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RE: Remembering Stone Soup

Paul — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:54:02 MST

Big thanks to Rich Milne for producing this amazing slide show. And big thanks to everyone who made this event so great!

Remembering Stone Soup

Paul — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:43:00 MST

Groping for God...

Paul — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 18:43:00 MST

"Although [God] is present in all creatures, and I might find him in stone, in fire, in water, or even in a rope, for he certainly is there, yet [God] does not wish that I seek him there apart from the Word, and [thereby] cast myself into the fire or the water, or hang myself on the rope. [God] is present everywhere, but does not wish that you grope for him everywhere. Grope rather where the Word is, and there you will lay hold of [God] in the right way" (LW 36:342). ~Martin Luther

O Antiphons : December 23, 2011 : O Rex Gentium

Paul — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:44:26 MST

O Rex Gentium

Leader:

By Your command, welcoming God, the order of time runs its course;

Forgive our impatience, we pray, and preserve our faith,
While we await the fulfillment of Your promises;
And grant to us a good hope, because of Your Word.

All:

You have opened Your Way to every race and nation, Almighty God,

Through the promised gift of Your Holy Spirit:
Shed abroad Your Spirit's power throughout the world, we pray,
By the preaching of the Gospel,
That it may reach to the ends of the earth.

Leader:

O Rex Gentium, O King of all the nations,

The only joy of every human heart,
And keystone of the arch of history:
Come and save all mankind, whom you fashioned from the dust.

All, Sing: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel."

All:

When I give to the poor and needy,

Let me not congratulate myself, and
Let there be no pride in my act.
All the wealth I possess is on loan:
God has made me its steward,
For I am His hands, filled with His heart.
May my love for others be God's love,
May my compassion for the needy be His,
May our gifts be received as His gift.

Christmas Eve Eve and Christmas Eve

Paul — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:46:21 MST

Friday is the final O Antiphon before Christmas. These are sweet times. I hope you can come. 7p at Mark and Dawn's home.

Saturday we will gather for Texts and Carols at 10a at our place. There will be brunchy foods following.

There will be no gathering at our traditional evening timemon Saturday.

O Antiphons : December 22, 2011 : O Oriens

julie — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:58:35 MST

O Oriens

Leader:

By Your command, welcoming God, the order of time runs its course;

Forgive our impatience, we pray, and preserve our faith,
While we await the fulfillment of Your promises;
And grant to us a good hope, because of Your Word.

All:

You have taught us to keep Your commandments, Almighty God,

By loving You and our neighbor;
Grant us the gift of Your spirit, we pray,
That we may be devoted to You with our whole heart,
And united to one another with pure affection.

Leader:

O Oriens, O Radiant Dawn,

O Splendor of eternal light, O sun of justice:
Come and shine on those who dwell in darkness
And in the shadow of death.

All, Sing: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel."

All:

The will of God be done by us,

The law of God be kept by us;
Our evil will controlled by us;
Quick forgiveness offered by us;
Speedy repentance made by us;
Temptation sternly shunned by us;
Blessed death welcomed by us;
Angels' music heard by us;
god's highest praises sung by us.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

julie — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:50:08 MST

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here,
until the Son of God appear---

---
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here.
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight---

O come, Thou Wisdom, from on high
And order all things far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go---

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,
Who to thy tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times didst give Thy law
In cloud with majesty and awe---

O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heav'nly home.
Make safe the way that leads on high,
That we no more have cause to sigh---

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse's stem,
From every foe deliver them
Who trust Thy mighty pow'er to save,
and give them vict'ry o'er the grave---

O come, Desire of nations, bind
All people in one heart and mind.
Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease;
fill the whole world with heaven's peace---

O Antiphons : December 21, 2011 : O Clavis Dauid

julie — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:40:32 MST

O Clavis Dauid

Leader:

By Your command, welcoming God, the order of time runs its course;

Forgive our impatience, we pray, and preserve our faith,
While we await the fulfillment of Your promises;
And grant to us a good hope, because of Your Word.

All:

You have taught us to keep Your commandments, Almighty God,

By loving You and our neighbor;
Grant us the gift of Your Spirit, we pray,
That we may be devoted to You with our whole heart,
And united to one another with pure affection.

