Church news: March

Pastor message from Bev Mar:

You may be aware that as a church, Trinity draws from different spiritual perspectives. My interests lie in a range of Interfaith (not just Christian) perspectives. In recent years, I’ve been learning about Nature Spirits. In such a world, trees have a presence, dragons can be good allies, elves and gnomes great garden helpers. We have much to heal on this beautiful planet and working together will be a joyful help in restoring good relations.

Have you ever tasted the changes in water in the ways of Masaru Emoto’s scientific experiments upon the crystals of water where he demonstrates that positive messages heal? His water photos show beautiful, healthy and vibrant crystals after sick water is exposed to positive words, prayers, holy music – love in different forms.

Have you come across land whisperers and animal communicators? Land whisperers demonstrate that land becomes healthy and productive when trauma experienced in its past is healed (e.g., wars) by (among other ways) acknowledgement, compassion and a loving, respectful approach.

Whale communicator Mary Getten, now of the Global Water Healing Meditation organization, wrote about Granny, an orca who was a matriarch in our local pods, who asked that when people pray over the Salish Sea and the oceans, that negative images not be described. Instead, Granny asked that we visualize clean, sparkling, healthy waters teeming with sea life. Animal communicators and some scientific experiments recognize whales as highly intelligent conscious beings, capable of feeling emotions. Therefore the images in our minds and our words may do them harm.

So while we need to carry out the actions that will clear and clean the seas, we also need to use our capacity to visualize, to help create and imagine vibrant waters and the good that will bring us and our nature allies. “Do no harm” in other familiar words.

Recently we sang a hymn about justice and peace coming to our world, which said, “the trees will clap their hands, dry land gush with springs, the hills and mountains shall break forth with singing” and the promised green of Eden comes (Hymn “Light Dawns on a Weary World”, ELW 726).

Singing and visualizing the best outcomes raises our spirits and brings hope. In these uncertain times, it is something we may practice as we “begin to remake the old in the raiment’s of the new” to get us walking together, dancing, and sharing.

We’d appreciate hearing your reports on trees that clap their hands at our Jazz Vespers, which will take place on Sunday, March 30. Contact Lucy Williams.

Producer message from Fred Culbert:

This year the Power of Music video event team will feature Country Songs + More by an array of iconic artists. The program will be presented at the Trinity Church parish hall in an evening performance on Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m.