Parish Picnic: This Sunday, June 2
Everyone is invited to this parish beginning-of-summer tradition following the 10:00 service. If you can, please bring a side or dessert. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided.
Convention to Vote on Quincy Reunification
The 175th Convention of the Diocese of Chicago will reconvene on Saturday, June 8 at St. James’ Cathedral for the purpose of considering the proposed reunification with the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy. More information is available here. Please pray for the convention.
Sunday School Classes and Youth Worship are on Summer Vacation
Sunday morning education classes for children and adults are on vacation for the summer. Youth worship is also on vacation until the fall.
Ice Cream Social
We’re gearing up for the St. John’s Annual Community Ice Cream Social scheduled for Thursday, July 4th. Our entertainment this year will be fascinating Story Telling by Karen O’Donnell. We’ll have ice cream, cold drinks, hot dogs and brownies. All of this happens immediately following the 10 a.m. Flossmoor Children’s Parade and runs through about 12:30 p.m. Your participation is what makes this event a success. Are you able to bring in some wildflowers or flowers from your garden? Can you put up flyers around town? Can you help move tables and tents outside? Can you meet and greet our guests? Can you scoop ice cream or cut watermelon on July 3rd? Do you have a card table or two that we can borrow? How about (and this is for everyone) praying for glorious weather? Contact Gale Michael with offers to help and/or questions.
Parish Office Summer Hours
Beginning June 10, the parish office will be open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 – 1:00.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Reflection for June 2
Jonathan Merritt with Religion News Service asked Barbara Brown Taylor about the similarities between being a parish priest and a college professor. She replied:
I guess the most obvious similarity is that preachers and teachers both get to talk while other people listen. Parish ministry would be so different if clergy gave grades!
But at a deeper level I note at least two major similarities. The first is the creation of community, which is as important in the classroom as it is in the church. Every semester I look at all the different people who have signed up for my class with all their different expectations and I think, “Now how are we all going to get along?” They did not choose one another any more than the members of a church choose one another, so my job includes helping them get to know each other better, identify common goals, learn the difference between dialog and debate, and respect one another’s humanity. The second similarity is the goal of awakening. In the church and in the classroom, all of my efforts are directed toward helping people see more than they did before, wonder more about the world around them, ask better questions.
That’s how the two professions seem very different to me. As a parish minister I often felt like “the answer person,” but as a college teacher I am happy to be “the question person.”
I guess the most obvious similarity is that preachers and teachers both get to talk while other people listen. Parish ministry would be so different if clergy gave grades!
But at a deeper level I note at least two major similarities. The first is the creation of community, which is as important in the classroom as it is in the church. Every semester I look at all the different people who have signed up for my class with all their different expectations and I think, “Now how are we all going to get along?” They did not choose one another any more than the members of a church choose one another, so my job includes helping them get to know each other better, identify common goals, learn the difference between dialog and debate, and respect one another’s humanity. The second similarity is the goal of awakening. In the church and in the classroom, all of my efforts are directed toward helping people see more than they did before, wonder more about the world around them, ask better questions.
That’s how the two professions seem very different to me. As a parish minister I often felt like “the answer person,” but as a college teacher I am happy to be “the question person.”
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Minutes of Vestry Meeting - April 15, 2013
Formation
Evening Prayer and Thanksgiving & Prayer Requests
The vestry assembled in the church for evening prayer at 7:00 PM. The group then gathered in the undercroft meeting room and offered prayers of thanksgiving and intercession.
Attendance
Present at the meeting were: the rector, Kristin Orr; the senior warden, Audrey Ongman; the junior warden, Bill Bestow; vestry members Candice Barrera, Bob Berner, Anne Edwards, Steve Hofer, Greg Lawrence, Gale Michael, Mark Moxley, and Patti Pohrte; the treasurer, Debbi Huggett; and the clerk, Susan Marquis. Vestry member Jim Whitfield was absent.