Leader:

O Clavis Dauid: O Key of David, O Royal Power of Israel,

Controlling at Your will the gates of heaven:
Come, break down the prison walls of death
For those who dwell in darkness
And set Your captive people free.

All, Sing: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel."

Leader:

O Christ, Son of the living God,

May Your holy angels guard our sleep.
May they watch us as we rest
And hover around our beds.

All:

May the virtue of our daily work

Hallow our nightly prayers.
May our sleep be deep and soft,
So our work be fresh and hard.

O Antiphons : December 20, 2011 : O Radix Jesse

Paul — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:43:03 MST

O Radix Jesse

Leader:

By Your command, welcoming God, the order of time runs its course;

Forgive our impatience, we pray, and preserve our faith,
While we await the fulfillment of Your promises;
And grant to us a good hope, because of Your Word.

All:

You have taught us to keep Your commandments, Almighty God,

By loving You and our neighbor;
Grant us the gift of Your Spirit, we pray,
That we may be devoted to You with our whole heart,
And united to one another with pure affection.

Leader:

O Radix Jesse, O Root of Jesse's stem,

You have been raised up as a sign for all peoples;
Kings stand silent in Your presence,
The nations bow down in worship before You.
Come; let nothing keep You from coming to our aid.

All, Sing: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel."

Leader:

Lord, preserve the fire, as Christ preserves us all.

All:

Lord, may the warmth of the fire remain in our midst,

As Christ is always among us.

Leader:

Lord, may this fire rise to life in the morning,

As we shall rise with Christ to eternal life
In the new morning of the world.

O Antiphons : December 19, 2011 : O Adonai

julie — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:18:50 MST

O Adonai

Leader:

By Your command, welcoming God, the order of time runs its course;

Forgive our impatience, we pray, and preserve our faith,
While we await the fulfillment of Your promises;
And grant to us a good hope, because of Your Word.

All:

Deliver us, O God, from the service of self alone,

that we may do the work you have given us to do,
in truth and beauty, and for the common good.
In the name of the One who comes among us as one who serves,
who reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever,
Amen.

Leader:

O Lord of ancient Israel,

Who showed Yourself to Moses in the burning bush;
Who gave him the holy Law on Mount Sinai,
Come, stretch out Your mighty hand to set us free.

All, Sing: "O come, O Come, Emmanuel."

Leader:

May we do the will of God,

Sharing in the death of Christ,
And rise in the light of heaven.

All:

May we rest safely this night, O Christ,

Sleep in perfect peace,
And rise with the morning light.

Leader:

May the Father watch over our beds,

Christ fill our dreams,
And the angels guard our souls.

O Antiphons : December 18, 2011 : O Sapientia

julie — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:07:46 MST

O Sapientia

Leader:

By Your command, welcoming God, the order of time runs its course;

Forgive our impatience, we pray, and preserve our faith,
While we await the fulfillment of Your promises;
And grant to us a good hope, because of Your Word.

All:

Deliver us, O God, from the service of self alone,

that we may do the work you have given us to do,
in truth and beauty, and for the common good.
In the name of the One who comes among us as one who serves,
who reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever,
Amen.

Leader:

O Wisdom, O Holy Word of God Most High,

You govern all crreation with your strong yet tender care;
Come and show Your people
The wise way to salvation.

All, Sing: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel."

Leader:

Let us bless the Lord.

All:

Thanks be to God.

Leader:

Thanks be to God, creator, Redeemer, and Giver of Life.

May the Lord guide us waking, and guard us sleeping,
That awake we may watch with Christ
And asleep we may rest in peace.

O Antiphons : Advent 2011 AD

julie — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:39:44 MST

Join us for O Antiphons.
7p today (Sunday) through Friday at the baby Swiss house (Mark and Dawn). Call Paul for directions if you need them.

O Antiphons : December 17, 2011 : O Emmanuel

julie — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:37:09 MST

Advent 2011 AD

O Antiphons
December 17, 2011
O Emmanuel

Leader:

By Your command, welcoming God, the order of time runs its course;
Forgive our impatience, we pray, and preserve our faith,
While we await the fulfillment of Your promises;
And grant to us a good hope, because of Your Word.

