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as i wrote it significant other while noting the importance of this story cautions me not to get too heavy almost four years ago i wandered into a rather amazing sim in second life sl what significant other finds amazing is that they didn t boot me out but i digress the sim was first united church of christ ucc and it was and still is a real life rl church dedicated to the needs of its congregants inworld over the years i ve followed the journey of first ucc s pastor jerome jer newstart his team and his congregation as they ve grown from an experimental church to a fully accepted congregation in the ucc in rl i attended their services danced at their functions even showed up as the fourth doctor once and explored their gardens and grounds i met some extraordinary people one of the best builders inworld a woman raising funds for a service dog and another who helps raise funds for children to come to america for an education that they might not have otherwise i turned to them when i met others inworld who needed help in rl and was looking for assistance for them they were there for me when i had some rough times in rl and needed someone to listen significant other nods here there were many other moments too like when they declared to be an open affirming church meaning all are welcome including yours truly ok i m biased it s my blog i m entitled first ucc are great people doing great work why am i writing this story now well because jer the pastor has kicked it up a notch he s just written and published a book about his journey to ministry in sl and i m going to talk about it for a bit full disclosure here i m also biased towards other writers especially those who get published in rl jer s book is entitled ministry to the avatars building a real church in a virtual world and recounts his personal journey to sl and the development of his congregation he also goes into detail about the rl legal and church requirements to establish first ucc most importantly he discusses his congregation s outreach to those in need particularly those from the lgbtqia communities when he writes about how there are people inworld who could lose their lives in rl for whom they are the importance and seriousness of jer s work is driven home starkly while the book deals with a faith community in sl it s lessons can be applied to any community wishing to establish itself unfortunately my crazy rl schedule precluded me from meeting with jer inworld to discuss his book however he was kind enough to answer my questions via email for this story i asked why he wrote this book his reply was i realized that since there is no other church in second life in a mainline denomination that also has real life standing that there is really no record of the why and the how that underlies the founding of this ministry the book is my effort to chronicle that i also believe that the church needs to seriously and pro actively look at new ways of being the church while there is no reason to suggest the wider church quit doing what is now does well the numbers in re attendance are real that suggests we need an additional element in the paradigm that is the modern church so chronicle what we did and suggest why such steps are really important in a wider view i then asked if writing the book changed his thinking in any way jer shared his thoughts frankly the ministry has been received with a warmth that is beyond my most hopeful expectations we have a solid base of members and friends and more discover us all the time i think that discovery may well be enhanced with increased familiarity on the part of the wider church that is happening but and understandably it is a slow process the new is always a challenge for churches and the out of the box new well perhaps even more so my conviction that what we are doing matters to real people grows seemingly by the day thanks in large part to my wonderful colleagues both lay and clergy i have come to realize that we need to continue to develop the scope of our offerings accordingly we have added both bible and book study opportunities our clergy believe that we ought to offer challenging but fun educational experiences the initial efforts have been very well received and much is in the planning stages a look at the calendar page on our website will reveal that there is a lot going on at least 15 events a week in many weeks as for future plans for first ucc he wrote we hope to expand the ministry into other virtual universes i have been watching the progress of the opensim project in fact we have been offered locations in other virtual worlds but are not able to staff those yet but we will like the rest of the development of this ministry it takes time and willing people to lead we ll find them or they ll find us in terms of second life growth we re committed to that our newest offerings have begun to attract european friends and we are delighted to reach that population segment his final comments were i am convinced god led me to found first ucc second life i am equally convinced that god led incredibly talented caring people to join the team the ministry is a team effort it could never have grown as it has without a caring cadre of people who believe the good news of the gospel needs to be shared and that this is a wonderful exciting new way to do that we ve just begun really i recommend obtaining a copy of jer s book to all who either wish to his and first ucc s story better how a community can be established inworld or just to learn about how the veil between rl and sl has been pierced with this church i ve enjoyed my time with jer and first ucc and reading their history some of which was new to me helped me to understand them and their mission better ministry to the avatars building a real church in a virtual world can be purchased here on amazon and please don t forget to leave a review on amazon if you like it i d like to thank jer for taking the time to answer my questions for this story i d also like to thank him his team and their congregation for all the hospitality and assistance that they ve extended to me over the years as always i m grateful to all inworld for their kindness and time in stopping to talk with a stranger who was passing through their lives my twitter handle is webspelunker please feel free to follow me and i d be happy to follow you i can be found on google as webspelunker ghostraven my flickr photostream is located here on skype i m webspelunker ghostraven i welcome feedback from readers please either comment on my blog or e mail me at webspelunker gmail com if you would like to read about my other adventures in second life please click here open roads and kind fires posted by webspelunker at 3 55 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels first ucc first united church of christ how to minister to the needs of others in second life jerome newstart lgbtqia second life sl the fourth doctor webspelunker saturday december 2 2017 an international christmas in second life our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred and we are better throughout the year for having in spirit become a child again at christmastime laura ingalls wilder it s that time of the year again it seems like it was here only yesterday we wonder where the past year has gone we look forward to the winter solstice and with of all of this some of us look forward to christmas i reassure