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Now, I don't especially like the term "church" so I may use something else... like "coven." You can do what you want. But I happen to have already mapped out an example. (It is exactly that, just an example, so take if it's useful, change if you need, and don't stick to anything too closely.) Oh, this mapping also means that you would, for religious reasons, only be allowed to work under capitalism 4 days a week instead of 5.
Given the increases in productivity over the last 100 years, a 4 day work week is a completely reasonable expectation. If we have to annex Monday for the weekend by force of religion, so be it. It is rightfully ours anyway. If enough people try it, this will probably work. If it doesn't work, it just needs more people.
The Practice of Worship:
It is recommended to break down worship in to three sections: the functional, the communal, and the spiritual. It is also recommended to break these across multiple days. A common structure for some Christian churches is to take 10-15 minutes for announcements (Functional), an hour or two for services (Spiritual), followed by (Communal) coffee, tea, and cookies for an unspecified time up to two hours after. When starting or working with limited time a single compressed model like this may work, but it's not optimal.
- The Functional
The purpose of this section is to address the functional needs of the coven. Block out time (less than 90 minute blocks is recommended) to go through reports and updates from those involved in the Dispensary, Library, Works Committee (infrastructure), and Services Committee (providing services internally and, potentially, externally). Talk through any additional announcements, including those from other covens you may be federated with.
It is helpful to include unstructured communal time, such as shared meals, during or after functional meetings. As the federation grows, more time will be needed. It is recommended to break functional meetings, work parties, and such across multiple days. When a federation becomes sufficiently large, it is recommended to take every Monday, on top of Saturday and Sunday, as a third day of community and worship.
The scope of the functional spans 3 realms (which may be more-or-less fluid): the personal or family, the coven and federation, and humanity itself. It is up to each coven and individual to negotiate how to allocate the three days of the weekend once we have liberated Monday from the work week, but it is important to reserve it for one of these three. However, some people must work on weekends. Medical personnel, for example, cannot conform to a standard work week. While the work week should be universally restricted, which specific days are used will be up to the specific coven and their members.
A functional meeting can start with an agenda like the following:
Functional Invocation
Announcements
Report Backs
Dispensary
Inventory Check
What is low
What is empty
What is expiring
What is needed
Funds status
Library
Inventory Check and Items needing return
Library acquisition requests
Funds status and budget check
Works Committee
Upcoming projects
Subcommittee updates (Following the Works Committee agenda)
New committee formations
Funds status
Services Committee
New capabilities announcements
New needs requests
Subcommittee updates (Following the Works Committee agenda)
New committee formations
Funds status
Task Check
Breaking the Circle
This agenda is a suggestion for those who don't know where to start. It can be adapted or ignored as appropriate.
- The Spiritual
Spirituality is necessarily an undefined space. It is deeply personal. Each individual taking time to share their own personal spiritual experiences can help each connect with each other. This experience of connection can itself be a spiritual experience. It may also be useful to read esoteric, mystical, or philosophical texts together as type of "book club" and share thoughts. Others may draw from their own knowledge or traditions. This is something that must be defined together within a group.
- The Communal
The communal aspect of the practice of worship bind the coven and federation together. Within the community we find joy and release, connection and comfort. The coven is where we turn in times of need, and where we share our hopes and dreams.

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- Definite and distinct ecclesiastical government
This is explicitly defined in your legal documents. It's the way in which you "govern" things that are legally owned by the "church." If you're going to start a church with some people, you need to have a way of working together. The more formal you are about writing all this stuff out, the easier it will be when you *inevitably* have conflict. (Conflict is normal, so everyone should expect it.)
I also wrote something up about this. Again, it's an example (using the term "coven", because I like it more) so take it for what it's worth:
Group agreements are collectively defined rules that describe how members should interact. They may function to simplify interactions, ensure access needs are met, or to protect against the emergence of hierarchical behavior.
You can use the following prompts, or define your own:
- How should we interact with each other?
- What are your access needs?
- What would help you feel safe and respected?
- How should we deal with conflict?
- How do we deal with unanswerable questions?
- What is the process by which we update these agreements?
Write down these agreements. Edit them until you reach consensus. If it isn't possible to reach a consensus, the group may need to break apart to form separate covens.
Keep these available to refer to as they may be needed during services. These agreements will change over time. Keep them updated and be sure to check in regularly, perhaps even through a specific yearly ritual, to make sure they all still apply and no more are needed.

