Monday, April 16, 2012

Summer 2012 "True Self/False Self"

"Search for my Self" by Alfred Gockel.

This Seasons Theme is:"True Self/False Self"
Based on (verses, story, quote, etc.): Romans 7: “I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it.  Instead, I do what I hate.... In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.”

Music & Tech
PM Plan Goal: To create a safe space where our community can use music as one way of worshiping God together.
  • Find ways to collaborate with the community in the music making process.
  • Create a sound that allows the community to be a part of the choir.
  • Create a set that is well organized and easy to engage in.
  • Make sure all understand the language we are using (other cultures and "christianese").
This Season’s Music Project: Communicate and collaborate with all members of your design team to create a collective plan for this season, and especially look to our Solidarity Prayer Team to make sure you are learning about what they are doing. "Steal" at least 2 songs from another congregation, and re-do at least 2 songs (that are not yours) from the past 6 months over the course of this season. Here is who you can email for more information (they know that you may be contacting them):
MC
BW
Ben White                           benjamin.p.white@gmail.com
Angie Petersen                angpete57@hotmail.com
Ben Rosenbach                 ben@benrosenbach.com
Israel Petersen                 israelpeterson@gmail.com
Rod White                           rod@circleofhope.net
19G
Kristen Rashid kristenrashid@gmail.com
 
James Porter  porterja@sas.upenn.edu 
Adam Fussaro adamfussaro@yahoo.com 
Justin Hollinger justinhollinger@gmail.com
  
This Season's Music Process (when, who & how): 
  • July 1st John L. & Danny G. "_______"-new song by Jonny S.
  • July 8th DJ- Wonderful*   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seQljY_oXMI
  • July 15th Dave P. -"We'll find peace and Quiet in your love"
  • July 22nd John L. & Danny G. - "What height, depth, power"
  • July 29th Cameron & Dave -"O Nash" (sung in Russian, connections to SP that night)
  • Aug 5th DJ - "Ever since my sin"
  • Aug.12th John L. & Danny G. "______" song by Justin H.
  • Aug. 19th Cameron & Dave -"Holy Spirit We Are Open"
  • Aug. 26th DJ "Saramaccaner" -connections to SP about Suriname
  • Sept. 2nd John L. & Danny G. "_______" 
  • Sept. 9th Cameron & Dave "Keep Me"
Arts 
PM Plan Goal: To create a safe space for our community to use art as one way of worshiping God together.
  • Find ways to collaborate with the community in the art making process.
  • Even if individuals choose to not be a part of the art making process, they should still feel it's presence in some way.  
  • Provide materials, designate a space and give simple and clear directions on how to engage in the art making process.
This Season’s Art Project:  Communicate and collaborate with all members of  your design team to create a collective plan for this season. Especially look to our Solidarity Prayer Team to see if you can make any connections, and maybe take a peek at Marlton and Crescents PM blog, and see if you can "steal" any ideas from them for this coming season.

Email Bryce directly if you would like more information.
brycehewlett@gmail.com

This Season's Art Process (when, who & how): Click HERE for full document. 

This season we are exploring our true selves and our false selves.  These are big existential concepts that can get extremely cloudy and difficult to navigate, but, at the core, we need to hold on the the fact that God loves us.  God loves all of us regardless of how many times we buy into the falsehoods the world whispers into our ears. God loves us regardless of how many promises we make and break to Her. God loves us no matter how many times we run away from Him.

In our humanity we are slaves to sin.  We don’t understand ourselves because of the struggle between what we want to do and what we actually do.  Paul speaks to this in Romans 7: “I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it.  Instead, I do what I hate.... In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.”

Through this framework we are exploring our perceptions of self this season.  We are not alone.  The Spirit dwells in our hearts and our sisters and brothers are dealing with the same skewed perceptions of self.  Instead of embracing the self-imposed exile of manufactured shame and guilt we are trying to embrace the liberation provided through Christ.

