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PAX weekend worship gathering
UPDATE!
We finally have a location secured. We will be meeting at the Italian Classroom at 9 am on Sunday. It's a 16 minute walk according to Google Maps. Please let me know ahead of time if you need transportation assistance so that I can plan on driving in that day.
The space is next to the Two Bells Tavern. Someone from the tavern will be meeting me there at 9 to let me in; it looks like the door to the classroom is on the street next to the tavern. Plan on us actually starting by about ten or fifteen after the hour once we get settled, and we'll go for roughly an hour.
We have some other possibilities for location for next year that I'll tell you about on Sunday. Safe travels, and see you Sunday!
/update
Hi all, for those who don't know me, I am also known as Avidguru from the multi-gaming guild MOG Nation and cohost of the Wildcast podcast. I am a Christian and a gamer; both of these things are an important part of who I am. I have been moved lately to intermix them a bit more.
I would like to start a tradition of gathering with other PAX attendees to have a time of fellowship and worship on Sunday morning. I am not big on modern Christian music, so I am thinking a couple of hymns, some time in prayer, and then some discussion about what being a Christian gamer means. I am not a pastor (in fact, I'm scared silly about doing this!), so this will be less of a sermon and more of an open discussion.
I would like to invite anyone of any religion (or interest in) to this gathering. Prayers and blessings from several languages and traditions would be really cool. All I ask of everyone attending is respect for everyone else there. This will not be a place for argument or lambasting; if you wish to have a more contentious discussion, let's do that at another time.
This thread is to find out the level of interest so that I can arrange for an appropriate space and time. Let me know either in this thread or by PM if you are interested!
Please do not post in this thread to discuss or argue about various religions, or to make derogatory comments. If you want to have a discussion about something in that vein, feel free to PM me and we can do it that way or meet up sometime.
God's peace be with you,
Nixter/Avidguru
We finally have a location secured. We will be meeting at the Italian Classroom at 9 am on Sunday. It's a 16 minute walk according to Google Maps. Please let me know ahead of time if you need transportation assistance so that I can plan on driving in that day.
The space is next to the Two Bells Tavern. Someone from the tavern will be meeting me there at 9 to let me in; it looks like the door to the classroom is on the street next to the tavern. Plan on us actually starting by about ten or fifteen after the hour once we get settled, and we'll go for roughly an hour.
We have some other possibilities for location for next year that I'll tell you about on Sunday. Safe travels, and see you Sunday!
/update
Hi all, for those who don't know me, I am also known as Avidguru from the multi-gaming guild MOG Nation and cohost of the Wildcast podcast. I am a Christian and a gamer; both of these things are an important part of who I am. I have been moved lately to intermix them a bit more.
I would like to start a tradition of gathering with other PAX attendees to have a time of fellowship and worship on Sunday morning. I am not big on modern Christian music, so I am thinking a couple of hymns, some time in prayer, and then some discussion about what being a Christian gamer means. I am not a pastor (in fact, I'm scared silly about doing this!), so this will be less of a sermon and more of an open discussion.
I would like to invite anyone of any religion (or interest in) to this gathering. Prayers and blessings from several languages and traditions would be really cool. All I ask of everyone attending is respect for everyone else there. This will not be a place for argument or lambasting; if you wish to have a more contentious discussion, let's do that at another time.
This thread is to find out the level of interest so that I can arrange for an appropriate space and time. Let me know either in this thread or by PM if you are interested!
Please do not post in this thread to discuss or argue about various religions, or to make derogatory comments. If you want to have a discussion about something in that vein, feel free to PM me and we can do it that way or meet up sometime.
God's peace be with you,
Nixter/Avidguru
aka Avidguru from Twitter and elsewhere
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Don't be nervous about this, just keep the same mentality you have right now and your idea will be a huge success. Hope y'all have a good time!
As for me, I'd be interested. I'm a Christian and my faith is very important to me. The only issue is that the people I go with every year would undoubtedly not be interested so I would have to sneak away somehow.
On a sidenote what kind of hymns all yall used to? It'd be nice to know what hymns people are comfortable with.
Here are just a few I know
A Mighty Fortress
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide
Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed
All Creatures of our God and King
All People That on Earth Do Dwell
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Amazing grace!
Be Thou My Vision
Blessed Assurance
Break Thou the Bread of Life
Christ the Lord is risen today
Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Come, Thou Almighty King
Come, Thou Fount
Crown Him with Many Crowns
Fairest Lord Jesus
For all the Saints, who from their labor rest
For the Beauty of the Earth
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Hail to the Lord's Anointed
Holy, Holy, Holy!
How Great Thou Art
How firm a foundation
I Love to Tell the Story
I sing th'almighty power of God
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun
Lead on, O King Eternal
Leaning on the everlasting arms
Let All Things Now Living
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling ( Tune: Hyfrydol)
(Up from the grave He Arose) Low in the Grave He Lay
My Faith Looks Up to Thee
Now Thank We All Our God
O For a Thousand Tongues
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
O Worship the King all glorious above
O sacred head now wounded
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Shall We Gather at the River?
Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
Take My Life, and Let It Be
The Church's one foundation
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
The Lord's My Shepherd
Trust and Obey
Were You There
What Wondrous Love Is This
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
When I survey the wondrous cross
Along with that if anyone knows "The Son of God Goes Forth to War" I love that one here is what it sounds like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpeQj_835Ow
Would join, but will be heading to our local church before coming to the WSCC.
Lol eh you werent far off. Im Reformed Presbyterian part of the CREC. I pulled these from the popular hymns list on Hymnary.
The way you know for sure is if he/she arranges coffee and cookies for after.
Dang, that's quite a list. Are you offering to play guitar?
My wife did a nice arrangement of How Great Thou Art on her viola, but she won't be with us.
I'll worry more about hymn choice after we get a place & time set.
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Unfortunately, my brother has most of the musical talent. I cant play guitar or anything but if I am able I am willing to help lead some hymns.
http://www.evenues.com/meeting-space/the-italian-classroom-Seattle/967#
It's about a fifteen minute walk, but we could arrange transportation for those who want/need it. Does this seem too far away to you guys?
If we get a space at the church, I'm aiming for an 8:30 start time.
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