significant other that a certain list has been received in second life sl christmas is very much alive just as in real life rl but perhaps no more so than in mieville where the indefatigable perryn peterson its mayor and his elves have been pulling extra shifts to get ready for the christmas holiday inworld in christmases past mieville has been host to a christmas carol an elizabethan christmas with a frozen river thames and a winter wonderland to name but a few themes perryn and his band of merry elves have not been lacking for ideas for this year s christmas its theme is a world winter festival and it s all waiting for you to come and enjoy come see christmas from mexico africa australia japan germany and north america there is much to see and do as always visitors will be able to visit merchants in over one hundred booths and wagons peruse their goods there ll be entertainment gachas ice skating dancing food and drinks and much more and of course don t forget the new and improved mini hunt where each merchant will have a surprise gift hidden in their establishment for shoppers to try and find mieville wouldn t be mieville without new and magical attractions this year has almost all new buildings gorgeous landscaping by mike olbracht beautiful dance area wintery rides and much more they ve outdone themselves as usual yes admittedly i m biased but given the wonderful experiences which perryn and his team produce consistently for their visitors i think i m entitled i heartily recommend visiting mystic yule in mieville which runs from december 1 st to 31 st and can be located here maybe you ll even run into me there i d like to thank perryn and his elves for another wonderful seasonal event and for assisting me in preparing this story for all my loyal readers all three of you i d also like to thank the companion who took all the beautiful photos used in this story and the others which can be found on this flickrpage happy holidays to all from significant other and me as always i m grateful to all inworld for their kindness and time in stopping to talk with a stranger who was passing through their lives my twitter handle is webspelunker please feel free to follow me and i d be happy to follow you i can be found on google as webspelunker ghostraven my flickr photostream is located here on skype i m webspelunker ghostraven i welcome feedback from readers please either comment on my blog or e mail me at webspelunker gmail com if you would like to read about my other adventures in second life please click here open roads and kind fires posted by webspelunker at 5 28 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels a international christmas in second life christmas mieville mike olbracht perryn peterson second life sl webspelunker friday october 6 2017 happy halloween in second life if in any quest for magic in any search for sorcery witchery legerdemain first check the human spirit rod serling halloween is one of my favorite holidays in real life rl no i don t go trick or treating anymore significant other made me stop autumn is in full riot when it occurs summer is a memory it s then followed by my next favorite holiday thanksgiving which then leads to my favorite one of the whole year christmas of course second life sl is no slouch either when it comes to halloween in fact it may give rl a run for its money here imho halloween may be the biggest holiday inworld with the biggest and baddest costumes and parties not to mention all the haunted spooky locations that pop up to be visited naturally at this time of the year i turn to my oldest friend inworld perryn peterson mayor of mieville and impresario extraordinaire of its social life to tell me what he and his merry band are up to for halloween we re not to be disappointed this year s theme is a magical town with a hint of witchcraft and magic thrown in for good measure that happens to be surmounted by an impressive castle the town is called floxwarts and the event is called floxwarts halloween the spirit of halloween is evident throughout the town this is without a doubt the most involved town setting from the gang at mieville for one i kept getting lost significant other says no surprise there and is willing to bet i wouldn t stop to ask for directions either there are a myriad of streets alleys byways and dead ends oh and btw watch out for the spiders in the alleyways and the whomping willow just go see for yourself with that last one as in all mieville events floxwarts halloween is a non stop social whirl leading up to the main event on halloween close to one hundred merchants are offering their wares in shops and carts throughout the town for the shopping pleasure of visitors entertainments gachas dancing amusements food and drinks and much more will be available to delight guests a pumpkin hunt whereby players can earn points by catching small pumpkins rolling around all over the place to buy gifts will be ongoing during floxwarts halloween this is very similar to the acorn hunt in the last renaissance faire there are new merchants to add to the growing community a few are porcelan resident xanna wahwah and abondurant resident aka miss phoebe be sure to check out the floxwarts express an amazing train assembled exclusively for this event by troy waxman hint you can find it by following the little blue arrow on the floor of the main actually the only train station a must for train aficionados there will be broomstick riding and unicorns don t miss floxwarts castle either floo powder will transport you around which you can find in the fireplace at the faulty firkin arrival area where you ll start your journey also check out the chairs there too as always a mieville production is fun and well worth attending floxwarts halloween is no exception i strongly recommend your going especially if you enjoy halloween as much as i do further mieville is a wonderful community of people to go and hang out with and in case you don t believe me floxwarts halloween has been included on sl s top haunted places tour hunt this year floxwarts halloween runs from october 7 th to the 31 st and can be located here please come and enjoy yourselves and maybe you ll run into me additional pictures from floxwarts halloween can be found on this flickr page i d like to thank the companion for once again helping me out and taking all these wonderful photos i d also like to thank perryn for once again taking the time from his busy schedule to give a pre opening tour and to everyone in mieville who make wonderful events like floxwarts halloween happen as always i m grateful to all inworld for their kindness and time in stopping to talk with a stranger who was passing through their lives my twitter handle is webspelunker please feel free to follow me and i d be happy to follow you i can be found on google as webspelunker ghostraven my flickr photostream is located here on skype i m webspelunker ghostraven i welcome feedback from readers please either comment on my blog or e mail me at webspelunker gmail com if you would like to read about my other adventures in second life please click here open roads and kind fires posted by webspelunker at 5 00 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels floxwarts gacha halloween halloween in second life happy halloween in second life mieville perryn peterson second life sl webspelunker saturday september 23 2017 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