Dave Butko

Epiphany – Sunday Gathering

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021
by Dave Butko
Sermons, Worship

A gathering for the Epiphany 2021 This Sunday, we turn to the unveiling of the teaching of Jesus to the world. The Gospel is again accompanied by powerful images of… Read More »Epiphany – Sunday Gathering

First Sunday After Christmas – Sunday Gathering

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020
by Dave Butko
Worship

A Gathering on the First Sunday after Christmas 2020 In today’s service, we’re lucky to hear many interesting and thought provoking readings and the Gospel is brought to life with… Read More »First Sunday After Christmas – Sunday Gathering

Christ Taking Birth Forever

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020
by Dave Butko
Reflections, Sermons, Worship

A Gathering on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2020 This Sunday, we light our fourth candle on our Advent Wreath, symbolizing love. Homilist Joanna Manning delivers a sermon on Luke’s… Read More »Christ Taking Birth Forever

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15apr7:15 pm8:45 pmMoved OnlineVirtual EventLifting Spiritsmusic, poetry and cocktails

Event Details

music, poetry and cocktails

Cocktail hour is a state of mind. It is a little bit of ritual that helps unwind from a difficult day or can make us more ready to be with others. Booze is optional, but the time that is taken to make oneself a beautiful drink should be celebrated and cherished.

My vision in creating Lifting Spirits is to capture some of the good parts of church (and bar) culture and to bring it into a welcoming and non-dogmatic space where we celebrate art and beauty, take care of each other, listen, celebrate, mourn, and hold. Currently connected to Holy Trinity TO, this is not a religion, it is a way of being with each other with few rules: be kind, listen, seek joy.

We start with a little cocktail building session at 7:15pm for about 15 minutes. I’ll post the materials list a few days beforehand in my email broadcast. There is also a Lifting Spirits Channel on YouTube where cocktail information and some performances are collected for your later enjoyment.

Once we have equipped ourselves with a libation, we’ll wander up to my studio for a little open mic, poetry reading and conversation. If you’d like to play something or recite something, that would be fantastic. We can improvise, but it doesn’t hurt if I have some idea how many want to share something beforehand. In between performances we’ll chat. If the numbers grow enough that it’s hard to chat, then we’ll start to use the breakout rooms.

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