10 Days continues to roll throughout Boston, the North and South Shores, Chico, California, and other places as well. Good reports continue to flow in:
Here's a brief discussion about what's been happening so far...
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Monday: A Day of Mourning the Protestant/Roman Catholic Divide
During the 10 days in 2011, we felt very strongly impressed to seek to engage with Roman Catholics in 2012. On my own, I would not have taken this initiative--it's such an enormous divide to bridge. Our hope this year was to have one gathering hosted by like-minded Roman Catholics. After pursuing a number of different options for host locations with the able assistance of John Spadaccini, nothing has worked out for us and our Monday night, which we reserved in hope, is standing empty.
For about a month, we've been discussing the possibility of having a "Day of Mourning" regarding the division between Protestants and Catholics. This division in Christ's body is historic, institutional, theological--mix in cultural separation, a few misunderstandings, and suspicion and it's a formidable barrier. As Gregg Detweiler exhorted us at the start of the 10 Days, part of "Discerning Christ's Body" at the Communion table is recognizing and mourning the divisions that exist.
We're going to do just that on Monday. We'd like to invite you into a day of fasting, prayer, and mourning (ie recognizing what we've lost/where we're supposed to be) over the division between Protestants and Catholics.
There will be no official evening gathering on Monday--we're saying by not gathering "we're missing part of our family". We will gather during the day from 2-4pm at St. Clements in Boston. This location is open 24/7 for prayer and is open to the public--we'll gather in a silent vigil. Through our silence, we'll be speaking to this division to "be removed" in Jesus' name. I think that God has a plan to remedy this enormous breach that is so incredible, most of us would not be able to believe it! If you're really looking for a place to gather in the evening, check here for a listing of R.Catholic prayer meetings
Monday Day of Mourning: St. Clements: 1105 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 (This is a location for 24/7 prayer)--silent Vigil, 2-4pm. No Evening gathering
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