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Labyrinth Walk: Wednesday, September 22nd

Bryan Byun — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:15:37 +0000

Come and walk the Labyrinth on Wednesday, September 22, from 6 pm until 7:30 pm.

The Labyrinth is a tool to use in contemplative prayer and meditation. Labyrinths are often confused with mazes. A maze has dead ends and blind alleys, while the labyrinth has only one path leading both in and out of the center.

The labyrinth is flat, one can always see the center. The destination is assured, so that the mind can be still and attentive.

Walking the labyrinth clears the mind and gives us insight into our spiritual journeys. The labyrinth does nothing on its own. It is simply a tool helpful for many people in deepening their prayer lives.

Each walk in and out of the labyrinth is a unique opportunity to meet our creative, loving God through contemplative prayer.

Interfaith Service on June 6th

Neil Macernie — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:34:23 +0000

Join us for a time of spiritual discovery as we explore the differences and similarities we share. This is an opportunity to build bridges of understanding between people of different faiths and to find our spirit within the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community.

When: Sunday, June 6th @ 7PM

Where:
Metropolitan Community Church of Albuquerque
1103 Texas St. NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Holy Week 2010

Rev. Judith Maynard — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:30:19 +0000

Sunday, March 28 – Palm Sunday Worship 10:30 am: Palm Sunday
Come and celebrate Palm Sunday at MCC of Albuquerque as we join the parade who welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem.

Thursday, April 1st – Holy Thursday Worship 7 pm: Our Place at the Table
On this night Jesus gathered with the disciples and friends to share what we call the Last Supper. He later went to the garden and prayed, knowing what was ahead. Experience Holy Thursday by expressing yourself through art, gardening, cleansing, sharing a meal, and music. Create something that you can take home as a remembrance of this night.

Friday, April 2nd – Good Friday Worship 7 pm: Our Place at the Cross
The cross is more than just a piece of fashionable jewelry. It is the fulfillment of the life and ministry of Jesus. Discover your place at the cross with Jesus and the power it holds.

Entering into the Household of Jesus

Neil Macernie — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:30:36 +0000

During these next 6 weeks we will experience Christ, the living, breathing son of God that captivates us with his teaching, embraces us with his love and disarms us with his grace.

Lent is the period of time leading up to Easter. It is a time of preparation of the believer for the annual commemoration during Holy Week where we reflect on the Death and Resurrection of Jesus. Lent is forty days long, and represents the time that Jesus spent in the wilderness before the beginning of his public ministry.

Ash Wednesday

Rev. Judith Maynard — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:34:35 +0000

On Ash Wednesday we will enter into one of the most important seasons of the church year—the “40 days” of Lent. Lent is a time in which we reflect on our lives and our relationships to discover and change what we must to prepare for Easter. By focusing on our spiritual life we can experience renewal! Even if Ash Wednesday is not something you have done in the past, come and begin your Lenten Journey on Wednesday, February 17th at 7 pm.

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus

Rev. Judith Maynard — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:15 +0000

Prayers warriors. You may have heard of them. You may even be one. Usually, a person will have a close friend who is a prayer warrior they call upon when they are making a difficult decision on a spiritual issue in their life. They are desperately needed because obstacle and struggles come your way as Satan tries to discourage, wear you down, or basically get you to change your decision. He and his troops clock in hours and hours of overtime. His tactics may come in the form of doubt or second guessing, an immediate financial disaster, peer pressure, and even sometimes physical and emotional stress. Sometimes, only a miracle will get you through this process.

The disciples needed a miracle as they battled a raging storm. Fear paralyzed their souls. Fear was their only thought, for as the waves crashed against their boat, death was inevitable as they so desperately tried to save their vessel from sinking.

Then suddenly, they had another fear to worry about…a ghost! But, they soon hear the Teacher’s voice say, Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid. (Matthew 14:27), but in all the turmoil, they were not convinced it was Jesus. Peter yelled out above the crashing waves, Lord, it is you, command me to come to you on the water. Jesus replied, Come.

Peter let go of his fears to be with Jesus and once again, Jesus performed a miracle as he and Peter walked on the troubled waters. But when Peter took his eyes off the Savior and began concentrating on the threatening waves, he began to sink. Once again, Jesus saved him and together they walked to the boat, where wide eyed disciples watched and waited. Jesus spoke and immediately the fierce wind stopped, the pounding waves calmed and the disciples were reminded of what walking with Jesus really meant.

Our journeys are no different – and Jesus in the same yesterday, today and forever. He can perform miracles as we walk on the waters of fear, doubt, loneliness, illness, and other monumental waves that crash in our lives, trying to drown us.

We are not alone in this journey. If we pray and keep our eyes on Jesus he reaches out, takes our hand, and calms the storms in our lives.