Hoo boy.  Sometimes following the Lectionary is like a sunny day where you shout, “Thanks, God! I really needed to hear this!”.  At other times, the Lectionary is a bit abrasive, and you feel like finding the smokey room where the mighty Lectionarians make their decisions and chasing them with a pitchfork for several minutes. Three guesses as to where Common Table finds itself this Sunday…https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/texts.php?id=278 But we will not be cowed!  We will not run away!  We will not pull the blankets up over our head on Sunday morning!  Oh no!Join us on Sunday at 10:15am at Church of the Good... Read more

This week brings another opportunity to partner with our friends at Good Shepherd to bring a meal to our friends at Bethany Center.  We will be picking up the food at Good Shepherd at 10:15, then driving into the city to deliver it, serve it, and do some basic cleanup.  We’d love to have your help at any point along the way.  Hope to see you soon! –Mike Stavlund Read more

Last week’s discernment meeting was Overtaken By Events (ie., glad you’re home from the hospital– again!– Tina!).  We did some discernment about discernment, and decided that we would do some minor discernment, then wait a week to have our Discernment Guru (ie., Master Mike Croghan) back in his Seat of Contemplation(tm).  So please join us on Sunday morning at 10:15am as we continue to pursue the question, “God, where would you have Common Table go from here?”.  If you care about CT, your voice will be valued at this meeting. There is a potluck hosted by Good Shepherd afterward.  Hope to see... Read more

Wow, what a fantastic trip!  Eight states, over 2200 miles, tons of fantastic family, four Weber grills, three thrift stores, and way too much fast food.  At the same time, it’s great to be back home, catching up on sleep and driving very *little* and reveling in a detox diet rich in vegetables and fish and tofu.  This Sunday morning we will be continuing our group discernment around the topic, “Where would God have Common Table Church go from here?”  I’ll be kicking things off with a ‘State of the Church’ reflection, and then we will quiet ourselves to listen to... Read more