Worship space

I guess in a kind of follow-up to my last post, I would offer up a photo of our May worship. New screen and projector and new candles from our "guest" bassist Jeremy. Who is moving to Kalamazoo! Wonderful soul who always worked in the evenings and so could never make a service--until he lost his job after the restaurant closed. We'll miss you!
Anyway, we had lovely music and readings this evening with a blend of Taize songs and praise music. Ruthy, who plays keyboard and Steve, on violin, were incredible with their skill in leading us and helped create an environment of reverence and joy. And with our singing we also incorporated visuals with icons being projected on the screen, images used for our prayers, and quiet space for those so moved to share witness to God in their lives and in the city we worship. It was fabulous. And then of course we had dinner. Also fabulous--for tuna salad.

I love how we worship, and I love that we all have a hand in making it happen. Recently, we gathered at my place to discuss the future of our taize worship and us. I was blessed to see that there is energy moving amongst us to expand, maybe not necessarily into an every-week-taize-service, but adding on bible study to our activities, other things we called "Community-building Adventures" and possibly a simple Sunday evening thing. But, these things don't just exist as plug-in points for others; they are also things that sustain us. As a group, we all are committed to helping out each other and offering support--creating a community where, as I told one young man the other day, one can find trustworthy people who are working at being the good news in Saginaw. These are not easy things, particularly in a place like Saginaw, MI. A broken city in a broken state. But, for now, our little worship space is a place of beauty and peace; something different and hopefully, something also a little familiar.