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Replaced article(s) found for physics.flu-dyn. https://arxiv.org/list/physics.flu-dyn/new
[1/1]:
- On the stability of an in-line formation of hydrodynamically interacting flapping plates
Monika Nitsche, Anand U. Oza, Michael Siegel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.04626 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/113270998236203403
- Side-wall wetting and linear stability of falling films
Hammam Mohamed, J\"orn Sesterhenn
https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.13300 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/114374794050144417
- An Omni-Temporal Theory for Hydrodynamic Dispersion and Reaction in Porous Media
Md Abdul Hamid, Kyle C. Smith
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.06063 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/114493702701690116
- Confirming Wave Turbulence Predictions in Rotating Turbulence
Omri Shaltiel, Omri Gat, Eran Sharon
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25446 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/115462467154250733
- Using Physics Informed Neural Network (PINN) and Neural Network (NN) to Improve a $k-\omega$ Turb...
Lars Davidson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.12493 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/115570134553603649
- Oscillating Detonation of Liquid Ammonia
Wenhao Wang, Zongmin Hu, Peng Zhang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.14167 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/115575358542454196
- On the Poisson-Source Basis of Logarithmic Wall-Pressure-Variance Growth
Jonathan M. O. Massey, Joseph C. Klewicki, Beverley J. McKeon
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.16776 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/115603689363840109
- Convolutional causal learning for aerodynamic flows
Ryo Koshikawa, Ryo Araki, Qiong Liu, Kai Fukami
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.19104 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/115971839485449464
- Assessing engineering wake models against operational data: insights from the Lillgrund wind farm...
Siguenza-Alvarado, Harrison, Mohammadi, Vishwakarma, Bossanyi, Landberg, Bastankhah
https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.21035 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_physicsfludyn_bot/115983015393462612
- Neural equilibria for long-term prediction of nonlinear conservation laws
Benitez, Hegazy, Guo, Dokmani\'c, Mahoney, de Hoop
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06933 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_csLG_bot/113825452743912532
- Self-similar rupture of thin films of power-law fluid
Michael C Dallaston, Steven A Kedda, Scott W McCue
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05383 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_condmatsoft_bot/115173629129170202
- Instability and self-propulsion of flexible autophoretic filaments
Ursy Makanga, Akhil Varma, Panayiota Katsamba
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10153 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_condmatsoft_bot/115207443699020835
- Analytical response functions for a compressible thin fluid layer with odd viscosity
Abdallah Daddi-Moussa-Ider, Yuto Hosaka, Shigeyuki Komura
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18136 https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_condmatsoft_bot/116119064615788127
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I have the desire to potter about with plants and get my new raised fruit/veg bed sorted out but apart from the blistering temperatures I've picked up a completely flattening virus from a colleague so I don't have the energy. I keep falling asleep when I sit down. I've put some nasturtium seedlings into a planter, moved the radish planter to the veg area and helped move a couple of bits into our summer seating area and that's me done.

Filing: SpaceX set aside $530M for potential litigation losses, including lawsuits involving Grok's "Spicy" mode, which it described as a "heightened risk" (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/spacex-ipo-grok-spicy-mode-risks/

SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing
The rocket company has set aside more than $500 million for potential litigation losses, in part to account for complaints alleging that Grok created sexualized images.

As the war in Iran enters its fifth month, Trump is increasingly frustrated that a conflict he once thought would be over in a matter of weeks has dragged on with no end in sight, administration officials and others close to the president said.
Some of Trump’s advisers now worry that the war
—which has resulted in higher prices, falling approval ratings and the deaths of more than a dozen U.S. servicemembers
—is consuming his presidency and damaging Republicans’ already dim pr…