October 2011 Blog Posts (4)

Occupy Everything!

The Occupy Wall Street protest has just rolled through its one-month anniversary, and this past week at Trinity Church’s neighborhood center, Charlotte’s Place, Trinity convened a panel of Zucotti Park’s resident organizers. They were self-described "punk kids" who offered a fascinating view into the month-old collective mind of the park-dwelling community.

The first thing I noticed was that the speakers weren’t referring to a protest, they were referring to a movement. And when asked…

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Added by Daniel Simons on October 26, 2011 at 10:35pm — 1 Comment

Contributions requested for General Convention Small Church Resource

October 17, 2011

Dear colleagues,

I am sending this note to colleagues who work for organizations or as individuals to provide resources for congregations.

As mandated by the General Convention, the Congregational Vitality Office at the Episcopal Church Center is in the process of compiling a “Small Church Growth Strategies Handbook” entitled, Hope and Action: Abundant Small Churches. The resource will be ready for the General… Continue

Added by Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook on October 17, 2011 at 3:27pm — No Comments

Trinity Church: Occupying Wall Street

I live and work a block away from the tent city that has sprung up next door to Wall Street, and so I walk through the middle of their encampment several times a week. At first, I rolled my eyes along with many other passersby: the extreme and raggedly disorganized range of complaint made many say, “What aren’t they protesting!?”

But the longer I have paid attention, the more I have noticed.

The protesters represent one end of a larger spectrum, intentionally exposed, and… Continue

Added by Daniel Simons on October 8, 2011 at 7:10pm — No Comments

What's a Blessing?

I recently came upon Cambridge dean Ragsdale's 2007 speech calling abortion a blessing.

Here are the quotes near the end of her speech:

'These are the two things I want you, please, to remember – abortion is a blessing and our work is not done. Let me hear you say it: abortion is a blessing and our work is not done. Abortion is a blessing and our work is not done. Abortion is a blessing and our work is not done.…

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Added by Elisabeth Dewey on October 6, 2011 at 11:32am — No Comments