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SACRED HERB CHURCH APRIL 27 1997
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APPROXIMATELY 35 ATTENDED
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THE NIGHT BEFORE THE REVERENDS AGREED TO MEET EARLY AND DISCUSS A *
SCHEDULE PLAN BUT REV. MIKE DOMANGUE AND JOSHUA. ALSO THE NIGHT *
BEFORE; THE REVERENDS AGREED THAT THE PUBLIC GROUNDS WOULD BE TOO *
WET FOR THE GROUP TO TRAMPLE THROUGH THE SOAKED GRASS AND TURN IT *
TO MUD. SO THE SUGGESTION WAS TO SAY A LITTLE PRAYER AND SUGGEST *
THAT EVERYBODY GO HOME AND CELEBRATE WITH THEIR FAMILY OR FRIENDS. *
SO JOSHUA CONCLUDED AND ACCUSED THE OTHERS FOR PUTTING IN A NICE *
WAY TO SAY THAT CHURCH IS CANCELED. HE PROTESTED THAT IF THAT'S *
WHAT THE OTHERS WANTED; THEN HE WILL STAY BEHIND FOR ANYONE WHO IS *
IN NEED FOR CHURCH; AND WILL CONDUCT CHURCH.
THAT DAY; AFTER THE SURROGATE REVERENDS MEETING, IN WHICH A *
DRUMMING GROWER JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN FRONT OF THE UPPERROOM WHERE *
WE GATHER; AND DONATED A GENEROUS AMOUNT OF HIS CROP FOR US TO *
BLESS. ALSO WAYNE OF THE COLORADO LIGHTLINE (A RAINBOW *
ORGANIZATION) CAME TO MEET THE REVERENDS THAT DAY.
ONCE A GOOD NUMBER WAS GATHERED REV. MIKE SEEMED TO LEAD THE GROUP *
DOWN THE SIDEWALK TO A SMALL PARKING ALCOVE NEXT TO A RESTAURANT AND *
ASSUMED HE WOULD JUST DO A PRAYER AND THEN DISMISS THE GROUP.
REBECCA PROTESTED FIRST AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHERS FOLLOWED
MIKE RETREATED AND JOINED THE REST AS THEY DECIDED TO GO TO CANYON *
PARK AFTERALL. BUT JUST BEFORE EVERYONE LEFT, A RESTAURANTEUR *
WALK INTO THE MIDDLE OF US AND ASKED IF ANYONE WANTED TO WASH DISHES *
THAT EVENING. ONE DUDE RAISED HIS HAND AND SHE IMMEDIATELY SAID:
"YOU'RE HIRED! BE HERE 5 O'CLOCK.
AT THE PARK:
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THE MUSICAL GROUP DOUBLE DOSE WAS REPRESENTED TO PROMOTE THEIR *
RAINBOW BENEFIT CONCERT.
REV. MICHAEL DOMANGUE ARRIVED AS A GUEST; ALTHOUGH HE IS THE *
ELDER OF THE CHURCH.
JOSHUA THANKED EVERYBODY FOR THEIR PARTICIPATING IN THE 420 : APRIL *
20 CELEBRATION; AND DISCUSSED THE UNSUNG ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE *
BREAD DRIVE WHICH FED 312 PEOPLE WITH 48 DOZEN LOAVES OF BREAD, *
DONUTS, AND SCONES. JUST THE DAILY CAMERA NEWSPAPER RAN A STORY
ON THE GATHERING AND CALLED IT A RALLY.
HE THEN SAID HE WAS GOING TO IMPROVISE THIS DAY AND DIDN'T PREPARE *
ANYTHING TO READ OR PERFORM. HE REPEATED A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT *
THE DIFFERENT TOPICS HE WISHED TO SHARE WITH THE GROUP THROUGHOUT *
THE NEAR FUTURE: NATIVE AMERICAN FOLKLORE, MEDITATION AND *
LISTENING EXERCISES, GROUP PARTICIPATION, AND LEARNING *
TO BE PRESENT WITHIN THEIR EVERY MINUTE; AND FINALLY TO *
OPEN OUR HEARTS TO OUR CREATOR, AND TO EACH OTHER.
THERE WAS MUCH DISCUSSION ON OBTAINING PROPERTY FOR THE CHURCH *
DOMINANTLY LED BY REV. MIKE DOMANGUE.
A FEW OTHERS SHARED SOME UNRECORDED WORDS.
BROTHER RAY INSISTED FOR EACH OF US TO ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE AT *
EASE. WHEN YOU ARE AT EASE YOU WILL NOT BE IN DISEASE.S
REBECCA ALWAYS HAS GOOD BLESSINGS FOR EVERYBODY.
SHE MADE A STAND FOR HELP AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE INNER CIRCLE.
SOME PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER BUT WONT BE AVAILABLE FOR *
LONG.