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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.

Canadian challenger bank Koho raised a CA$130M Series E at a CA$1.33B valuation, up from $800M in 2023, as it nears obtaining a Canadian banking license (Josh Scott/BetaKit)
https://betakit.com/koho-becomes-canadas-latest-unicorn-following-130-mi…

Koho becomes Canada’s latest unicorn following $130-million Series E round | BetaKit
The FinTech firm has passed 2.5 million users as it navigates the “final stages” of acquiring a banking licence.

Wenn Ihr Euch mal zwei Stunden richtig fremdschämen wollt, empfehle ich den grandios guten Dokumentarfilm "Meanwhile in Namibia" von Jonas Spriestersbach.
Filmkritik von @… hier:

MEANWHILE IN NAMIBIA von Jonas Spriestersbach | Sennhausers Filmblog
Es ist immer wieder erstaunlich, mit welcher Bereitwilligkeit sich viele Leute vor einer Kamera um Kopf und Kragen reden, ohne es zu merken. Der Altmeister solcher Sammeltätigkeiten ist der Österreicher Ulrich Seidl, aber mit seinem jüngsten Dokumentarfilm kann ihm der Hamburger Jonas Spriestersbach (Tiere, 2019) durchaus das Wasser reichen. Für seine «No Budget»-Produktion ist Spriestersbach nach

Crowd embraces dragon sculpture with drum in center at opening for new dragon boat mural
#photo #photography #ithaca #mural

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Following Hegseth and Hurst’s previous testimony two weeks ago, analyst Stephen Semler estimated that the U.S. government had spent
$71.8 billion over the first 60 days of the Iran war, or an average of $1.2 billion per day.
Aguilar also referred to similar estimates during his questioning, saying,
“Outside reporting estimates have indicated that the war costs could be a billion dollars a day.”
Later, as Hegseth began his opening speech at the Senate Subcommittee Hear…

Hegseth Won’t Say Whether Parents Should Forgo Childcare to Cover Defense Budget
The budget “will ensure the US continues to maintain the world’s most powerful and capable military,” he said.

This is the third fatality at this German border crossing in a year time, following a similar incident at another Dutch-German border crossing barely a week ago.
https://www.oost.nl/nieuws/3646158/dode-bij-ongeluk-op-a1-busje-botst-ac…

Dode bij ongeluk op A1: busje botst achterop file richting Duitse grens
Bij een ongeluk op de A1 bij De Lutte is vanmiddag de bestuurder van een busje om het leven gekomen. Het voertuig botste volgens de eerste berichten achterop een vrachtwagen die in de file stond richting de Duitse grens.

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Irgendwann mal schreibe ich selbst AGB, welche auf private Regelwerke verweisen, die nur kostenpflichtig verfügbar sind 🤬
So was wie "Für die Gültigkeit dieses Vertrags und der daraus entstehenden Pflichten gelten, sofern nicht schriftlich anders vereinbart, ausschliesslich die Regeln des Handbuchs DMG D&D 5e 2024 in der deutschen Fassung."
#Recht

National parks are deteriorating. There’s a fix Congress isn’t making.
The national park system faces a maintenance backlog of $24 billion in crumbling roads, aging water systems, washed-out trails and dilapidated visitor facilities.
That is more than seven times the National Park Service’s annual budget.

Last month, committees in both the House and Senate advanced bipartisan bills to dedicate roughly $1.3 billion annually for park maintenance over the next five years. …

America’s national parks are falling apart. Congress can fix them.
Legislators should fund routine maintenance to prevent bigger problems.