Sunday, March 4, 2018

Starting!

I sent out the message below to let everyone know we're starting. I'm thinking I'll start with "Praying in Color." I'm thinking about what agenda to follow for each meeting. Maybe:

  1. Scripture
  2. Prayer structure - handout
  3. Be in the presence, then prayer shares with chorus
  4. Prayer together with structure
  5. Discussion of prayer, insights, what we heard
Assuming an hour, it'd be about 20 minutes per section. Might work. I'll codge on it. Ideas and thoughts welcome.

 I'll be handing out colored pens and little blank journals for us to use as we go through this. I love new pens and journals. It reminds me of "You've Got Mail" when Joe said, "Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.”

I'm hoping there'll be other nerds like me on the Hineni team who will be inspired by new pens and blank pages.

The "prayer shares with chorus" is what I'm thinking of as a way to both share together and pray at the same time. As people tell us things they'd like to share for prayer, we'll say a "chorus" together to actually pray it right then. I kind of feel sorry for prayer leaders trying desperately to remember all the requests, and this addresses that. But even more, I think that it's beautiful to turn the requests into a joint prayer -- that's what they really are.

Hineni email to church family

Special report - Hineni @ San Jose CRC:

Hello Hineni team and supporters! (Note - Ramohna, we are praying for you.)
Here we go! I am scheduling our first meetings - yes, meetings with an "s". For these first few months, I'm going to hold the meetings both on some Sundays after church and on some Wednesday evenings. After we try this, we'll revisit it.

You can choose! I'll lead prayer and discussion on the same topic for a pair of Sunday and Wednesday meetings. This way you can go to whichever one works best for you -- or go ahead and come to both! :)

All the meetings will be at the church, Fireside Room.

First meeting: this coming Wednesday, March 7 AND Sunday, March 11. Bring your Bibles.

Childcare:
- TELL ME IF YOU NEED CHILDCARE! Whether it's Sunday or Wednesday, let me know and we'll see how to take care of it!

Schedule:
You choose!!
- 2nd & 4th Sundays after church, 11:45 to 12:45
- 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 7-8PM


DateTimeDescriptionNotes
WedSession 1
Mar 7, 20187-8pm1st & 3rd Wednesday
SunSession 1
Mar 11, 201811:45-12:452nd & 4th Sunday
WedSession 2
Mar 21, 20187-8pm1st & 3rd Wednesday
SunSession 2
Mar 25, 201811:45-12:452nd & 4th Sunday
WedSession 3
Apr 4, 20187-8pm1st & 3rd Wednesday
SunSession 3
Apr 8, 201811:45-12:452nd & 4th Sunday
Wed
Apr 18, 20187-8pm1st & 3rd WednesdayNo meeting. Mavis out of town
Sun
Apr 22, 201811:45-12:452nd & 4th SundayNo meeting. Woman Time weekend
WedSession 4
May 2, 20187-8pm1st & 3rd Wednesday
SunSession 4
May 13, 201811:45-12:452nd & 4th Sunday
WedSession 5
May 16, 20187-8pm1st & 3rd Wednesday
SunSession 5
May 27, 201811:45-12:452nd & 4th Sunday
Wed
Jun 6, 20187-8pm1st & 3rd WednesdayNo meeting
Sun
Jun 10, 201811:45-12:452nd & 4th SundayNo meeting. Mavis out of town
WedSession 6
Jun 20, 20187-8pm1st & 3rd Wednesday
SunSession 6
Jun 24, 201811:45-12:452nd & 4th Sunday

Let me know if you have questions, suggestions, feedback of any kind.
Blessings, Mavis Moon

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