Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (April 21-27)

A photo of a mannequin of a Romulan woman in uniform (from Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Welcome to this week’s geek digest. We especially remember our Orthodox brothers & sisters as they enter the final week before Holy Week. May the Lord bless you in preparation for the remembrance and celebration of the mysteries of our redemption! April 21 – Star Trek fans recognize the names of Romulus & Remus – …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (April 14-21)

Noah Webster, The Schoolmaster of the Republic print by Root & Tinker (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Another week, another digest! We hope that you are enjoying the beginning of spring here in the Pacific Northwest. And if it turns out that we’re not quite done with rain yet, perhaps a bit of geeky trivia – perhaps enjoyed with a cup of coffee – but tide you over while we await warmer …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (April 7-13)

A photo of NASA's first astronaut class, called the Mercury 7 (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Thank you to all who attended our Future of Doxacon Seattle meeting this last weekend. We look forward to sharing the results of that gathering as we continue to discern and dream together how to celebrate the intersection of faith & fandom here in the Pacific Northwest. In the meantime, please enjoy this week’s digest! …

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You’re invited: planning the  future of Doxacon Seattle

The Doxacon Seattle logo (cropped)

We’ll be holding our Future of Doxacon Seattle meeting on Saturday, April 6 at 11:30am in the Meeting Room of the Edmonds Public Library! Please join us to dream about the future of Doxacon Seattle! Members of the planning committee will briefly describe where we’ve been, and then we’ll open a conversation about where we could go in …

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Happy Easter!

The painting 'The Resurrection' by Sebastiano Ricci (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Our weekly geek digest is on hiatus for Easter week but will return next week. In the meantime, we wish all those who are celebrating Easter this week many blessings & graces. He is risen – He is risen indeed!

Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (March 24-31)

Blessings on all Christians celebrating Holy Week! Let us pray for each other together as we meditate on the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. March 24 – For Christians following the Gregorian calendar (Catholics & Protestants), today is Palm Sunday – the celebration of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. Christianity Today posted a lovely …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (March 17-23)

If you didn’t hear last week, we’ve got a “Future of Doxacon Seattle” meeting coming up next month! We’ll be meeting in Edmonds to dream about the future of Doxacon Seattle – we hope you’ll join us. Check out the post for details: we look forward to hearing your thoughts & ideas. March 17 – …

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Update: The Future of Doxacon Seattle, 2025 and Beyond

Thank you for your patience! We’ll be holding our Future of Doxacon Seattle meeting on April 6 at 11:30am in the Meeting Room of the Edmonds Public Library! Please join us to dream about the future of Doxacon Seattle! Members of the planning committee will briefly describe where we’ve been, and then we’ll open a …

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Doxacon Seattle weekly digest (March 10-16)

A 1902 photo of surgeon and scientist Joseph Lister (image courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

As you may have heard, we recently had to reschedule our planning Doxacon Seattle community gathering for April 6, 2024. This was due to some unexpected complications, among them the always popular COVID 🙄. But seriously we were bummed to have to put off gathering with you all! We look forward to sharing the location …

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Update: The Future of Doxacon Seattle … is rescheduled!

Apologies! Due to some last minute issues, including a positive COVID test among our Board members, we’re NOT meeting tomorrow, March 9. Instead, we are rescheduling for April 6, 2024. It will probably be mid-day, and probably in the North King/South Snohomish area, but we’re still working out the details. In the meantime, you can …

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