12 October 2011 - Christian Vegetarian Association Update Newsletters


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12 October 2011

1. Get Vegucated Documentary Tour

2. Activist Update

3. Reflection on the Lectionary

4. This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman

5. Comment on Last Week’s Sermon (Why Are We Walking for Hunger?”)

6. This Month’s Issue of The Peaceable Table Is Online

1. Get Vegucated Documentary Tour

This award-winning documentary is scheduling premieres in locations throughout the United States:

Get Vegucated tour: http://www.getvegucated.com/news/our-fall-tour-is-growing-la-dc-etc/

2. Activist Update

Lisa, who tabled at the Charlottesville Vegetarian Festival, writes:

My husband and I worked the table for the festival, which ran from 11-4. We were so glad it didn't rain! It's really interesting to compare the difference in the attitudes and interests of people in different cities, with this second tabling event. People in Charlottesville really like bumper stickers, LOL! I don't have the exact numbers on what we sold because I the material we had to put out was mostly the leftovers from the last event, and I'm not sure what happened to my paper with that info. We only sold one book, I know, which was interesting, seeing as how we sold all of them in Asheville? But, we gave out more literature, for sure. Lots of people thanked us for being there, and many lingered and chatted a good while.

We appreciate you giving us a voice!

Upcoming outreach opportunities

10/17 NY New York City RED Christian Rock Concert

10/18 CT New Haven RED Christian Rock Concert

10/21 PA Jermyn RED Christian Rock Concert

10/21 NC Raleigh Newsboys -- Born Again Experience Tour

10/21-22 MS Tupelo Extraordinary Women Conference

10/21-22 TX San Antonio Women of Faith Conference

10/21-22 MN St. Paul Women of Faith Conference

10/22 PA Lancaster Red Christian rock Concert

10/22 AL Cullman Youthquake Christian Rock Conference

10/22 AL Cullman YOUTHQUAKE 2011 Christian Rock Concert

10/23 GA Rome Skillet AWAKE AND ALIVE TOUR

10/24 VA Norfolk Red Christian rock Concert

10/25 IL Quincy Skillet AWAKE AND ALIVE TOUR

10/26 GA Atlanta RED Christian Rock Concert

10/27 TN Cordova Skillet The Awake & Alive Tour

10/28-29 OH Cleveland Acquire The Fire Youth Conference

10/29-30 MA Boston Boston Vegetarian Food Festival TABLE

11/3 CO Denver HUGE Newsboys Winter Jam Concerts Series

11/3-5 OH Cleveland Joyce Meyers Ministries Conference

11/4 NM Albuquerque HUGE Newsboys Winter Jam Concerts Series

11/4 LA Monroe Gaither Homecoming 2011 Tour

11/4-5 NY Rochester Women Of Faith Conference

11/4-5 MO Kansas City Women Of Faith Conference

11/4-5 IL Rockford Extraordinary Women Conference

11/4-5 MN Rochester Hearts @ Home Mom Revolution Conference

11/5 AZ Phoenix HUGE! Winter Jam Newsboys, Kutless, NewSong

11/6 NV Las Vegas HUGE! Winter Jam Newsboys, Kutless, NewSong

11/10 ID Boise HUGE! Winter Jam Newsboys, Kutless, NewSong

11/11 OR Portland HUGE! Winter Jam Newsboys, Kutless, NewSong

11/11-12 CT Hartford Women Of Faith Conference

11/11-12 OK Oklahoma City Women Of Faith Conference

11/12 WA Tacoma HUGE! Winter Jam Newsboys, Kutless, NewSong

11/18 CA Sacramento HUGE! Winter Jam Newsboys, Kutless, New Song

11/18-20 GA Atlanta National Youth Workers Convention

11/19 CA Fresno HUGE! Winter Jam Newsboys, Kutless, New Song

International Events:

10/21-22 Canada, Ontario Hamilton Acquire The Fire Youth Conference

10/28-29 Germany, BW Balingen Rock Without Limits

11/20 Canada, Ontario Parkway HUGE! Winter Jam Newsboys, Kutless, New Song

3. Reflection on the Lectionary

October 16, Matthew 22:15-22; What Belongs to God?

This passage includes Jesus saying, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” What belongs to God?

Psalm 24:1 declares, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein”. While everything might belong to God as Creator, it does not appear that God routinely intervenes when people behave as if the world belongs to them. Indeed, in his book War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges observes that those responsible for crimes against humanity are rarely punished. And we all know that those responsible for crimes against God’s creatures are almost never held accountable.

As Christians we are called to be faithful, regardless of anticipated consequences. Whether or not we expect rewards or punishments for our actions, I think that living faithfully means focusing our efforts on serving God. To do so, we must show respect for God’s earth, God’s animals, and all of God’s Creation.

Next week I’ll reflect on whether we are justified by works, and the following week I’ll reflect on whether we are justified by faith.

Stephen R. Kaufman, M.D.

4. This Week’s Sermon from Rev. Frank and Mary Hoffman

A Truly Strong Person is a Compassionate Person
http://www.all-creatures.org/sermons97/s23oct88.html

5. Comment on Last Week’s Sermon (Why Are We Walking for Hunger?)

Frank Hoffman’s sermon was very good. One way that Christian vegetarians can reach others I think is to invite friends and neighbours to their homes for a time of prayer and bible study (there are many good published studies to act as a framework ) and serve veggie refreshments.

Blessings, Louise.

6. This Month’s Issue of The Peaceable Table Is Online

Contents include:

The Editor's Corner essay (formerly the Editorial), "I Am a True Beast," deals with C. S. Lewis' novel “The Horse and His Boy" as an example of the Myth of the Birth of the Hero. In particular, it reflects on the meaning of the figure of the lion Aslan in the role of the Extraordinary Animal, who not only helps the child-hero in his adventures, but stands "in back of all the stories."

The thoroughly mainline Scientific American has an editorial in its current issue urging the banning of chimpanzee testing.

Would you believe a sea lion embracing a penguin? Check out this Glimpse of the Peaceable Kingdom.

Hugh Dowding, WW II military hero who became a peer and a strong voice for the animals in the British House of Lords, is the October Pioneer.

To read this issue, go to http://www.vegetarianfriends.net/issue81.html

Toward the Peaceable Kingdom,
Gracia Fay Ellwood, Editor

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