Steve Lin to perform

Wednesday Oct 15 at 7:00 PM Classical Guitarist Steve LIn will be performing at Rainbow Cathedral MCC, 225 N 2nd St.  A love offering will be accepted.  Check out his music at www.linguitar.com.

Steve writes:

 

The focus is on the experience of listening. I’ve found that questions 

encourage focused and analytical listening. It also turns into 

introspection and thinking. One of my fundamental ideas driving my 

outreach is to emphasize that music, like any great cultural or social 

phenomenon, should make us /think/.

 

The intent is completely different from a traditional concert format, 

which can be passive and individualistic. The benefit of this outreach 

is communal — all listeners are allowed to participate, use their 

imagination, think and rethink. The beauty is that there is no right or 

wrong, just how deeply you want to allow your thoughts and imaginations 

to flow. As the “moderator”, I can guide and fill in on historical and 

musical details, balancing objectivity and subjectivity.

 

For myself, I really enjoy engaging with non-musicians because as a 

musician, my perception of music is biased. For a long time I’ve been 

curious to know—to really know—how “normal people” hear music. It’s a 

fascinating thing for me, because the experiences are incredibly 

individualized. The responses that I get have often reshaped how I 

interpret my music or have even reminded me of why I continue to perform.

Soulforce rider to speak!!

Sunday, Oct 5 we will be celebrating fellowship Sunday, the 40th Anniversary of the founding of MCC.  Our worship will include gay positive music and prayers.  Our special guest will be Jen Ham, who traveled with Soulforce on their first equality ride.   Soulforce is an organization founded by Rev. Mel White and his partner Gary to bring the teaching of Jesus, King and Ghandi  to the gay rights  movement.  Jen will share her experiences and message of hope.  Join us.

 

For more informations:

http://www.soulforce.org/equalityride

Crop walk Oct 4

Sat Oct 4 Crop walk. Help us raise money for Church World Services. Meet at 10:00 Am at La Casa Hogar/Interfaith coalition on 6th St for a 5 k walk.  You may also or sponsor a walker.1/4 of the money raised stays in Yakima and 3/4 support the work of Church World Services in 80 countries around the globe. This is Rainbow Cathedral’s 2nd year participating.  For more information: http://www.cropwalkonline.org/site/TR/CropWalks/testwrapper?pg=pfind&fr_id=2310.

Prayers for September

Thanksgiving: Sun, Rain, Mountains Music Rainbow, Don Davis’s visit

For family, Philip, Jacob, Moses, Sue’s family, Deb

Healing For Jay, Martha, Terry, Rosanna’s son a 7 yr old awaiting heart transplant

Safe trip to Cailifornia for Laura’s parents,  Maury, Jerry

For Karl,  Als,

call to worship Sept 21

We celebrate a God

All who lives and speaks in sunsets,
in love-wrapped gifts,
and fleeting butterflies.

We celebrate a Christ

All who honored our humanness,
who climbed trees,
skinned knees;
who laughed and cried,
loved and wept, bled and died.

We celebrate a Spirit,

All who mystically joins us
to people everywhere,
and incorporates us into Christ.

We celebrate a church,

All seeking, however imperfectly,
to act justly, love mercy,
and walk humbly with our God  (Adapt.DMcRae-McMahon/eoj)

Prayer Requests August 24, 31

Mark’s grandmother

Lou

better understanding of each other

Cliff for heaing

Thanks for safe travel for Maury and Jerry

Those in LA

for the hurricanes to avoid land

 

David’s Elbow

Amy’s move to go well

thanksgiving for Jerry’s back being better

For Jerry’s daughter in Longview