Shaping Our Future

Sorry to have missed the first go-round of Shaping Our Future Conversation Circles. -- This summer has been amazing; absolutely the best, tastiest, and largest crop of tomatoes we've grown since moving here in '95. The sunshine and warmth have produced spectacular crops for many farmers. The abundance at our local farmer's market is a delight to the senses: veggies and fruits galore, specialty breads, and even local shellfish (the clams are incredible!). All this local bounty makes living our Green Sanctuary values a joyful pleasure.

As we move into the future, I hope we will place our values--particularly those we've learned and continue to learn from Green Sanctuary and Welcoming Congregation--in the forefront of our efforts to grow. All this sun brings growth readily to mind. For our church, growth means substantially more than just numbers to me. Wanting to grow spiritually and organizationally, as well as numerically, in the summer sun and the winter rain & snow. We need a balance--seasonally, personally, intellectually, reverentially, spiritually--to enable the potential that lies within us. Glad to know we have a good team of folks seeking that balance by asking all of us to share our thoughts and opinions.