Taking a close look at the innate movements of worship.

A liturgical resource for the season of Epiphany

A theatrical reading of the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead… what confusion, grief, anger, and complicated joy must have preceded… and followed?

John Cage was an avante garde American composer, whom some consider one of the greatest musical influences of the 20th century.  He was especially fascinated by sound, and described music as “a purposeless play which affirms life – not an attempt to bring order out of chaos nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply [...]

PART ONE: A NEW GESTALT

FOUR: Transfiguration of our Lord, part one:  A New Gestalt.
ONE:  According to Thomas Kuhn, the catalyst for a genuine scientific revolution is not a critical mass of compelling argument, but rather a shift in the way the scientific community perceives the world—a shift in paradigm. This shift involves, first and foremost, [...]

A reflection on the stations by Graham Travis

INTRO:  Christ was offered 3 gifts by the 3 eastern astrologers.  Tonight we will engage these gifts through 3 corresponding stations.  You are invited to visit each of these stations and in so doing, meet Christ, reflect on his natures, examine our worship, and receive resolve for a [...]

We are celebrating the Feast of Epiphany this Sunday at 5pm…  it’s becoming one of our favorite services of the year!  A recording of the whole service will be posted next week, till then here’s a sample from the opening:
Welcome to Church of the Beloved. Tonight is called epiphany.  The word itself means ‘light rising [...]

Christmas One ‘09 Body Imago
(Written by Gloria Stubitsch, Paula Best and Ryan Marsh)

INTRODUCTION:
PAULA: Welcome to Christmas at Church of the Beloved.  Yes, I know, you thought Christmas was over and life could finally go back to normal.  But in the Christian calendar the Season of Christmas begins on Christmas day and continues for twelve [...]

(Written for Christmas 1 _ 2008 by Ryan Marsh)
ONE: The human body is a unit, it is made up of many parts; and although there are many parts, they form one body. So it is with Christ.
ALL: And we are the body of Christ.
ONE: For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one [...]

ADVENT 1 INVOCATION 2008
This is the opening words to this weeks Advent Worship Gathering, written by Jon Glenn.  We started around the Christ Candle in the entry way, so it wasn’t capture in the recording of the service.

Welcome to Advent at Church of the Beloved.  Advent is a womb for hope.  And it’s here that [...]