Around the turn of the 13th century, a wealthy young man named Francis set off to war. He lived the spirited life of a young soldier, enjoying drink and carousing and fighting, until, so the story goes, a vision drove him onto a pilgrimage to Rome where he served the poor, preached on the streets,…
Confirmation Retreat This Weekend
Cindy Senning and I will lead another group of 7th - 9th graders on an overnight "retreat" at Cindy's house in the woods of Duxbury on Friday May 5 to Saturday May 6. Please keep all of us in your thoughts and prayers as we focus our attention particularly on what it means to be…
Art talk, workshop 5/5 and 5/6
We have been hosting a show of beautiful paintings (and one large sculpture) by Thetford artist Carolyn Enz Hack (carolynenzhack.com). On Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6, Carolyn will be offering a talk in the sanctuary about her work and a workshop in the dining room about creativity. On Friday, May 5th at 6:30…
An Italian Evening at the Opera
In Memoriam: Laurie Emery
Laurie may have been born 71 years ago in Long Island, but she told me on several occasions, that she had two lives and the life she found after discovering this church and its loving congregation was the richer one and made all the difference. As someone said, upon hearing about Laurie's death (Tuesday, April…