Saturday of Service, September 8, 2018
An Intergenerational Day of Helping Our Community
“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy.
I woke and I saw that life is all service.
I served and I saw that service is joy.”
-Kahlil Gibran
As you have read in the June Footnotes, we are now ready to take sign-ups our fun work day with family and friends. Don’t miss out! On June 9 we initiated our first church-wide on-line sign-ups. If you weren’t present that day, you will be able to go online to sign-up from home. And if the concept of signing up on the computer just doesn’t sound good we will have clipboards in the courtyard as well. (And your fourth option is always to call the church office!).
Sign-ups can be found at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfocwR-zb1Dlg-eQ6f8izMn96AR1OjkEkuspt6pSvAc0sV_ng/viewform?c=0&w=1
So what is this Saturday of Service all about?
It is an opportunity to join with others to help the environment and provide better lives for local animals and people who will benefit from our work.
Schedule for the day:
| 8:30 | We will all gather for breakfast and blessing in the Parish Hall |
| 9:00 | You can join your carpool to go to the site of your choice |
| 9:30-12:00 | Work in teams at a variety of locations |
| 12:00 | Return home a little tired but greatly satisfied with the time you gave to others |
Work sites include:
- Pandemonium – A wild bird sanctuary in Los Altos Hills. We will clean and replace the substrata in the aviaries.
- Haven House – Temporary shelter and life skills to homeless families and adults. We will help in their community garden.
- Operation Care and Comfort – They send useful items and personal items to our troops in the armed services overseas. We will pack boxes to be shipped to the troops.
- Village Harvest – This agency coordinates volunteers harvesting fruits from trees in private homes to supply Second Harvest.
- Collective Roots – bringing fresh produce and healthy food options to low-income families. We will help in the gardening and other chores.
- Deer Hollow Farm – providing care for the animals and their living spaces.
- Parish Hall Activities – Many options from creating cards for shut-ins to making fleece blankets for animals at shelters to preparing packages for service members through Operation Care and Comfort. No one is too young, too old, or too limited to be of service.
We are planning to design and order T-shirts for all of us to wear on this day. When you sign up you will be asked to indicate your shirt size. We hope it will help us recognize our own team members and will be a fond reminder of your day of service.
I started with a quote from Kahlil Gibran. I want to close with words from Mother Teresa:
“The Simple Path
Silence is Prayer
Prayer is Faith
Faith is Love
Love is Service
The Fruit of Service is Peace”
—Judi Gentry
valuing questioning more than absolutes. Music enriches our journey of life-long learning, compassion and love. We strive for peace and justice, and welcome traditional Christians, believers and skeptics, and all people regardless of age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or ability.
Biblical teaching to everyday life; an outgoing, compassionate, and caring leader who welcomes all no matter where they are on life’s journey; an enthusiastic, energetic participant in the greater neighborhood, with a history of building community; a teacher who nurtures members and youth, empowering them to use their gifts i
n intergenerational and service activities; a rapport-builder who promotes relations with interfaith groups, encouraging diversity and multi-cultural awareness; a lover of music; and a thoughtful listener with a sense of humor who guides with wisdom, compassion and love. We aim to provide an inclusive spiritual home where all people are accepted, loved, honored, and supported by a Senior Minister who walks with us on this journey.
