The Cincinnati Beacon :: Via Crucis

The Cincinnati Beacon: Aradhna Benefit Concert, April 9th

This makes me very very happy.

Via Crucising

So I can’t sleep. Too much caffeine and much on my mind…..

But I did get a lot of Via Crucising done.

Flyers - They have arrived!!!!! They look amazing. Thank you Elizabeth, Juli, and Fio! If you want to help spread the love with flyers let me know and I’ll get you some. aaron@aaronklinefelter.com or in the comments.

Curating - Juli is organizing (to my great relief and pleasure) the sign-up list for curating the event. See this post on the VC discussion board for more info if this applies to you.

Web - http://www.vineyardcentral.com/viacrucis is up with pertinent info and whatnot. Please pass this on to friends, church bulletins, great aunts, second cousins, lost dogs, old bosses, and the like. It would be a good place to link the “web button” as well.

Palmer – details

Viewing is at Egan Ryan (403 E. Broad St. Columbus), Wednesday March 29, from 7:00-9:00 pm. (Google Map) ** (FYI – its sort of hard to find. its on the east end of downtown and the building is small, dark brick and easy to miss. have people keeping their eyes peeled for you as you drive!)

Burial is at Union Cementery, Thursday March 30, 10:30 am. (Google Map) ** (FYI – i honestly don’t know how to tell you to find us. i believe the plot is the side closest to riverside hospital, but don’t quote me on that. i’m sure there will be someone around to direct you to the right place.)

Memorial Service is at Columbus Mennonite Church, Thursday March 30, 11:30 am. (Google Map) ** (FYI – i’ll warn ya now, parking isn’t the greatest here. there is a small parking lot but its located off a main road and in a residential area. good luck with that, i don’t have any advice for ya!)

The Wake is at St. Elizabeth’s, Norwood, OH, Saturday, April 1, 7:00 pm. (Google Map) ** (All are welcome! Friends, conversation, music, food, drink, celebration. If you come, bring something to share with all. See you there.)

(oh, “FYI” info provided by LP member Kelli Shearron. Thanks Kelli!)

This breaks my heart

Palmer and Micah:

Via Crucis :: Station Creation Update

Who’s doing What ::

Entry to Sanctuary – greeting, passing out liturgies, and maps

Station Zero – Biblical Storytelling of the Passion Narrative – United Theological Seminary

The First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Die. – Ordinary Community Family House Churches

The Second Station: Jesus Carries His Cross. – D’Vine, Vineyard Church (Clifton)

The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time. – Ordinary Community Student House Church

The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother. – Deb Wiggins

The Fifth Station: Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross. – Christ Church Episcopal Church (Glendale)

The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes Jesus’ Face. – Christ Church Episcopal Church (Glendale)

The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls the Second Time. – Church of the Redeemer (Hyde Park Episcopal)

The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem. – Jill Hicks (Vineyard Central)

The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time. – Eric Falstrom (Vineyard Central)

The Tenth Station: Jesus is Stripped. -

The Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross. – Angela Pancella (Vineyard Central)

The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross. – Veritas Church

The Thirteenth Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross. – Speckled Bird House Church (Vineyard Central)

The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb. – United Theological Seminary

On the way out – Communion, prayer, etc….

About Palmer

Amy Palmer posted this on Mark’s blog today….

“My lover is gone…

Please pray for me…memories are really hard for me, I am very sentimental. “

Lord, have mercy……

And from another blogger (Tony) who has been reading Palmer’s blog over the last several years – “How Do People Do This?”

Christ, have mercy….

And from Chris Marshall – “Mark Palmer is tasting Kingdom Fullness”

Lord, have mercy.

Mark Palmer passed away this morning

Kevin just called and let me know. Palmer’s blog.

Please Pray for Amy, Micah, and the Landing Place community.

Re-Imagining Youth Ministry

Guess its a “Re” kinda day….
Next-Wave Ezine > church & culture:
Youth ministry in the emerging church
By Mark Riddle

Re-Careering

TheOoze.com – Re-Careering Clergy.

I saw this today on TheOoze.com. It reminded me of a thought I had this past weekend. This is kinda in honor of Rev. Chad Canipe who often talked about having a single vocation and not being “bi-vocational”.

I understand the intent of when someone says (as I have said many times) that I am “bi-vocational”, but the more I reflect on it the more it bothers it me. I’d like to think of myself as being “uni-vocational”. I have but one vocation – one calling – to be the beloved child of God living on purpose in the place that God has placed me.

That one calling expresses itself in pluriform – as a pastor, teacher, IT guy, husband, father, friend, son….

The language of bi-vocation bothers me for two reasons:

1) Atoms. In science, there is a way of reducing things down to their smallest parts in order to understand them. I think this may lead to a fragmented or compartmentalized world-view. Certainly we need to compartmentalize in order to deal with complex problems or situations, but I wonder if “vocation” or God’s calling should be.

2) If life – and calling – is fragmented then I wonder if there is an implicit de-valuing other parts of my world. If I define my calling as “pastor” or “bi-vocationally” as pastor and IT guy/teacher then what does that mean for my role as husband or father or friend or ______? Or is my calling more fundamental – to be the beloved of God and that all other roles overflow from that. My identity isn’t wrapped up as a pastor, teacher, IT guy, or whatever. It reminds me of the stories I’ve heard of retired folk who feel they have lost their identity when they are no longer working as a CEO, manager, factory worker, or whatever. ala mid-life crisis.

So those are my thoughts toward a uni-vocational world-view.

Via Crucis – web button

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