Parish Stewardship
Approval of the Minutes from the March Meeting
Audrey Ongman moved to approve the minutes from the March vestry meeting. Anne Edwards seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Debbi Huggett reported that income for the first quarter is slightly above the year-to-date budget. As has been the case recently, this is largely due to the unspent salary dollars from reduced time for hourly staff and the unfilled Christian Education Director position. We did incur some unbudgeted maintenance expenses including replacement of the rectory refrigerator, replacement and repair of the Atrium picture window, replacement of the boiler pump, and repair of a leak in the Guild Room. Our insurance premium also was about a thousand dollars greater than expected. Gale Michael made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Greg Lawrence seconded, and the motion was carried.
Rector’s Discretionary Account Report
Pastor Orr distributed copies of the Rector’s Discretionary Fund Report for the first quarter of 2013 and announced that the bank has stopped applying services fees to that account. Steve Hofer made a motion stating that the vestry had received the report. After a second by Mark Moxley, the motion was approved.
Information
Rector’s Report
--Pastor Orr encouraged all to sign up for the electronic newsletter from the diocese.
--The diocese will offer a summer camp for kids ages 7-17.
--There was some minor vandalism to our property on Saturday night, April 13th. Three of the eight carriage lights that line the sidewalk were either broken or disturbed.
--The Rev. Wayne Carlson, recently retired rector of Holy Family in Park Forest, died suddenly. Please support the people of Holy Family.
--Thanks to Pat Smith Huntoon for her role in developing a youth Stations of the Cross this year.
--Pastor Orr will be on vacation from July 16th to August 6th. Fr. Chuck Hensel will be our supply priest for the three Sundays in this period.
--The diocesan convention did not adjourn last November; rather, it was suspended in order to facilitate coming back together to vote on the reunion of the Diocese of Quincy with the Diocese of Chicago. The vote will take place on June 8th.
--Pastor Orr distributed diocesan guidelines on clergy sabbaticals. While she does not have specific plans for a sabbatical at this time, she does expect to formulate plans. The earliest that she would take a sabbatical would be a year from now with a projected duration of one to three months.
Wardens’ Reports and/or Reports from Parish Organizations
Audrey Ongman reported that she had someone come in to look at the chair lifts. They were judged to have been made circa 1945. They are safe and secure, but it no longer is possible to get repair parts for them. She further reported that some loose floor tiles have been glued down, and the rugs in the nursery and Guild Room will be cleaned next week. Bill Bestow encouraged everyone to make an effort to meet newcomers at coffee hour, and Audrey added that new volunteers are needed to host coffee hour. Bill noted that PADS volunteers are needed for next year.
Upcoming Parish Events
April 21 – the Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows from the diocesan office will visit St. John’s. She will preach at both services and hold a discussion forum between services.
May 5 – Blue Jeans Sunday. Parishioners are invited to dress casually for church and then help lay down mulch on the church property after the 10:00 service.
May 9 – Ascension Day. There will be a Eucharist at 7:00 PM.
May 11 – Vestry retreat at church. The retreat will start at about 9:00 AM and finish at about 12:30 PM.
May 19 – Pentecost, last day of Sunday School
Discussion and Decisions
Patti Pohrte reported on the activities of the vestry accessibility subcommittee. Patti, along with Mark Moxley, Cyndie Knoll, and Kristin Orr met for discussion of the project. Mark will contact the Episcopal Church Foundation for funding information. Pastor Orr will keep in touch with Barry Berg, a former parishioner and architect who has an interest in helping. Patti, who also is an architect, will look at the plans; and the committee will reconvene in a couple of weeks.
Closing
Following prayer, the meeting ended at 8:25 PM. The next meeting is scheduled for May 20th.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Marquis Clerk of the Vestry
Approved: May 20, 2013
Evening Prayer and Thanksgiving & Prayer Requests
The vestry assembled in the church for evening prayer at 7:00 PM. The group then gathered in the undercroft meeting room and offered prayers of thanksgiving and intercession.
