How should Catholic children be introduced to Scripture?
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Written for children aged 7–13, each chapter offers Key Points that help kids take away concrete lessons from every story, Key Connections that highlight how the Old Testament foreshadows the New, and quotes from saints, popes, and Church Fathers that help kids see where their very own Catholic faith comes from.
The Story of All Stories is truly how Catholic children were meant to encounter Scripture.
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Saturday, December 27, 2025
Fwd: This is how Catholic children were meant to encounter Scripture...
Fwd: Your 2025 Wrapped (Come and See edition)
Dear Rafé,
If all your favorite music and social media can do a "2025 Wrapped," we figured—why not us, too?
So, here it is.
Your Come and See 2025 Wrapped. (Minus any ads.)
The top moments YOU made possible this year:
Most-translated TV season in history
Season 1 of The Chosen officially broke a Guinness World Record. More languages than any TV show has ever reached. Ever.
Millions watched. For Free.
Through The Chosen App and The Chosen Lite, people around the world pressed play—freely. No subscriptions. No barriers.
Heart-language > everything
People didn't just watch. They understood. They heard the story of Jesus in the language they speak, pray, and think.
Unexpected places. Real people. Real impact.
From major cities to remote communities, stories kept coming in—hope restored, faith renewed, conversations started.
What made all of this possible? YOU did.
Your generosity. Your prayers. Your willingness to support the story—again and again.
If this were a real Wrapped, it would end with something like: "Thanks for being a top listener."
But this is bigger than that.
You helped carry the story of Jesus to the world.
And together, we're "just getting started."
-Your Friends at Come and See Foundation
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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Fwd: What's Happening in Tampa Bay Time Bank?
Announcements (9)
Planning Group for Tampa Time Bank Meet Ups?
Tampa Bay Timebank (Rita Cobbs) (ritacobbs31@gmail.com)
Announcement Posted On: December 02, 2025
Do you have ideas of good Timebank activities to bold community? Help us plan! Help with using your cell phone? Arts and crafts? Field trips in Florida? Climate and environmental activism? Growing Mango trees? Women's luncheon? Potluck? Music event? Park gathering, friendly dogs welcome? And meetups or orienta...Plans for regular Travel Zoom. Travel Tips/ Stories
Tampa Bay Time Bank
Announcement Posted On: December 02, 2025
Keep tuned for details on our travel sharing Zoom schedule. We have some world travelers among us who are willing to share tips and experiences. One has just returned from Peru, another soon back from New York. Perhaps we can schedule a Travel Zoom each month? One on a weekday after 5 pm? And, for those with a tough w...BONFIRE đź’Ą POTLUCK đź’Ą SAT 12/13
Tampa Bay Time Bank
Announcement Posted On: November 22, 2025
Join us and bring friends for a gathering under the stars! Share community projects, stories, music and good energy. Come early and help set up. If you've been wanting to connect, this is your chance. Bring a dish to share and enjoy a peaceful night with an area wide TimeBank community from Sarasota to Spring Hil...Cosmic Cafe Book Salon at the Store
Tampa Bay Time Bank
Announcement Posted On: November 11, 2025
You are invited to participate in this non traditional, radical adventure in consciousness. Bring the book of your choice‼️ See website GrokingWholeness.info for more information. Timebank hours for attending. For now, in person only.We had a great time at the Abundance Swap 11/8 Saturday at Life Enrichment Cente
Tampa Bay Time Bank
Announcement Posted On: November 09, 2025
We did it again. Hooray‼️Outside tables under the trees like last year. We help LEC celebrate their members' arts and crafts. Robin Hicks coordinated the event. Tammy Bertoncini led the set up and take down. Both made good friends with LEC members and folks from the area. This was a good chance to declutter and f...Dish washer
Tammy Bertoncini (Redniner1@aol.com)
Request Posted On: October 09, 2025
I need a functional dish washer. Any leads? You can call coordinator or text / call me. Please help.Help Cookie Diplomacy Team
Tampa Bay Time Bank
Request Posted On: September 25, 2025
We need a small number of tb members near or in Tampa who can pick up and deliver wonderful cookies to homeless outreach, and to worthwhile nonprofits, children's centers and other programs. Friday availability is helpful as is driving ability. So far we have a great team for Cookie Diplomacy, a team of six. We need...Book Salon Attendance and Participation
Tampa Bay Time Bank
Request Posted On: September 03, 2025
The Book Rescuers in Largo will host a non traditional adventure in consciousness. Timebank credits are earned by participating. 6-7:30 pm (2nd Tuesday of every month). Contact DouglasBonar108@gmail.com With ideas or questions.Nontraditional Book Salon - seeking co-conspirators
The Connection Partners (Douglas Bonar) (douglasbonar108@gmail.com)
Request Posted On: August 11, 2025
Seeking consultation on structuring and marketing a very nontraditional book club entitled Cosmic Café Book Salon. I've contracted with a local bookstore in Pinellas County to host the monthly gathering. What makes the book salon nontraditional is that you bring to the event the book that you are reading that insp...Advice on Repairing a Mirror
Tampa Bay Time Bank
Request Posted On: July 22, 2025
Has anyone used glue to repair a mirror. I have a cracked mirror that I want to keep.Spirituality/Philosophy: Misc. Spirituality
Julia King
Offer Posted On: October 03, 2025
I facilitate a Dream Work Process for dream integration. I have shared this process with dreamers 6 to 84 years old. It's fun and can take under 10 minutes. More advanced processes take longer. Dream fragments, frightening dreams, reoccurring dreams, lucid dreams — all dreams are welcome. An easy step by...i will call people who welcome a friendly conversation.
