On Saturday, April 16th, 6-7:30 pm @ Chapel Theater, we will gather for our Easter Vigil (the Saturday before Easter). We will engage, play, and sit with sacred stories of suffering and joy, grief and love, death and life, making space for the breadth that this season carries- all leading to a celebration of newsness and resurrection (and yes, there will be a dance party)!
Afterwards, we will hang out for a dessert buffet!
We know that this is one of our first larger events in over two years- and a large part of it will be held in-doors. We've also seen an uptick in local COVID cases in the last week. Because we are expecting visitors and newcomers, out of care and respect for each other and the larger community, we are going to return to masked while indoors for this event only!
Thank you for helping us create a space that everyone can feel safe and welcome.
Afterwards, we will hang out for a dessert buffet!
We know that this is one of our first larger events in over two years- and a large part of it will be held in-doors. We've also seen an uptick in local COVID cases in the last week. Because we are expecting visitors and newcomers, out of care and respect for each other and the larger community, we are going to return to masked while indoors for this event only!
Thank you for helping us create a space that everyone can feel safe and welcome.
Help us Celebrate!
There are a couple of ways to get involved and help us create a space of celebration and community.
The first is to participate in the sacred storytelling for Easter Vigil. To tell the story of us, we are creating a video montage (or "Tribute") for the story of who we are together as Storyline Community. When we gather together for Easter vigil, as we play with the ancient stories of our faith, we will also tell and bear witness to our collective faith, held together, right here in the now. Please take a few minutes for you or your household to record a video answering the questions.... how has your life been impacted by us being community? What do you value about us being community together?
Questions to answer in your video
The first is to participate in the sacred storytelling for Easter Vigil. To tell the story of us, we are creating a video montage (or "Tribute") for the story of who we are together as Storyline Community. When we gather together for Easter vigil, as we play with the ancient stories of our faith, we will also tell and bear witness to our collective faith, held together, right here in the now. Please take a few minutes for you or your household to record a video answering the questions.... how has your life been impacted by us being community? What do you value about us being community together?
Questions to answer in your video
- How has your life been impacted by Storyline Community?
- What do you value most about being community together?
The second invitation is to bring a decadent dessert (decadent being completely subjective and can include an array of store bought or homemade desserts) for our buffet!
Also, in the spirit of sacred storytelling, we invite those who are able to pick a dessert that has some meaning or story to your family. And trust us when we say, this does not mean your dessert has to be big or fancy. The first thing that I (Stori) thought of with this prompt was Little Debbie snacks. My mom was not an adventurous cook, and our fanciest meals were often sphagetti- so there wasn't a lot of baking! But we really loved Star Crunch cookies!
Remember, sacred and meaningful can also be beautifully ordinary!
You can even include a little written or typed up "display" for your dessert, where you share what it is and the story of this dessert!
But these are all meant to be life-giving invitations and EVERY story is welcome. So if the story of your family is that "not one of us bakes but we do have time to stop at Fred Meyer's between soccer and dance!" then we will happily recieve that story and eat that dessert!
Also, in the spirit of sacred storytelling, we invite those who are able to pick a dessert that has some meaning or story to your family. And trust us when we say, this does not mean your dessert has to be big or fancy. The first thing that I (Stori) thought of with this prompt was Little Debbie snacks. My mom was not an adventurous cook, and our fanciest meals were often sphagetti- so there wasn't a lot of baking! But we really loved Star Crunch cookies!
Remember, sacred and meaningful can also be beautifully ordinary!
You can even include a little written or typed up "display" for your dessert, where you share what it is and the story of this dessert!
But these are all meant to be life-giving invitations and EVERY story is welcome. So if the story of your family is that "not one of us bakes but we do have time to stop at Fred Meyer's between soccer and dance!" then we will happily recieve that story and eat that dessert!
