Liturgy Sometimes it feels like all we hear are stories of pain and trauma, of fighting and discord, stories of disaster and destruction, of people hurting and abusing each other. We could use some good news. This morning, let us take a deep breath. [pause here for the congregation to take a breath] May we give God the chance to […]
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Carols and Cookies Thank You
Thank you to everyone who came out to sing carols and share cookies with the residents of the Austin Retirement and Nursing Center! Special thanks to Vanessa Beltran and her Midweek Group for baking cookies and coordinating the event for our community. There are also plans to conduct some StoryCorp interviews throughout the month of December using the mobile app to help facilitate […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2017.12.10
Liturgy You, who are participants in the glory of Love, listen. God is here. You, who are renewed to new life with each rain, look. God is here. You, who are given breath so you can speak, breathe deeply. God is here. We open our hearts to hear the word of God today. May we receive the love that is […]
Silence and Lament 2017.12.10
We are introducing a space of silence and lament during our liturgy once a month, which takes the place of our normal prayers of the people. If you do have any prayers of thanks or request, you can always email [email protected]. Lament is the expression of grief and sorrow. This expression of our humanity has been shared among spiritual communities […]
End of Year Giving 2017
We’re extremely grateful for the generous community that we have. Your generosity allows us to be generous to the city of Austin and the world around us. Just a reminder that if you would like to partner financially with Vox before the year end, you’ll need to bring your check or submit your online contribution by Sunday, Dec 31. If you have […]
Christmas Eve Liturgy [Dec 24]
Join us and our friends at Austin Mustard Seed for a combined Christmas Eve Service, 10:30am, at Rosedale Baptist Church (4400 Maybelle Ave. Austin, TX 78756). Liturgy will be a shortened service where children will be invited to participate! Also, if you would like to help out with clean-up at the end of liturgy please let us know. We’ll see everyone back at Space12 on […]
Community Prayers 2017.12.03
As a community, we can support and celebrate with each other through prayer. Join us in praying for those both spoken and unspoken during Sunday liturgy. Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … … let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. Prayers of Petition. For … Being awake to God’s voice during this season (Kelly) Empathy and compassion towards brother who […]