from Genesis) and supported by scientific data.
For more information on the program and its launch in the Bryn Athyn Church (Pennsylvania), check out this link.
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Last Sunday's topic ~ this week's Task
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Here is the task from David Lindrooth's talk last Sunday. We all have "dreams" as in goals, aspirations, hopes. Joseph's point of view was that "interpretations of dreams belong to God." Let's pray to the Lord to help us find the meaning and the direction within our dreams so we can work towards fulfilling them.
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Graphic: How to join a ZOOM meeting
Hey, church family!
Do you miss our get togethers in Friendship Hall? I do! But there is still a neat and fun way of connecting in spite of CoViD. You can check in and visit at noon on Zoom.
Everyone welcome, even if you haven't participated yet! Pop in for a bit and leave whenever you need to.
To join the Zoom meeting, click on this link at NOON
If this link doesn't work for you, go to zoom.us/join and enter these credentials for the meeting:
Meeting ID: 949 4617 0443
Password: 05152020 (hint: the numerical date for May 15, 2020)
Looking forward to seeing you!
Nathan
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Guidelines for reopening for in-person church activities
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Welcome! The doors are open. Come when you are ready
With appropriate caution, I welcome anyone to attend church services in person who feels safe within the guidelines outlined below. I realize that many people will not attend in person, yet, so I'm glad when I "see" you participating through the livestream option! Please use the YouTube chat
feature to "check in" and let your church family know you care about our faith community.
We have space for at least 20 people in the seating area of the Chapel. There are also the "overflow" rooms to view the TV monitor in the Vestry (off the front lobby) and in Friendship Hall.
Specific guidelines for in-person attendance
1. Stay safe while being kind and respectful. Observe the guidelines. If you are uncomfortable for any reason, please take care of yourself first; feel free to leave without any negative judgments.
2. Do not attend in person if you are sick, or if you are concerned about getting sick, or if you are at high risk. Instead, please continue to participate remotely.
3. Wear a face covering over your nose and mouth. Please bring your own face covering (mask, scarf, bandana, etc). A face covering will be provided if you forget to bring your own.
4. Practice social distancing while on the church property (inside and buildings) including friendly no-touch greetings.
5. On entering and leaving the buildings, please wash hands with soap or use hand sanitizer (provided in the lobby).
During the church service:
• I wear a mask before and after the service and while I am singing. I remove my mask for prayers, the children's talk, the readings, and the sermon, with the understanding that the closest participants are over 8 feet away from me.
• Sanitary wipes are available for individuals to wipe down chairs and surfaces they use.
• Bathroom use is limited to one person at a time, using only the main bathrooms at the entrance to Friendship Hall.
• No printed bulletins or songbooks. Instead, song lyrics are projected on the monitor and announcements will either be projected or verbal.
Please, let me know whatever you think. It's good to hear from as many people as possible. I'm doing the best I can, and I don't want to put any volunteers or visitors in any unsafe positions. I appreciate your help and patience!
Looking forward to your participation either in person or online!
Nathan
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Photo: laptop + coffee
Weekday Meditation (9:00-9:30 am MT) This is the link for the Monday meditation that I lead, but it is also the same link for the rest of the weekdays, led by other folks. Try it! You might like it!
ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES:
New Church Vineyard (This is a RICH source of KID-ORIENTED content for all sorts of stories from the Bible and the teachings of Swedenborg. Use this for family worship and for "Sunday school" type activities to enhance your spiritual lives at home.)
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www.sunrisechapel.org
nathan@sunrisechapel.org Office 520-298-1245
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