Celticcreationcelebrations - St. David's Episcopal Church -- Spokane, Washington

Celtic creation celebrations

NEWS: The Celtic creation celebrations were featured in an article in the December, 2009 issue of The Fig Tree, Spokane's ecumenical newspaper.

Chants, community, creation spirituality
Our Celtic creation celebrations are held on the second and fourth Thursday evenings (with some adjustments) each month, in Stretch Hall with a potluck reception following. Feel free to bring a snack and/or beverage to share.

The music includes mandolin as well as piano, violin and percussion. Music Director Janet Dodd often has guest musicians adding to the celebrations. Depending on the occasion, the style of worship ranges from contemplative to celebratory. Always at the center we meet Christ and one another in a celebration of the Eucharist or Christian Communion.

Please come and bring a friend!

All celebrations are on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. except where noted.

Ash Wednesday, February 17 -- Following Jesus to the Desert
March 4 -- St. David
March 18 -- St. Patrick

The purpose of the Celtic creation celebration is to worship in an informal and communal setting by exploring the theologies and spiritualities of creation centered Christianity. We seek to address the hunger in some Christian circles for worship with a theology based on the goodness of creation and humanity.

It is not an attempt to mimic prayer and liturgies from other times and places, but to draw from the spirituality of ancient and indigenous cultures. The worship is also contemporary because much of its energy emerges out of the experience and creativity of other worshiping community’s practices today.

The style of worship remains flexible and evolving as we draw freely from alternative Anglican and ecumenical sources. We believe that worship should engage all the senses including our bodies, and so movement is an element of the worship for those who choose to enter into that experience.

We believe that God’s revelation is on-going and not confined to holy scripture, and so other voices from the Christian tradition are heard with the proclamation of the Gospel. The breaking-open of the Word is a task we share with the preacher. The service is supported by other Episcopalians and seekers in search of a spiritual home.