Attendance
Present at the meeting were: the rector, Kristin Orr; the senior warden, Audrey Ongman; the junior warden, Bill Bestow; vestry members Candice Barrera, Bob Berner, Anne Edwards, Steve Hofer, Greg Lawrence, Gale Michael, Mark Moxley, and Patti Pohrte; the treasurer, Debbi Huggett; and the clerk, Susan Marquis. Vestry member Jim Whitfield was absent.
Parish Stewardship
Approval of the Minutes from the March Meeting
Audrey Ongman moved to approve the minutes from the March vestry meeting. Anne Edwards seconded, and the motion passed.
Treasurer’s Report
Debbi Huggett reported that income for the first quarter is slightly above the year-to-date budget. As has been the case recently, this is largely due to the unspent salary dollars from reduced time for hourly staff and the unfilled Christian Education Director position. We did incur some unbudgeted maintenance expenses including replacement of the rectory refrigerator, replacement and repair of the Atrium picture window, replacement of the boiler pump, and repair of a leak in the Guild Room. Our insurance premium also was about a thousand dollars greater than expected. Gale Michael made a motion to accept the treasurer’s report. Greg Lawrence seconded, and the motion was carried.
Rector’s Discretionary Account Report
Pastor Orr distributed copies of the Rector’s Discretionary Fund Report for the first quarter of 2013 and announced that the bank has stopped applying services fees to that account. Steve Hofer made a motion stating that the vestry had received the report. After a second by Mark Moxley, the motion was approved.
Information
Rector’s Report
--Pastor Orr encouraged all to sign up for the electronic newsletter from the diocese.
--The diocese will offer a summer camp for kids ages 7-17.
--There was some minor vandalism to our property on Saturday night, April 13th. Three of the eight carriage lights that line the sidewalk were either broken or disturbed.
--The Rev. Wayne Carlson, recently retired rector of Holy Family in Park Forest, died suddenly. Please support the people of Holy Family.
--Thanks to Pat Smith Huntoon for her role in developing a youth Stations of the Cross this year.
--Pastor Orr will be on vacation from July 16th to August 6th. Fr. Chuck Hensel will be our supply priest for the three Sundays in this period.
--The diocesan convention did not adjourn last November; rather, it was suspended in order to facilitate coming back together to vote on the reunion of the Diocese of Quincy with the Diocese of Chicago. The vote will take place on June 8th.
--Pastor Orr distributed diocesan guidelines on clergy sabbaticals. While she does not have specific plans for a sabbatical at this time, she does expect to formulate plans. The earliest that she would take a sabbatical would be a year from now with a projected duration of one to three months.
Wardens’ Reports and/or Reports from Parish Organizations
Audrey Ongman reported that she had someone come in to look at the chair lifts. They were judged to have been made circa 1945. They are safe and secure, but it no longer is possible to get repair parts for them. She further reported that some loose floor tiles have been glued down, and the rugs in the nursery and Guild Room will be cleaned next week. Bill Bestow encouraged everyone to make an effort to meet newcomers at coffee hour, and Audrey added that new volunteers are needed to host coffee hour. Bill noted that PADS volunteers are needed for next year.
Upcoming Parish Events
April 21 – the Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows from the diocesan office will visit St. John’s. She will preach at both services and hold a discussion forum between services.
May 5 – Blue Jeans Sunday. Parishioners are invited to dress casually for church and then help lay down mulch on the church property after the 10:00 service.
May 9 – Ascension Day. There will be a Eucharist at 7:00 PM.
May 11 – Vestry retreat at church. The retreat will start at about 9:00 AM and finish at about 12:30 PM.
May 19 – Pentecost, last day of Sunday School
Discussion and Decisions
Patti Pohrte reported on the activities of the vestry accessibility subcommittee. Patti, along with Mark Moxley, Cyndie Knoll, and Kristin Orr met for discussion of the project. Mark will contact the Episcopal Church Foundation for funding information. Pastor Orr will keep in touch with Barry Berg, a former parishioner and architect who has an interest in helping. Patti, who also is an architect, will look at the plans; and the committee will reconvene in a couple of weeks.
