7online.com: Praying passenger is removed from plane 4/17/08
I don’t want to be too dismissive and need to know more specifics, but on the face of it this smacks of the kind of prayer that’s less private piety and more public propriety. I don’t know if it could have been started earlier or not to be considered right and proper, but it sure sounds like an attention-getting device.
Advocacy organization Avaaz.org delivered a petition to the UN yesterday, raising awareness and forcing the Security Council to pay attention to the Zimbabwe crisis that seems to be brewing.
They also flew a huge banner over New York…
Via: Flickr Title: Avaaz Aerial Banner for Zimbabwe By: Avaazorg
Originally uploaded: 16 Apr ’08, 2.25pm CDT PST
Choirmistress Mary does a lot for us, and frequently pays out of pocket for new music and things she thinks we need in order to look and sound like a seasoned choir, and not a ragtag group that formed a little over a year ago. So one of our members found a Christmas ornament that mirrored a unicorn print that Mary has in her home and we presented it to her last night.
We also had a wonderful surprise from another choir member who’s been battling brain cancer; she got amazing news from her oncologist. Let’s not say “miracle” yet, but it’s thrillingly good news. I knew something was up when I saw her hop out of her husband’s truck and walk with a bounce in her step (and no cane) to the door. She’s kicking cancer’s ass
It was a really, really good practice last night. We’ll be working on some challenging music over the summer, but also we’ll do a couple of things during the “slow” season of single services and twice-monthly practices instead of weekly practices. We’re working on a Hebrew piece called “Oseh Shalom” that we’ll segue into “Let There Be Peace On Earth” for a service sometime in July with a peace and justice theme.
Via: Flickr Title: Fwd: Gift By: GinnyRED57
Originally uploaded: 17 Apr ’08, 7.47am CDT PST