Rector’s Forum @ 10:00 a.m., May 23, 2021: Pentecost Poetry Slam
All Saints Pasadena’s inaugural Pentecost Poetry Slam will take place virtually during the Rector’s Forum at 10 a.m. The poetry offered will be to honor the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. The poets will speak to themes associated with Blackness, grief, injustice, hope, trauma, pride, resilience, and collective purpose. You don’t want to miss this act of creative boldness, commemoration of George Floyd, and celebration of Black lives with our renowned panel of poets Michael Nelder, Dr. Michael Datcher, Dr. Natalie J. Graham, Danielle Byrd and Jayden Anderson.
Sermon @ 11:15 a.m., May 23, 2021: Comenzamos con el amor / We begin with love / 我们从爱开始
“What is radical about the inclusion to which we aspire is not just that everyone is invited to this table but that everyone has equal claim to the power of this table. Equal opportunity to shape what happens at this table. Jesus was a revolutionary … Jesus was scandalous because he not only invited everyone to the table … he made space for those who were most marginalized in the community to set the agenda. Jesus was a revolutionary because he understood it wasn’t enough just to allow others a seat at a table you dominate, you have to explode the whole idea of dominance.”
“Lo que es radical de la inclusión a la que aspiramos, no es sólo que todos sean invitados a esta mesa, sino que todos tengan el mismo derecho del poder de esta mesa. Igualdad de oportunidades para dar forma a lo que sucede en esta mesa. Jesús fue un revolucionario… Jesús fue escandaloso porque no sólo invitaba a todos a la mesa… él hizo espacio para que los más marginados de la comunidad establecieran la agenda. Jesús fue un revolucionario porque entendía que no fue suficiente sólo permitir que los demás se sentaran en una mesa que tú dominas, tú tienes que explotar la idea completa del dominio.”
彻底的包容又是什么？我们受激励的包容不紧紧是邀请每一个人到圣坛来，而是每一个人在圣坛上都有同等的权利。在圣坛上彼此都有同等的机会。耶稣是革命性的：世人觉得他天理难容，是因为他不仅邀请每个人来到圣坛，而且去给容纳在社区中最被边缘化的人来创造空间，让他们来制定议程。耶稣是革命性的，因为他认为让别人在你主导的圣桌上有一席之地的不够的，你必须要推翻整个的支配主导意识。
Multilingual Sermon by Mike Kinman, Flor Quintanilla and Weicheng Zhao from virtual worship at 11:15 a.m. on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Acts 2:1–17, Psalm 104:1–4, 10–15, 27–30, Romans 8:14 –17, 22–27 and John 14:8–17.
Watch the entire 11:15 a.m. service from Sunday Morning Live on May 23. Follow along with the service leaflet for 11:15 a.m.
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