Closing
Following prayer, the meeting ended at 8:25 PM. The next meeting is scheduled for May 20th.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Marquis Clerk of the Vestry
Approved: May 20, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Announcements for May 26
Celebrate Graduates This Sunday
This Sunday, May 26, we will pray for all parish graduates and celebrate in particular this year’s high school graduates.
Parish Picnic: Next Sunday, June 2
Mark your calendars for the parish picnic, following the 10:00 a.m. service June 2. All are welcome at this parish beginning-of-summer tradition. Please bring a side or dessert. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided.
Oklahoma Tornado Assistance
One way to provide assistance to the people affected by the recent tornado devastation in Oklahoma is through Episcopal Relief and Development. As its name implies, ERD works for both immediate disaster relief and long-term redevelopment. Flyers with more information are available on the information tables.
Sunday School Classes and Youth Worship are on Summer Vacation
Sunday morning education classes for children and adults are on vacation for the summer. Youth worship is also on vacation until the fall.
Diocesan Magazine: Thrive
The second edition of the new Diocese of Chicago magazine Thrive is available. If you did not receive one in the mail, please pick up a copy from the information tables.
Parish Office Summer Hours
Beginning June 10, the parish office will be open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 – 1:00.
This Sunday, May 26, we will pray for all parish graduates and celebrate in particular this year’s high school graduates.
Parish Picnic: Next Sunday, June 2
Mark your calendars for the parish picnic, following the 10:00 a.m. service June 2. All are welcome at this parish beginning-of-summer tradition. Please bring a side or dessert. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided.
Oklahoma Tornado Assistance
One way to provide assistance to the people affected by the recent tornado devastation in Oklahoma is through Episcopal Relief and Development. As its name implies, ERD works for both immediate disaster relief and long-term redevelopment. Flyers with more information are available on the information tables.
Sunday School Classes and Youth Worship are on Summer Vacation
Sunday morning education classes for children and adults are on vacation for the summer. Youth worship is also on vacation until the fall.
Diocesan Magazine: Thrive
The second edition of the new Diocese of Chicago magazine Thrive is available. If you did not receive one in the mail, please pick up a copy from the information tables.
Parish Office Summer Hours
Beginning June 10, the parish office will be open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 – 1:00.
Reflection for May 26 - Memorial Day
Washington’s Prayer for the Nation
Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection, that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplications, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (George Washington, 1783; printed in Song and Service Book for Ship and Field, Government Printing Office, 1942).
Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection, that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government, and entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally that Thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our supplications, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (George Washington, 1783; printed in Song and Service Book for Ship and Field, Government Printing Office, 1942).
Friday, May 17, 2013
Announcements for May 19
Pentecost: Wear Red This Sunday
This Sunday, May19, is Pentecost. It has long been an informal custom in the church to wear red on Pentecost to symbolize the tongues, as of fire, that lighted upon the apostles.
Sunday School Year-End Celebration This Sunday
This Sunday, May 19, is the final Sunday for children’s and adult Sunday School classes. During the 10:00 a.m. service, we will celebrate the children, adults and teachers who have contributed to this year’s Sunday School program. We will also honor this year’s graduates from the four-year Education for Ministry program.
Last Call for Information on Graduates
We are compiling information on spring graduates (from any level of schooling). Please send in information on any graduates you are celebrating in your family along with information on special honors or future plans. Please phone, mail or e-mail the parish office with your information. We will honor this year’s high school graduates next Sunday, May 26.
Episcopal Church Women Potluck
The ECW will hold a potluck luncheon this Wednesday, May 22, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the undercroft.
New Parish Directories are Available
Look for the bright green covers and pick up yours this Sunday.
Parish Picnic: June 2
Mark your calendars for the parish picnic, following the 10:00 a.m. service June 2. All are welcome at this parish beginning-of-summer tradition. Please bring a side or dessert. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided.
