Difference between revisions of "GATHERINGS"

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Sundays @ 7pm SLT (7pm Pacific / 8pm Mountain / 9pm Central / 10pm Eastern)
Approx. 45 minutes, followed by fellowship and conversation in the skybox for anyone who can stay longer.
Format based on the Book of Common Worship, and occasionally with elements from Taize.
This group will more fully explore developing a full-fledged worship service in Second Life.

Wednesday nights @ 7:00pm SLT (7pm Pacific / 8pm Mountain / 9pm Central / 10pm Eastern)
Approx 1 hour, although in the past, discussion has continued into 2 hours (leave when you have to).
Unstructured Leadership -- come with something to talk about, and we'll follow the Spirit's lead.
This group will more fully explore our call to service, evangelism, and education.
Meets at the church, but occasionally we take spontaneous field trips to interesting places.
Once each month, we meet at our sister ministry, Within the Vine, for "Reformed Heritage" night.
In either of the above to cases (when we go elsewhere) we'll leave a sign in front of our building with a link to our location.

Meets Saturdays on an "as needed" basis to teach basics of Second Life: getting around, clothes, finding things, etc.
Leadership (from our SL veterans) varies from month to month, and so the time will, too -- but will always be advertised.
Field trips are part of the class, but we will generally start out at the 1PCSL Meeting House on Xenia to cover a few basics with those who are really new.

Members of our community are encouraged to support and participate whenever possible in the gatherings of our Sister Ministries in Second Life:
Church of the Dawntreader meets for worship Tuesday nights at 7pm SLT
Koinonia meets for worship Wednesday nights at 6pm SLT
Within the Vine Hosts ecumenical conversation with various SL religious communities Wednesday nights at 7pm SLT

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 ====Monthly SL Orientation Class====
-*Meets the 2nd Saturday of each month to teach basics of Second Life: getting around, clothes, finding things, etc.
+*Meets Saturdays on an "as needed" basis to teach basics of Second Life: getting around, clothes, finding things, etc.
 *Leadership (from our SL veterans) varies from month to month, and so the time will, too -- but will always be advertised.
 *Field trips are part of the class, but we will generally start out at the 1PCSL Meeting House on Xenia to cover a few basics with those who are really new.
-====Monthly Round Table Discussions====
-*More structured than our weekly conversation group, and moderated by a leader.
-*Centered around a particular topic of interest to Presbyterians and/or the larger church.
-*Often featuring a special guest panelist with expertise or special perspective on the topic.
-*Time to be announced in advance of each meeting.
-====Virtual General Assembly Participation====
-*We are currently looking into ways to maintain a presence at this year's General Assembly.
-*This will occur through sharing space at one of the GA booths, most likely the Evangelism & Church Growth booth.
-*Will feature opportunities for GA participants to see and experience Second Life, and share in prayer times and guided tours.
-*Will hopefully allow those unable to physically attend GA a chance to participate virtually with those who are there.
 ====Other Gatherings====