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@hex@kolektiva.social
2026-06-27 04:05:41

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.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-27 06:10:50

Sources: Meituan, Baidu, Xiaomi, and other Chinese tech giants have been trimming their workforces, fueling Chinese workers' concerns of being replaced by AI (Wency Chen/South China Morning Post)
scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/arti…

@publicvoit@graz.social
2026-05-27 13:49:25

US tech firms share #Dutch regulator officials’ names with senate
dutchnews.nl/2026/05/us-tech-f

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-05-27 07:30:11

Globe
(Trollius, Trollblume, Ranunculaceae)
#BloomScrolling #NaturePhotography #Photography

Close up photo of a closed yellow globeflower, its interleaved pedals protecting the precious cargo inside...
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-04-28 11:00:14

"Five European countries will save 58% on energy bills this year thanks to clean power"
#Europe #Energy #Renewables

@heiseonline@social.heise.de
2026-04-28 09:35:00

Weltraumteleskop TESS: In alten Daten 10.000 Exoplaneten-Kandidaten entdeckt
TESS sucht seit 2018 nach Exoplaneten und hat schon tausende Kandidaten identifiziert. Jetzt kommen über 10.000 weitere hinzu, deren Bestätigung steht aber aus.

@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-04-28 20:47:55

Setting the white balance on those boxes of comic books in the corner made this look like a 1970s movie so I'll take it
#photo #photography #ithaca

Princess lea with a large bag and light purple lightsaber with lighting that looks strangely red in bac
@Defiance@sfba.social
2026-04-28 02:10:23

These two crows have been dive bombing this red tailed hawk the past several hours.
The hawk is super chill about it 😂
#nature #wildlife #birds

Top of a large California redwood tree with blue sky in the background. You can see a sand colored bird sitting atop the tree as a pair of crows do several fly by’s.
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-28 20:15:50

Fonoa, which helps enterprises manage indirect tax compliance, raised a $110M Series C led by Headline and acquired PwC's Indirect Tax Edge platform (Ryan Lawler/Axios)
axios.com/pro/fintech-deals/20

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-06-28 08:06:34

Wednesday night, last light at 2850 meters...
#SilentSunday #LandscapePhotography #CloudAppreciation

A high alpine glacial landscape with ice fields and snow patches during blue hour, a valley with its meandering glacial creek leading towards a pass in the distance.  Some of the summits are catching the last sun rays, as are the big cumulus clouds forming above.