All:

Deliver us, O God, from the service of self alone,
that we maydo the work you have given us to do,
in truth and beauty, and for the common good.
In the name of the One who comes among us as one who serves,
who reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever,
Amen.

Leader: A Word about the Antiphons: "Sarcore" and "Ero Cras."

O Emmanuel, our King,
and the Giver of our Law of Grace,
come and save us, Your people,
Our Lord, God with us.

All, Sing: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel."

Leader:

You sent Your messengers, the prophets, Almighty God,
To preach repentance, and to prepare the way for our salvation;
Give us grace to heed their warnings, we pray, and to forsake our sins,
That wemay greet the great joy the coming of our Redeemer. Amen.

Prayer update

RichB — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:07:45 MST

Hello Family!

Shannon has sent a prayer request update as follows:

1. The negotiation for the secure a space in London continues well and more prayer is needed today. First, Shannon just sent a letter and the building document to the Arch Deacon of Hackney. Whatever the building group decides to do she will have to approve it. This is a big deal. For one thing, they need to see what we are doing as complementary and not as a threat. Please pray for the ArchDeacon, Rachel, to feel prompted by the Lord to take a risk and want to work with Shannon's ministry.

2. Ongoing and increased finanical needs

3. Please pray for the community that God is weaving together in the UK.

Shannon sends her thanks for your faithful support and encouragement over the years.

Thanks again and happy Advent season!

In His Name

Christmas Stories and Songs

julie — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:28:26 MST

Hoping you can join us for one or all of these gatherings:
Tuesday evening: Gathering around 6:15 for snacks at the Poes', then advent candle lighting, then --if you would like--to Brianna's Quo Vadis choir performance, which is at 7:30 at
Household of Faith Church,1550 Wynn Joyce, Garland 75043. It will be followed by cookies and punch there.
Saturday evening: Light meal and worship at the Poes' at 5:30---Mark Thames is teaching!
Sunday afternoon: Stone Soup at Plaza Solana (White Rock Lake)--We're planning on enjoying firebowls, marshmallow roasting, warm soup, and favorite Christmas stories and songs. If there is sleet or ice, we'll move indoors, but otherwise, meet us there at 3:00. Christmas crafts for kids (of all ages)too. Bring friends and food to share, and plan on sharing a favorite piece of Christmas on the open mic. Questions? Just hit reply. Or call Paul four-six-nine-two-six-one-seven-two-four-three.
May each moment of this week be filled with peaceful and joyful anticipation of the coming of Christ into your life in a new way.

Got broken stuff?

julie — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:22:02 MST

Bring it on! The Stone Soup theme this month is brokenness and gratitude, so in our visual arts area, we'll be using everybody's broken stuff to make a collaborative mosaic. So actually we're just thinking of broken dishes, pots, stuff like that. Broken carburetor? Leave it at home. Broken DVD player? No need to share. Broken hearts? Not so much for the mosaic but they do tend to lead to excellent poems and songs and stories, all of which we'd love to hear on the open mic. Read/sing your own work or someone else's.

STONE SOUP---THIS SUNDAY---1 P.M. TIL DARK---PLAZA SOLANA, WHITE ROCK LAKE

Bring friends, food, stories, songs, poems, kids, chairs, and yes--broken stuff.

Looking froward to spending an art-filled autumn afternoon with you.

Soup from as stone. Fancy That!

Paul — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:15:17 MST

Second Sunday Stone Soup at Plaza Solana will kick off at 1pm on Sunday the 13th. It's just a week away! Brokenness and Gratitude are our theme for November.

Much like the story of stone soup, we are in need of all the little bits that you bring to make this a worthy stew.

If you are willing to show up early to help set up tables and canopy, put out signs, and set up sound equipment let us know by hitting reply and saying so.

We would love to experience your cooking (or your food shopping) as well. Hit reply and let us know what your are bringing.

