Celtic Creation Celebrations
Chants, community, creation spirituality
Our Celtic creation celebrations are held on the second and fourth Thursday evenings (with some adjustments) each month, in Stretch Hall with a potluck reception following. Feel free to bring a snack and/or beverage to share.
The music includes mandolin as well as piano, violin and percussion. Music Director Janet Dodd often has guest musicians adding to the celebrations. Depending on the occasion, the style of worship ranges from contemplative to celebratory. Always at the center we meet Christ and one another in a celebration of the Eucharist or Christian Communion.
CELTIC CELEBRATION NEWS
There will be no celebration of the Celtic Celebration in July as we will be on vacation.
In August, we will resume our regular schedule on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays
(except November and December).
Next Celtic Creation Celebration: Thursday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Please mark you calendars for the following 2010 Celtic Celebration dates!
All celebrations are held at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 12
Thursday, August 26
Thursday, September 9
Thursday, September 23
Thursday, October 14
Thursday, October 28
Thursday, November 11
Wednesday, November 24, Thanksgiving Eve
Thursday, December 2
Thursday, December 16, Winter Solstice
Please come and bring a friend!
All celebrations are on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. except where noted.
The purpose of the Celtic creation celebration is to worship in an informal and communal setting by exploring the theologies and spiritualities of creation centered Christianity. We seek to address the hunger in some Christian circles for worship with a theology based on the goodness of creation and humanity.
It is not an attempt to mimic prayer and liturgies from other times and places, but to draw from the spirituality of ancient and indigenous cultures. The worship is also contemporary because much of its energy emerges out of the experience and creativity of other worshiping community’s practices today.
The style of worship remains flexible and evolving as we draw freely from alternative Anglican and ecumenical sources. We believe that worship should engage all the senses including our bodies, and so movement is an element of the worship for those who choose to enter into that experience.
We believe that God’s revelation is on-going and not confined to holy scripture, and so other voices from the Christian tradition are heard with the proclamation of the Gospel. The breaking-open of the Word is a task we share with the preacher. The service is supported by other Episcopalians and seekers in search of a spiritual home.
OLD NEWS: The Celtic creation celebrations were featured in an article in the December, 2009 issue of The Fig Tree, Spokane's ecumenical newspaper.
