No Rumminating This Week!

"We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities."--Bill Maher


This is mostly calendar notes and no rumminating - I figured you'd all like a week off.

This weekend I am out of the church (I will be freezing my kiester off on retreat in the mountains) so if you have any special needs before Sunday, please contact me no later than Thursday afternoon. I return next Monday, back in the office Tuesday.

The current rotation, Our Unitarian Universalist Community is winding up this Sunday and on the 19th we will begin the next rotation -our Jewish and Christian Heritage - with a story of devotion and trust and generousity, The Book of Ruth from the Torah. I will tell the story that Sunday during the Time for All Ages in the worship service, so come and hear what our children will be hearing.

Our Whole Lives group does not meet this Sunday, the 12th, nor do they meet the 19th. They'll be back in harness on October 25th - the day after the UNICEF party. Many of our OWL participants will also be participating in the Frozen Pickles hosting and games events. I encourage those of you with younger children to come along and enjoy the fun AND the candy!

Good luck to the OWL leaders on Sunday. Sugar and hormones? Oh dear.

Coming of Age has begun as well. That group also does not meet this coming weekend - the 12th. They'll be back on the 19th.

And now for the commercial - I am trying to figure out the talent pool at church. Since I'm new here (or newish) I would love to have your thoughts on people who might be interested in work parties to produce various objects to be used in the children's program. One of the story techniques we use is to have props - giving the children a visual language as well as a auditory one as we tell, or as we lead worship. My thought is that the work parties would be short and social and we'd put together props for a story basket or perhaps create some 'religion' boxes for our liturgical lessons with the older kids. Let me know if you or anyone you know and like would be interested!

And that's it. My words of inspiration this week are very brief. In spite of the market meltdown and the profiteering, we have an excess of abundance in our lives. We have the blue sky and the painted up autumn of New England. We have the affection of our children and the support of our families. We have this church and each other. We're rich. Very rich. I intend to remember those things every time I look out the window at the hail of golden ash - and I hope you can find time to do so as well.


see you all in church.

rebecca