Score by Diane Keys and C. Mehrl Bennett
Documentation submitted by C. Mehrl Bennett
FluxmaZZ score for two priestesses (Diane Keys & C. Mehrl Bennett), deacon (Jonathan Stangroom), and congregation performed May 27, 2018, at Portage Park during Chicago Fluxfest, an annual event organized by Keith Buchholz.
Priestesses each wear a penny stole: The first one was originally designed/sewn by Mary Campbell and C. Mehrl Bennett made a second stole fashioned after the first. “Holy Bible” and “Liturgical Flux Packet of Prayer” were created/written by Diane Keys. Documentation submitted by C. Mehrl Bennett
FluxmaZZ score for two priestesses (Diane Keys & C. Mehrl Bennett), deacon (Jonathan Stangroom), and congregation performed May 27, 2018, at Portage Park during Chicago Fluxfest, an annual event organized by Keith Buchholz.
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| Priestesses and deacon photo credit: Adamandia Kapsilas |
Objects on table: Red Wine / dixie cups / candy body parts / peanut butter jar labeled “Wyrd of Glob” / Glob spreader / “Wonder” bread – (bread for Glob & loaves for”AfterGLOB event) / “Holy Bible” / pink materials to swaddle initiates / hand sanitizer labeled “Anti-Fluxus Gel” / “Flying Cow” suspended from a string/ hand bell
Deacon Duties: Bowler hat is used for collection plate - Deacon passes it around asking for "common cents" (a few pennies already in hat) - Deacon gives each member of the congregation a Liturgical Flux Packet of Prayer on which is printed prayer responses “Praise Cheezus Crust” and “Eminem”. M&Ms in packet are referred to as “Fluxpills”. Each pill is to be taken when giving the “Eminem” response [an alternative response to “Amen”]. / When priestesses say the following phrases: “Holy Bible” - “In God we Flux” - “Praise be to Glob” or other ritualistic phrases, the deacon rings hand bell to signal for prayer responses. If congregation does not respond, the deacon may ask “Can I get an Eminem?”
Three Part Communion Ritual:
“Holy Bible” - Open Bible revealing holes drilled inside and say, “Holy Bible”. Put straw thru biggest hole. Communion begins. Say “The Blood of Crust” as wine is poured through the big hole inside Holy Bible and caught by communicant. Next they are given a candy body part using phrase, “The Body of Crust”. Next they are offered white bread and a knife for peanut butter, as priestesses ask each to “Spread the Wyrd of Glob.”
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| Andrew Oleksiuk kneeling and holding a dixie cup underneath the bible photo credit: Allen Bukoff |
“Be Born Again” Ritual:
Priestesses swaddle each initiate in a pink cloth for the rebirthing ritual, rocking “the newborn” either on the ground or standing up, whichever they prefer. When initiate comes out of pink cocoon, they are told what a beautiful baby they are and anointed with “anti-fluxus gel” (hand sanitizer) via an “X” on the forehead. Each born again baby is encouraged to praise each subsequent “born again” baby.
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| Keith Buchholz as the baby being “born again” photo credit: Andrew Oleksiuk. |
Eternal Circle Ritual:
The two priestesses wearing penny shawls perform this ritual, which is based on an old saying about an action for good luck, "See a penny, Pick it up." Priestesses each take pennies from the donation bowler hat and follow each other in a circle, alternately dropping and picking up pennies. Event ends when both stop dropping pennies or no more pennies can be found, which happened because we performed on grass!
AfterGLOB Event: BREAD FIGHT with loaves of Wonder Bread – (Feed leftover bread to chickens/birds/fish.)
BREAD FIGHT event is by Keith Buchholz, published under the title "Communion" in his book SCORES FOR A CHURCH, and was originally performed as part of FluxmaZZ at a church in Roanoke VA on 3/5/2011.