Here are some of the things we’re working on for the next couple of weeks:

    • July 1st: Tiffani/Emily Strips of white paper and black sharpee.  Two tables with the things we want to do (True self) and the things we don’t want to do (False Self) - congregation goes up and writes on the strips leaving them on the table to be used for the next week
    • July 8th: Rob/Jess B. Paper Mache strips to wire framed headbase. Rob will get Meg to help him prep the wire before hand and add a layer or two of blank paper strips
    • July 15th: Amanda/Kristen Color tissue paper paper mached over the black and white strips so they come through. The idea being that God sees us in various colors and complexities while we see ourselves in black/white; true/false; right/wrong.  God sees us and loves us regardless.
    • July 22nd: Tiffani/Emily Litergial reflection written to reflect on how God sees us and using the paper mache mask as a prompt
    • August 5th: Rob/Jess B. Glass panes with foil
    • August 12th: Amanda/Kristen Remove foil
    • August 19th: Tiffani/Emily Break Glass!

  • August 19th - Rob and Jes - Large roll of brown paper.  Warm watered-down acrylic paints.  Cover the whole paper with the warm colors. At moments our relationship with God is passionate and on fire.  Think of the last time you were in that place and use the warm colors to paint the paper.
  • August 26th: Amanda/Kristen Flip the warm color paper over and paint with cool watered-down acrylic paints.  Cover the whole paper with cool colors.  Reference the previous week's warm colors.  At times our relationships with God feel distant or cold.  Regardless of how we feel God stays consistent.  The warms and the cool colors are placed on the same paper - which represents God.
  • September 2nd: Tiffany/Emily The art directors cut the paper into large strips before the PM. The congregation connects the strips as circular loops into a massive paper-chain.  We each are made whole in God (individual circle); we are connected to each other in God (two links connected); we make a community of Christ-followers (large chain).  There are waaaay too many bottles of glue in the supply closet.  Use the glue to connect the strips to make the chain.
* September 9th: Rob/Jes B. The art directors hang the paper-chain over from the ceiling creating an enormous circle paper-chain.  The ADs lead a reflection and prayer on being connected and supporting each other in our identity as God’s beloved.

Solidarity Prayer
PM Plan Goal: Solidarity is worship, teaching, prayer, and opportunity for action.  We remember the suffering and rejoice with good works. We think God moves when we ask and may use us as part of the solution.
  • To be informed, and to inform others about what is going on in this day and age, and to use prayer as one way of remaining connected with our brothers and sisters around the world.
  • Here is a simple Solidarity Prayer format:
    • Hi my name is ____and I am here to tell you about_____.
    • Create 3-5 sentences to explain who we are praying for.
    • Create 3-5 sentences to explain why we are praying for them.                                                    
    • Create 3-5 sentences explaining how we can be more involved. 
    • Offer 2-4 visual aides (slides, maps, props, etc.)

    Finish with “Please rise with me now and hold hands as I pray” or “Please rise and join me in saying this prayer together (show slide of pre-scripted prayer)”.
This season’s solidarity prayer project is:  Communicate and collaborate with all members of your design team to create a collective plan for this season. The rest of the design team will be looking to you as their driving force. Lets celebrate the good things that God is doing around the world. Use the same world map image and add a red line connecting each place you take us to week to week. Lets try and make it all the way around the world! Talk to the PM coordinators from other congregations to see if they have any suggestions on who we should be praying for.
Bryce Hewlett brycehewlett@gmail.com,
Justin Hollinger justinhollinger@gmail.com,
Rod White rod@circleofhope.net, 

Solidarity Prayer process is (when, who & how): Countries/States to choose from:
Cambodia- Jess M, Pacific islands, Eastern Europe, Alaska, Any U.S. States with Native American reservations, Papua New Guinea, Scandinavia, Hawaii, Russia, New Zealand-Maori's-Jess M
Sri Lanka, Suriname-Jess M, Indonesia

  • July 1st: Mike C. - Indonesia                         
  • July 8th: Craig - Alaska
  • July 15th: Jess M.- Cambodia
  • July 22nd: Craig - Russia
  • July 29th:  Rachael K-Easter Europe
  • August 5th: Jess M- Maori
  • August 12th: Mariko Snook - Papua New Guinea
  • August 19th:  Rachael K-Native American Reservations (specific one TBD)
  • August 26th: Jess M-Suriname
  • Sept 2nd:  Mariko Snook - Sri Lanka
  • Sept 9th:  Mike C. -Pakistan
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