Rebuilding Together Eastern Shore helps people stay in their homes. They raise money and volunteers who keep homes warm, dry, and safe. Every 3rd Saturday, we gather volunteers to go to one of the approved projects sites and build a deck, repair a floor, install lights and fans, paint, whatever is needed. Sign up today.

All children are always welcome for all of worship. In the middle of “big” worship, we invite younger ones forward for wondering time with one of the pastors. Afterward, children (and parents) have options: return to the pews with a busy bag, or sit quietly as a dedicated children’s space in the back of the sanctuary, or go with a vetted adult volunteer for Kids Korner. Children will dive deeper into today’s scripture and lesson. They will often have a snack and do a craft or game together too. Children return to worship or meet parents in the Fellowship Hall.

On these select Sunday evenings, middle and high school youth gather with Rev. Caitlan and other adult leaders for games, a meal, friendly fellowship, and sincere conversations on faith, beliefs, and doubts. Light and Love is always an inclusive, diverse, and safe space for all youth.

The Rev. Bryan Sirchio originally wrote a song “Dream God’s Dream” for a youth retreat in 1991. Bryan observes, “I wanted to remind the youth that Martin’s ‘dream’ was actually God’s dream… The challenge of course is for us all to do what’s ours to do to make sure that the ‘Dream’ doesn’t just remain a dream. It needs to become reality.”

Artist Adrian Sanchez, currently incarcerated in a California Institution for Men, created the “Process of Life” painting as part of an arts program funded by a local congregation. Sanchez’ art reminds us the chick can become the rooster, that no gift is too small to help make God’s Dream a reality.

Over these weeks, we will wonder, “How can we help make God’s Dream a reality?”

We gather in the memorial garden under candlelight to give thanks to God for those saints we have loved and lost… our parents, our spouses, our family, those near and dear to us. Tears will flow, and we might laugh a bit as well, as we tell old stories and believe nothing separates us from the love of God.