There will be at least one fire pit. Whoever among you is desirous of maintaining a good flame... Hit reply and let us know. And if you have a second fire pit to contribute... HRALUK

If you have a good low watt idea for lighting the stage after sunset... HRALUK

Spare camp chairs
Blankets
Outdoor pillows
Drinks... Hot or cold

Friends who need invites

We are excited to here what you have to offer at the mic.

There will also be a mosaic in progress. So bring whatever broken dishes or tiles you'd like to add.

Most of all... Bring a willingness to hear a good StorySongPoem and make a new friend.

Paul

For WanderingTribe
Stone Soup

save the date -November 13th is the next Stone Soup

Paul — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:03:33 MST

The next Stone Soup will be November 13th. The theme is Brokenness and Gratitude. We're planning to have a community mosaic creating project in progress. We will meet at Plaza Solana again. The sun will set at 5:27p, so we will begin earlier. Plan to be there at 1 pm. Bring any broken dishes that you would like to contribute to the mosaic. Bring your music, poetry and stories. Bring your kids. Bring warm clothes and blankets. Bring mittens. Bring friends.

*DIRECTIONS to Plaza Solana: Take White Rock Road**. At the point where it splits, Lawther goes on to the left and White Rock Road Turns right toward the lake (It's about a 90 degree turn). You'll loop past the water operations control center and a boat dock. There is a parking lot. From the parking lot, you should be able to see the Stone Henge-esque structure of rocks--that's it. The address for Plaza Solana is 2920 White Rock Road.
**(If you are coming from Gaston Ave, you'll turn on Lakeland and then immediately Right on White Rock Road.)

Stone Soup FAQ

Paul — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:20:13 MST

1. When and where*? This Sunday, October 16, from 4:00 p.m. until dark. Plaza Solana at White Rock Lake in Dallas.
2. Is it okay for me to bring kids? Yes, but only if you're okay with them having fun and getting their creativity nurtured. (There will be face-painting, sidewalk chalk, and other art projects, and--of course--kids are welcome to share their stuff on the open mike.
3. What should I bring? Mostly you, but we'd love for you to bring your instruments, sketchbook, whatever, and share some of your creativity with us. You could also bring snacks to share, lawn chairs or blankets for seating, and friends.

What is Stone Soup?

It's an old story, and there are countless versions, but here's the heart of it:
There are two travelers- sometimes soldiers, sometimes monks, sometimes immigrants- but always people on a journey, as all of us are.
They stop in a village and, being quite hungry, ask if anyone will share a bit of food. But times are hard, and there is not a crumb to spare.
Thus, the travelers start a pot of water boiling with nothing but a few clean rocks in it. To the curious villagers, they explain that they are preparing Stone Soup.
And then the magic begins. Not the kind of magic where the stones mysteriously change into whatever one wishes. No, this is a far more powerful magic, for what changes are not stones but hearts.
Aloud the travelers comment that a bit of salt always enhances the flavors of stone soup. A kind-hearted grandmother admits that she could spare a pinch or two of salt. Potatoes? Oh, the man next door has a few of those he can bring. And one by one the villagers realize that they do have something to offer.
At this point, the ingredients vary depending on the setting- cabbage, pasta, black-eyed peas, dried fish, chili peppers, corn.
Whatever the delicious simmering blend, the result is the same. Enough. Not just enough for the two travelers, but for the whole village. And not just enough, but plenty. Plenty for all.
So we artists gather, bringing our own small contributions, bits from where we've been, pebbles we've picked up along the way. We bring songs and poems and paintings. We bring stories and sketches and harmonies. We put it all together and find that there is plenty. And we sit back, awed by the abundance.

Hope to see you there!

*DIRECTIONS to Plaza Solana: Take White Rock Road**. At the point where it splits, Lawther goes on to the left and White Rock Road Turns right toward the lake (It's about a 90 degree turn). You'll loop past the water operations control center and a boat dock. There is a parking lot. From the parking lot, you should be able to see the Stone Henge-esque structure of rocks--that's it. The address for Plaza Solana is 2920 White Rock Road.
**(If you are coming from Gaston, you'll turn on Lakeland and then immediately right on White Rock Road.)

RE: Stone Soup

Paul — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:28:15 MST

image of stone soup book cover