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Greenbelt : Moot Service Planning
This year we have a prime Saturday Evening Slot to do something interesting & good for Moot ..... So let's put up some ideas that we can start to shape up. The theme this year is "Heaven in Ordinary"
[Gareth - Can you add the Service Title and Description submitted to Greenbelt here please. Ta]
NEXT MEETING ON SITE ON FRIDAY AT GREENBELT. (time tbc)
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ESSENCE
Society creates constructions/stereotypes of reality - we are entrenched within these narrow views
The Kingdom of God subverts these constructions. Can we see Christ in the things that threaten us most and in places familiar to us?
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DRAFT ORDER OF SERVICE
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QUOTES FOR BIT BETWEEN STREET & EMERGENCY EXIT from Ian & Aaron
Michael Barnes quotes
'How is it possible to know the Other as other - without risking the
assimilation of the Other to the category of 'sameness'?'
'To encounter another person, let alone a person of another faith,
entails risk. ... it will also demand discernment of the Christian
mystery, the gift of God himself, at the heart of particularity and
difference.'
'The other is needed for my own sense of self. Only the other can
draw me out of a protective defence of the Same into that never-ending
yet life-giving journey which alone makes faith credible.'
Thomas Merton quotes
Instead of loving what you think is peace,
Love other women and men and love God above all else.
Instead of hating all the people you think are warmongers,
Hate the appetites and disorders in your own soul which are the causes of war.
(Thomas Merton, Monk & Poet)
"If I insist on giving you my truth, and never stop to receive your truth in return, then there can be no truth between us. Christ is present 'where two or three are gathered in my name.' But to be gathered in the name of Christ is to be gathered in the name of the Word made flesh, of God made man. It is therefore to be gathered in the faith that God has become man and can be seen in man, that he can speak in man and that he can enlighten and inspire love in and through any man I meet. It is true that the visible Church alone has the official mission to sanctify and teach all nations, but no man knows that the stranger he meets coming out of the forest in a new country is not already an invisible member of Christ and perhaps one who has some providential or prophetic message to utter."
(Thomas Merton)
Until we are able to seek the presence of Christ as God in the face of other people, and open to the love of the other that transcends difference, we will never dislodge the dark and shadow violence of our hearts that seeks to wield power, exclude and denegratestrangers who are not us or our kin.
(Thomas Merton)
Other Relevant Quotes
Either men will learn to live like brothers, or they will die like beasts.
(Max Lerner)
Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend.
(Martin Luther King Jr)
Where is God at a funeral?
Homeless/street sleeping/cardboard city
Number 159 bus
Darfur/Baghdad/... (Are these places too distant?)
Place of bombing
Aaron’s bedroom!
Magistrates court
Living room juxtaposed with TV images (mediatization, sanitisation, TV new evokes an emotional response within a domestic living environment.)
The street - threat of violence - London stabbings
Where is God in these places?
How can we be ordinary when horrific things are being plotted?
An innate fear develops, suspicion is bred in our surroundings.
Could we subvert some stereotypical imagery. (Daily Mail? Chris Morris took paedophilia to an extreme in order to subvert stereotypes and assumptions) Use parables? Give a stereotype a human face - humanise and recognise the divine.
Street - gathering place of lots of different people
The city as a gathering place (links to Revelation)
Disciples seeing God in things they hadn’t considered before.
Redrawing/removing lines that we put around/between us and others.
Heaven in ordinary requires us to step outside out comfort zone.ź Use existing text/sources: newspaper articles, shampoo description (Andrew)
How can we evoke/create places - good to have physical elements and not be too wordy: sound and film, actors/props, use cafe space (actors on table), poetry.
Quotes about the Kingdom of God from ‘Birmingham bloke’ that Ian knows.
[Gareth - Can you add the Service Title and Description submitted to Greenbelt here please. Ta]
___________________________________________________________________________________
ESSENCE
Society creates constructions/stereotypes of reality - we are entrenched within these narrow views
The Kingdom of God subverts these constructions. Can we see Christ in the things that threaten us most and in places familiar to us?
___________________________________________________________________________________
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION | WHO | LENGTH mins | RUNNING mins | PROPS/MISC |
| 1 | PLATFORM: Introduction | Gareth | 7 | 7 | - |
| 2 | Reflection | Gareth | 4 | 11 | - |
| 3 | STREET: Dialogue Quotes Close | Ian Aaron Clare | 10 | 21 | Megaphone slow vid and music in background |
| 4 | EXIT: 6x stills | Peter/Kat | 10 | 31 | - |
| 5 | BATHROOM: Mirror | Andrew | 5 | 36 | - |
| 6 | Hand washing | Andrew | 15 | 51 | Bowls Water Towels Soap |
| 7 | Fear movie including intercession and blessing | Mike | 4.5 | 55.5 | - |
| 8 | CLOSE | Hand out Mootsoap/shower gel | |||
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QUOTES FOR BIT BETWEEN STREET & EMERGENCY EXIT from Ian & Aaron
Michael Barnes quotes
'How is it possible to know the Other as other - without risking the
assimilation of the Other to the category of 'sameness'?'
'To encounter another person, let alone a person of another faith,
entails risk. ... it will also demand discernment of the Christian
mystery, the gift of God himself, at the heart of particularity and
difference.'
'The other is needed for my own sense of self. Only the other can
draw me out of a protective defence of the Same into that never-ending
yet life-giving journey which alone makes faith credible.'
