How might we stimulate one another to bring to today, the best of what we can from the past? On this Pentecost Sunday, Christopher Mack ponders how Mother Holy Spirit might animate our nostalgia to empower us in challenging times. [Acts 2:1-8, 12-13] Reflection How might you find a sense of home in some new and unexpected development? What might […]
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Embodied Justice Nights [Mar 29]
Join our monthly rhythm as we explore and experience the ways that justice work, held and practiced collectively, can both be generative and restorative. Date: Mar 29 Time: 7:30-9pm Where: Vesper A place for contemplation in action, this co-creation space leads participants through movements that engage our: hearts: naming social concerns & anxieties spirits: sharing a prayer bodies: using somatic […]
Post-Liturgy Lunch @ Vesper [Mar 26]
To help foster connection and community, we’ll be hosting a lunch at Vesper on Sunday, March 26 right after liturgy. Lunch: El Sunzal (El Salvadorian tamales) Cost: $8/person (Venmo: @voxveniae) Register Here
Vesper Community Events Support
Throughout the year, our space is used not only for church, but also for sponsored community events that are free, open to the public and often hosted by new nonprofits that have incredible visions for community impact. Some of these events will need support in the form of setup or cleanup or hosting the space. This will be great an […]
Liturgy, Reflection, Benediction 2023.1.22
Liturgy God, good beyond all that is good,fair beyond all that is fair, in you iscalmness, peace, and concord. Heal the dissensions that divide us from oneanother, and bring us back to a unity of love,bearing some likeness to your divine nature. Through the embrace of love and the bonds ofGodly affection, make us one in the Spirit byyour peace […]
Cruciform Care
How is Jesus revealed through our community? Christopher Mack reflects on the messiness of community and how the cross leads us into solidarity with the marginalized as our personal and communal wounds are mended. [1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17-18] Reflection Where do you experience the wounds of severed community? How might the cruciform power of Jesus bring care to your pain? […]
Participating in a Creative Body
What does it mean to be the body of Christ? What places inside my body are crying out? Gena St. David reflects on how we embody participation, as we continue our series. [Romans 12:1-5] Reflection How is your body unique? How is God creating transformation through our bodies? How is Vox participating in Christ’s body? Resources Vox Veniae’s Values