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June 12, 2007 at 12:06pm  
mmmmm

Remember how important it is to share.

I have seen every flavor BUT the Cinnamon, but I'll be looking on your behalf.
November 01, 2007 at 5:54am  

IMPORTANT SNACK UPDATE

 I finally got some Cinnamon Sun Chips yesterday.  They had them at Walmart, along with Caramel Apple and some sort of Graham flavor.  I have to say that I was underwhelmed.  They had an odd flavor, I thought.  Cinnamon pita chips are much better.  And Stacy's Pita Chips is a sponsor of Alex's Lemonade Stand, which is a charity that benefits childhood cancer.  Stacy's will send you a free case of 48- 1 oz.bags of chips for your own Alex's Lemonade Stand fundraiser.  They call it "Chipping In Against Childhood Cancer."  

November 09, 2007 at 12:26pm  
I like sun Chips too.
I am bothered about the comment on church not being relevent when my kids are often saying that to me.  So what do we do to become more relevent, besides PACEM, and IMPACT?  That's really just jumping on someone elses bandwagon, worthy, but not original.
November 11, 2007 at 1:46pm  
I heartily support Impact and Pacem, but I have to concur with Ruth that they don't forge any unique community identity for Peace. 
I have been feeling that we are discussing many issues out of context.  We need to know more about our neighborhood, rather than assuming we already know what life is like for the youth and adults around us. 
One idea is for a group to intentionally make new friends, no strings attached, no surreptitious recruiting, among people we would for whatever reason usually not make significant contact with.  Schools, retail, sports fields, e.g.  Then we could intentionally gather, say once a month or so, and talk (respecting confidences and general privacy issues) about what we had learned through these friendships.  Out of this might come the idea that leads to the idea that leads to the idea that really makes sense for Peace in terms of chemistry, character, commitment and competence.

A more overt strategy would be a concert series, or some other non-religious gathering idea (the most common "emergent" strategy seems to be coffee and pastries, combined with some form of art or expression), in a location outside the church, sponsored by Peace but with no strings attached. 

I'm sure someone has an as good or better idea.  The point is to forge all kinds of twisty little paths into the real life of our neighborhood(s), and discover how Peace could become irreplaceable to the community, not simply a haven and mini-community for us. 

best wishes to all
ken
November 14, 2007 at 7:48am  

This is just little old me talking, but I think jumping on someone else's bandwagon might be exactly what we should do.  We do not need to reinvent the wheel.  If there are some really good, functional, healthy "bandwagons" out there, we will do more good by humbly jumping on than we will trying to build our own. It is exciting to start something new, but it isn't always necessary.

 Starting small could work better.  Being more intentional about our relationships would be a great first step. If everyone took a step outside their comfort zone--took a class, attended a meeting, volunteered for something, got to know someone at a business we frequent, invited the neighbors over,  think of how much larger our circle of "twisty little paths" would be.  

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