Thomas Merton quotes
Instead of loving what you think is peace,
Love other women and men and love God above all else.
Instead of hating all the people you think are warmongers,
Hate the appetites and disorders in your own soul which are the causes of war.
(Thomas Merton, Monk & Poet)
"If I insist on giving you my truth, and never stop to receive your truth in return, then there can be no truth between us. Christ is present 'where two or three are gathered in my name.' But to be gathered in the name of Christ is to be gathered in the name of the Word made flesh, of God made man. It is therefore to be gathered in the faith that God has become man and can be seen in man, that he can speak in man and that he can enlighten and inspire love in and through any man I meet. It is true that the visible Church alone has the official mission to sanctify and teach all nations, but no man knows that the stranger he meets coming out of the forest in a new country is not already an invisible member of Christ and perhaps one who has some providential or prophetic message to utter."
(Thomas Merton)
Until we are able to seek the presence of Christ as God in the face of other people, and open to the love of the other that transcends difference, we will never dislodge the dark and shadow violence of our hearts that seeks to wield power, exclude and denegratestrangers who are not us or our kin.
(Thomas Merton)
Other Relevant Quotes
Either men will learn to live like brothers, or they will die like beasts.
(Max Lerner)
Love is the only force capable of turning an enemy into a friend.
(Martin Luther King Jr)
DISCUSSION FROM PLANNING MEETING (3 July 2007)
What un-nerving places might we use: Where is God at a funeral?
Homeless/street sleeping/cardboard city
Number 159 bus
Darfur/Baghdad/... (Are these places too distant?)
Place of bombing
Aaron’s bedroom!
Magistrates court
Living room juxtaposed with TV images (mediatization, sanitisation, TV new evokes an emotional response within a domestic living environment.)
The street - threat of violence - London stabbings
Where is God in these places?
How can we be ordinary when horrific things are being plotted?
An innate fear develops, suspicion is bred in our surroundings.
Could we subvert some stereotypical imagery. (Daily Mail? Chris Morris took paedophilia to an extreme in order to subvert stereotypes and assumptions) Use parables? Give a stereotype a human face - humanise and recognise the divine.
Street - gathering place of lots of different people
The city as a gathering place (links to Revelation)
Disciples seeing God in things they hadn’t considered before.
Redrawing/removing lines that we put around/between us and others.
Heaven in ordinary requires us to step outside out comfort zone.ź Use existing text/sources: newspaper articles, shampoo description (Andrew)
How can we evoke/create places - good to have physical elements and not be too wordy: sound and film, actors/props, use cafe space (actors on table), poetry.
Quotes about the Kingdom of God from ‘Birmingham bloke’ that Ian knows.
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| KatC-S | ideas | 1 | Nov 2 2007, 5:20 AM EDT by Littlerose | |
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Thread started: May 21 2007, 7:31 AM EDT
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It's worth bearing in mind if we decide to use the mint tea idea again that I pinched/adapted it from a Greenbelt service a couple of years ago! (can't remember who!)
Can we incorporate any ideas from Andrew and Aaron's 'Places' service last year - which had prayer stations with images of places from everyday life, inviting people to see God there...? |
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| ianmobsby | Street Section | 0 | Jul 31 2007, 6:27 AM EDT by ianmobsby | |
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OK - Ian & Aaron have done some work - see attachment to get a flavour
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| PeterRundell | Places | 0 | Jun 29 2007, 3:48 AM EDT by PeterRundell | |
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I also really liked Trine's idea of using a big box and some actors to bring each place to life. The box can be bath / bed / train / desk / dining table ...
I've two questions. First, what if anything do we want people to DO during the service, by which they may remember it? This has words in place of the actions (I recall washing in the bathroom); can we give it some physical content? Second, is there something people should take away with them? Or leave behind them? Again, it's part of a desire to imprint the message on people's memories. Could we also rely on enough current photos (including some from Greenbelt) to assemble a new collage for the first set of images? As a pixel-dunce myself I'm not sure how feasible it would be to build that part of the presentation at the last minute -- though of course we can use existing pics too if we don't get many at the time ... |
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| KatC-S | Places | 0 | Jun 7 2007, 9:54 AM EDT by KatC-S | |
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I think this could be fantastic with a big group! Thanks for attaching the sheets, Andrew - it's good to see them again! What if the images were projected, and what is written were read out - like a meditation really. We could even try and add one or two images from Greenbelt - the food/toilet/shower ticket queue...
Obviously with the original service you invited people to text or email you their images of everyday life, which would be tricky for this, but we could do something inviting people to think of/draw/describe an ordinary place/situation and think/pray/talk about how that points towards God... |
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| AndrewCarr | Place service | 0 | Jun 6 2007, 5:00 PM EDT by AndrewCarr | |
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Thread started: Jun 6 2007, 5:00 PM EDT
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Following on from the community meeting discussion (see community meeting section - notes are attached) I've attached some summary sheets from the service I did with Aaron. Like the mint tea service logistically the stations would be difficult to manage with such a lot of people. However the GB theme and the basis of the service fit quite well. The places could be used as a service structure, perhaps with visuals/actors/whatever...
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Gblt07-street-section.doc (Word Document - 43k)
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places.pdf (Adobe Portable Document Format - 380k)
posted by AndrewCarr Jun 6 2007, 5:02 PM EDT
Place meditations
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