This Sunday, May19, is Pentecost. It has long been an informal custom in the church to wear red on Pentecost to symbolize the tongues, as of fire, that lighted upon the apostles.
Sunday School Year-End Celebration This Sunday
This Sunday, May 19, is the final Sunday for children’s and adult Sunday School classes. During the 10:00 a.m. service, we will celebrate the children, adults and teachers who have contributed to this year’s Sunday School program. We will also honor this year’s graduates from the four-year Education for Ministry program.
Last Call for Information on Graduates
We are compiling information on spring graduates (from any level of schooling). Please send in information on any graduates you are celebrating in your family along with information on special honors or future plans. Please phone, mail or e-mail the parish office with your information. We will honor this year’s high school graduates next Sunday, May 26.
Episcopal Church Women Potluck
The ECW will hold a potluck luncheon this Wednesday, May 22, beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the undercroft.
New Parish Directories are Available
Look for the bright green covers and pick up yours this Sunday.
Parish Picnic: June 2
Mark your calendars for the parish picnic, following the 10:00 a.m. service June 2. All are welcome at this parish beginning-of-summer tradition. Please bring a side or dessert. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided.
Reflection for May 19 (Pentecost)
Like its counterparts in Hebrew and Greek, the Latin word spiritus originally meant breath (as in expire, respiration, etc.) and breath is what you have when you’re alive and don’t have when you’re dead. Thus spirit = breath = life, the aliveness and power of your life, and to speak of a man’s spirit (or soul) is to speak of the power of life that is in him. When the spirit of a man is unusually strong, the life in him unusually alive, he can breathe it out into other lives, become literally in-spiring.
God also has a spirit—is Spirit, says the Apostle John (4:24). Thus God is the power of the power of life itself, has breathed and continues to breathe himself into his creation. In-spires it. The spirit of God, Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, is highly contagious. When Peter and his friends were caught up in it at Jerusalem on Pentecost, everybody thought they were drunk even though the sun wasn’t yet over the yardarm (Acts 2). They were (“Spirit” in Wishful Thinking, Frederick Buechner).
God also has a spirit—is Spirit, says the Apostle John (4:24). Thus God is the power of the power of life itself, has breathed and continues to breathe himself into his creation. In-spires it. The spirit of God, Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, is highly contagious. When Peter and his friends were caught up in it at Jerusalem on Pentecost, everybody thought they were drunk even though the sun wasn’t yet over the yardarm (Acts 2). They were (“Spirit” in Wishful Thinking, Frederick Buechner).
Friday, May 10, 2013
Announcements for May 12
Send Information on Graduates
We are compiling information on spring graduates. Please send in information on any graduates you are celebrating in your family along with information on special honors or future plans. Please phone, mail or e-mail the parish office with your information.
Pentecost: Wear Red Next Sunday
Next Sunday, May19, is Pentecost. It has long been an informal custom in the church to wear red on Pentecost to symbolize the tongues, as of fire, that lighted upon the apostles.
Celebrate Another Year of Sunday School
Next Sunday, May 19, is the final Sunday for children’s and adult Sunday School classes. During the 10:00 a.m. service, we will celebrate the children, adults and teachers who have contributed to this year’s Sunday School program.
Grande Prairie Singers Season Closer
The Grande Prairie Singers will close their 2013-14 season with “American Choral Music Today” at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at Faith United Protestant Church, Park Forest. Composers include Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, and the south suburbs’ own Darrell Dalton. See Betsy Burgwald for tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door; students, $10 with ID.
We are compiling information on spring graduates. Please send in information on any graduates you are celebrating in your family along with information on special honors or future plans. Please phone, mail or e-mail the parish office with your information.
Pentecost: Wear Red Next Sunday
Next Sunday, May19, is Pentecost. It has long been an informal custom in the church to wear red on Pentecost to symbolize the tongues, as of fire, that lighted upon the apostles.
