From Judith Hogan, Director of Religious Education Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. –Martin Luther King, Jr. Greetings! Well, we missed January but I’ll say it anyway, “Happy New Year!” There are certain things in life that cannot be changed, like how we come into this world...
The theme for March is Renewing Faith! Calendar Connections Click on the name of each event for more information or inspiration. Interfaith: Ash Wednesday (Christian) – March 2, 2022 (more here) Lent (Christian) – March 2 – April 14, 2022 (A humorous take) Purim begins (Jewish) – March 16 – 17, 2022 (more here &...
From Judith Hogan, Director of Religious Education “The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened.” —Peter L. Berger Greetings Everyone! Happy November! This month we look to Soul Matters as we explore the ways in which our times call us to “Hold History.” There are four ways...
As we prepare to emerge from our COVID cocoons, thinking once again about gathering together in covenant, in-person, and online, we must acknowledge that the way we have been doing Religious Education (RE), will not work for the imminent future. Our first priority is to re-learn how to be together in community, and to allow...
“Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death..” — Anais Nin When my kids were small, we used to spend time playing board games together. Me, being...
From Judith Hogan, Director of Religious Education “I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can’t get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That’s in friendship, that’s a deal, that’s a commitment. Don’t give me paper – I can get the same lawyer...