Rosemary Wells (Rosemarywells1949@gmail.com)
Offer Posted On: September 30, 2025
I enjoy talking with people and have had years of experience in home health. I can phone and perhaps Zoom.Delicious cookies sometimes available for good causes - community development
Tampa Bay Time Bank
Offer Posted On: August 23, 2025
Please contact with request giving advance notice.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Your Next Steps : Resources from Our Hub Activation Call -
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From: u-school for Transformation by Presencing Institute <hubs@presencing.org>
Date: August 28, 2025 at 11:34:58 AM EDT
To: stars2man@gmail.com
Subject: Resources from Our Hub Activation Call - Your Next Steps
Reply-To: hubs@presencing.org
Email from Presencing Institute
Dear E. Rafael
Dear Hub Hosts,
Thank you for joining us last week for our Hub Activation Call. It was energizing to sense the collective intention in the room and hear the diverse ways you're thinking about convening your communities for the u-lab journey ahead.
Whether you're seasoned in hosting or just beginning to explore the possibility, you're part of a global network of changemakers creating the conditions for transformation to emerge locally while staying connected to our worldwide learning community.
Revisit the Conversation
- Watch the Full Recording: Access the complete session to revisit our exploration of hub activities, early engagement strategies, and community-building approaches.
- Watch Dayani's Hub Origin Story In this 15-minute excerpt, Dayani Centeno-Torres shares her journey of starting a local hub—from initial inspiration to building a thriving 10-year community. Her essential insight: focus on creating experiences and relationships. "Focus on the experience and people will go back to understanding the details later. They just need the experience to see that something different is possible in terms of relationships, working together, and having a different vision of the future."
Some Possible Next Steps
Based on our conversation and the journaling we did together, here are some immediate next steps you could explore:
- Reach out to 1-2 potential collaborators who might join you in co-hosting
- Identify your first small gathering opportunity (could be as simple as inviting 3-5 people for coffee and conversation about the course themes)
- Review the Hub Host Guide for practical resources
- Connect with other hub hosts in the Hub Host Space to share ideas and ask questions
Stay Connected
Here are some upcoming optional community sessions that you may want to have on your calendar, and / or possibly share with others in your network:
We had a Community Activation Call scheduled next Tuesday, September 2nd, however, as a team we're realizing the need to reduce the number of calls, and to direct that energy towards our course-kick off on September 11th.
Hub Activation Call: Thursday, September 4th, 9:00-10:00 AM EDT / Zoom Link to Join
If you're considering hosting a hub this year and would like to learn more about convening your community through the u-lab journey, you're welcome to join this session designed for current and aspiring hub hosts.
Course Kick-off Call: September 11, 9:00-10:00 AM EDT / Zoom Link to Join
Join us live as we officially launch the 8-week journey together.
During the session, Dayani highlighted: this isn't about creating "your" hub—it's about activating community space where transformation can emerge through collective practice and authentic connection.
It's about cultivating the social soil. What could emerge through the different islands of coherence we might each nurture this u-lab season?
With gratitude for your commitment to this work,
Dayani, Deniz, Stefan and the rest of The u-lab Team
We opened our time together with Charles Starrett sharing grounding principles for holding safe and generative spaces—a reminder that how we set the container becomes the soil for what grows out of content we explore together. These principles were developed and refined by Jung, Charles, and other hub collaborators over the past years.
Grounding Principles for Hub Spaces
From Charles Starret, shared during our Hub Activation Call:
- Confidentiality: We keep our own experience, but leave who said what in the room.
- No Expectation to Speak: There is no obligation or expectation to speak. We share if we feel something wants to be shared. My participation with my presence is already a gift to the group, and the group's presence is a gift to me.
- Present and Practicing: In our shared space, participation means being present and practicing listening with an open mind of curiosity, an open heart of compassion, and an open will of courage. Noticing what comes up and attending to it with care.
- No Advice Giving: There is no advice giving. We are not here to fix things or to find solutions, but to see more clearly and broadly. As for feedback, we share our own wisdom of seeing, feeling and sensing what wants to emerge in our generative field, using "I" statements.
- Silence is Welcome: Silence is part of the conversation and we welcome it. Anyone may request a pause for the group to take a moment of silence at any time.
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Your contribution is deeply appreciated.
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