What is our connection to the environment, our faith, one another, and our bodies? Christopher Mack closes our series on participation by leaning into our call “to care for and serve the earth we belong to.” [Romans 8:19-23; 12:18] Reflection Where do you see creation groaning for renewal? How does the lament of creation show up in you? How might […]
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Cultivating Our Soul
What is the movement that we are invited to as we cultivate our souls? Weylin Lee explores how tending our souls centers us around love, invites us into harmony with others, and forms us in humility. [Romans 12:9-16] Reflection When it comes to our participation, how are we invited to tend our soul and create space for others? How is […]
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
Cultivating the Common Good
What is our communal interpretation and incarnation of the life of Jesus? Christopher Mack continues our series on Participation by reflecting on how we might navigate enduring hopelessness with our beloved belonging and collective creativity. [1 Corinthians 12:1-3, 27-31 and Jeremiah 32:17] Reflection Is there someplace you have been silent where you can begin praying for wisdom on how to […]
Work of the People
How does liturgy (“the work of the people”) invite us towards Christ’s embodied vision of the church community? Weylin Lee continues our series on Participation by considering collaboration that is expansive, inclusive, sustainable, and mutual. [1 Corinthians 12:12-26] Reflection What presence and voice can each of us bring to litury? What might sustainable participation look like for us in this […]
Participating with Us
What does it mean to be invited to participate? Gena St. David begins our six week series on Vox’s value of Participation by reflecting on where we have been to imagine a collective future where each of us is essential. [1 Corinthians 12:4-7] Reflection What makes you essential to our community? What does a covenant of participation mean to you? […]
Liturgy Bread-Baking and Coffee Teams
As we reengage as a community in-person, we would like to resume having home-baked bread for our communion and serving coffee before liturgy. Bread-Baking Team If you are a baker and would like to help contribute to this important and meaningful part of Eucharist, please sign up. We are looking for both gluten and gluten-free bread bakers. We would also […]