Celebrate Another Year of Sunday School
Next Sunday, May 19, is the final Sunday for children’s and adult Sunday School classes. During the 10:00 a.m. service, we will celebrate the children, adults and teachers who have contributed to this year’s Sunday School program.
Grande Prairie Singers Season Closer
The Grande Prairie Singers will close their 2013-14 season with “American Choral Music Today” at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at Faith United Protestant Church, Park Forest. Composers include Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, and the south suburbs’ own Darrell Dalton. See Betsy Burgwald for tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door; students, $10 with ID.
Reflection for May 12
Trust in God’s forgiveness, studies find, also may make it more likely for individuals to forgive themselves, which in turn seems to make it easier for them to extend mercy to others.... An active faith appears to promote forgiveness. And how human beings perceive God—as a loving [parent] who forgives them unconditionally or as a distant sovereign who judges them—makes a difference in the way they treat friends, coworkers, relatives and neighbors.
“The kind of God we teach about matters,” says researcher Daniel Escher of the University of Notre Dame (Christian Century, May 1, 2013, reprinted from Association of Religion Data Archives).
“The kind of God we teach about matters,” says researcher Daniel Escher of the University of Notre Dame (Christian Century, May 1, 2013, reprinted from Association of Religion Data Archives).
Friday, May 3, 2013
Announcements for May 5
Blue Jeans Sunday This Sunday, May 5
Wear your gardening clothes to church this Sunday, May 5, and stay after church for a bit to help with spring landscape work. Volunteers to rake, prune and spread mulch are needed to prepare the grounds of St. John’s for spring growth and summer beauty.
Yarn Ministry
The yarn ministry will meet Monday, May 6, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Guild room.
Ascension Day Service
The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated on Ascension Day, Thursday, May 9, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Send Information on Graduates
We are compiling information on spring graduates. Please send in information on any graduates you are celebrating in your family along with information on special honors or future plans. Please phone, mail or e-mail the parish office with your information.
Draft of New Parish Directory
Several draft copies of a new parish directory are available on the information tables in the church and undercroft. Please confirm that your information is correct. This Sunday is your last chance to make changes or additions. The new directories will be available within the next few weeks.
Grande Prairie Singers Season Closer
The Grande Prairie Singers will close their 2013-14 season with “American Choral Music Today” at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at Faith United Protestant Church, Park Forest. Composers include Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, and the south suburbs’ own Darrell Dalton. See Betsy Burgwald for tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door; students, $10 with ID.
Wear your gardening clothes to church this Sunday, May 5, and stay after church for a bit to help with spring landscape work. Volunteers to rake, prune and spread mulch are needed to prepare the grounds of St. John’s for spring growth and summer beauty.
Yarn Ministry
The yarn ministry will meet Monday, May 6, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Guild room.
Ascension Day Service
The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated on Ascension Day, Thursday, May 9, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Send Information on Graduates
We are compiling information on spring graduates. Please send in information on any graduates you are celebrating in your family along with information on special honors or future plans. Please phone, mail or e-mail the parish office with your information.
Draft of New Parish Directory
Several draft copies of a new parish directory are available on the information tables in the church and undercroft. Please confirm that your information is correct. This Sunday is your last chance to make changes or additions. The new directories will be available within the next few weeks.
Grande Prairie Singers Season Closer
The Grande Prairie Singers will close their 2013-14 season with “American Choral Music Today” at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 19, at Faith United Protestant Church, Park Forest. Composers include Morten Lauridsen, Eric Whitacre, and the south suburbs’ own Darrell Dalton. See Betsy Burgwald for tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door; students, $10 with ID.
Reflection for May 5
As I get considerably beyond the biblical allotment of three score years and ten, I feel with increasing intensity that I can express my gratitude for still being around on the oxygen-side of the earth’s crust only by not standing pat on what I have hitherto known and loved. While the oxygen lasts, there are still new things to love, especially if compassion is a form of love (Norman Maclean; Notes written as a possible forepiece to Young Men and Fire).
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