Update:
Hello again,
So we are indeed meeting a week from tomorrow- Friday, December 18th, 7pm, at Fairlawn West UCC in Akron (2095 W. Market Street, Akron, OH 44313). I’ll have a couple of pizzas there if others can bring drinks/sides/dessert. For topic ideas, I thought it might be good to discuss something seasonal, such as how we communicate the meaning of Christmas as postmoderns (or even what that “meaning” is). Of course, if others have ideas for discussion, we’re open to that too. Mostly it will just be good to be together, catch up, and perhaps celebrate the season a bit. I hope to see you all there, and please let me know if you can make it so that we have enough pizza, etc.
Hey folks,
Well, a quorum of Jeff’s is inquiring about the cohort meeting, which is all I was waiting for! 
The holiday season is obviously upon us (by the way, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!). Traditionally, it’s been hard for us to get together at this time of the year, but then again, that’s sometimes true generally as well. Still, I hope we can make it work to find a good time to meet. So, having said all of that, I’d like to propose the following two dates for us to meet. Please let me know if they work, or if you have an alternative suggestion:
- This Saturday, 12/5/09
- Friday, 12/18/09
As for our meeting place, the folks at Fairlawn West UCC in Akron have graciously offered to let us meet there, if we’re interested. What do you all think about that? Or do you have another venue in mind? Let me know, and as soon as there’s a consensus (of Jeff’s or not), I’ll email the group and post something here!
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October 2009 Cohort Meeting Update-
Due to scheduling conflicts, etc., this month’s cohort meeting is being canceled. Hopefully everyone can make it out in November. Stay tuned to the site for details on that meeting.
Hello everyone,
This month’s cohort meeting is coming up quickly. We’ll be meeting this Friday, October 16, 2009 at 7pm. We need to change venues again (but are very grateful to Gregg and Westminster Presbyterian for hosting us for the past few months), and so we’ll be trying out Mariachi Loco’s again in the South Akron area. It’s at 3430 S Arlington Rd, Akron, OH - (330) 245-1373. As for our topic, please come with ideas and suggestions of your own. We’re an open group, and I’d be happy to see us talk about something that you all bring. If we struggle for ideas, though, I’ll share this post I found at Jeremy Berg’s blog, via Jesus Creed, entitled The Dark Side of Personal Application. You can find it here. Perhaps this will stir some thoughts for our conversation on Friday.
Let me say this again too: As you may know, the H1N1 flu is spreading quickly and is now widespread in OH and much of the nation. For many people, it’s a mild illness, but for some, it can be deadly, and there has been a spike in pediatric flu deaths over the past week to prove it. So, until the vaccine is ready and folks have gotten it, “social distancing” is one of the primary deterrents to the spread of the flu. So please, if you or a family member have “flu-like illness-” coughing, sneezing, fever, body aches, and with H1N1 some reports of vomiting or diarrhea, please don’t come. We really want you to be there, but we don’t want to spread H1N1 around. I say this especially because my son is one of those “high-risk” people who could get very, very sick or even die from it. Okay, my Public Service Announcement is over, and I hope to see you on Friday!
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September 23, 2009 · 3 Comments
Hello everyone,
I sent the following email to our regular cohort members, but I apologize for not posting here any sooner for anyone who checks out the site. Here are the details for this Friday’s meeting:
This month’s Akron/Canton Emergent cohort will be meeting on Friday, September 25th, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. As we’ve done the past few months, we’ll be meeting at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Akron. The address is 1250 W Exchange St, Akron, OH 44313-7695. Childcare will be available again for those with kids, thanks to Gregg Howell, our host. We’ll meet again at 6:30 for a meal (please bring a dish to share) and then begin our conversation (and childcare) at 7:00 p.m. You can enter the building through the doors adjacent to the wheelchair ramp on the back side of the building. We’ll spend our entire time (including the meal) in the youth lounge, as there is a wedding rehearsal, I believe, going on elsewhere in the building. If you can make it, please email me at robfredbuck@gmail.com to let me know you’re coming and if you can bring anything to contribute to the meal so that we can make sure we have enough food, etc. As for our topic, unless I hear from folks with other ideas, I’d like to propose the following topic possibility:
- Many of us are parents, and if you’re like me, you find your own emerging journey in the way of Jesus challenging enough. The task of teaching my son about Jesus and the Church and what it means to follow Jesus in the 21st century is one that Kirsten and I undertake with much fear and trembling, indeed. What are your thoughts about this? How does this work or not work for you, if you’re a parent, and if not, how do you interact with the children in your life when it comes to your own journey with Jesus?
So, if you will, please email me or respond in the comments to let me know:
- If you can come…
- What food you can bring…
- If you have any other topic ideas…
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t say something about H1N1. As you may know, until the vaccine is ready and folks have gotten it, “social distancing” is one of the primary deterrents to the spread of the flu, and now that school has started cases of it are mounting, as predicted. So please, if you or a family member have “flu-like illness-” coughing, sneezing, fever, body aches, and with H1N1 some reports of vomiting or diarrhea, please don’t come. We really want you to be there, but we don’t want to spread H1N1 around. I say this especially because my son is one of those “high-risk” people who could get very, very sick or even die from it. Okay, my Public Service Announcement is over, and now back to your cohort post:
I hope to see everyone this Friday!
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