Earth Day, 2020 A Look Back

The Earth Stewards committee had originally planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Sunday, April 19, but obviously that couldn’t happen due to the virus pandemic. We hope to celebrate the event sometime in the fall after things are back to normal. Although that may seem strange, we really should be honoring our Mother Earth every day of the year.

Friends in Service to Humanity FISH

FISH and the Student Food Pantry are the two food basket ministries St. Mary’s collects food donations for. Maybe you’ve noticed the food basket at the back of the church? It is brought forward and blessed during the 9:30 AM Sunday service (when we are worshipping on-site). Katharine Hunt, chair of our Outreach Council, has written the following update on FISH.

Coffee Hour Recipes for Sunday, April 5th

As we work to stay connected while keeping a physical distance during this COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic, here is a coffee hour recipe you can try at home. This week, we are trying something a little different and combining our three recipes into one article. We have Banana Bars from Linda B, Hot Cross Buns from Kim D, and gluten-free Lemon Blossoms from Melissa P.

Anam Cara: Group Spiritual Direction at St. Mary’s

“Driven by the forces of love, the fragments of the world seek each other so that the world may come into being.” Teilhard de Chardin here points to the dynamics at play in spiritual community—our desire for God and for one another. Thich Nhat Hanh calls this “interbeing”: “We cannot just be by ourselves alone. We have to inter-be with every other thing.”

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