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Sun. May 9th: In-Person Outdoor Worship Service

After the success of the Outdoor Easter service, we have decided to hold another In-person Ourdoor Worship Service on Sunday, May 9th (Mother’s Day) at 10:30 am! We will continue to require masks and social distancing and we encourage folks to bring hats, lawn/camp chairs for your safety and comfort. We will have hand sanitizer and extra masks availableContinue reading “Sun. May 9th: In-Person Outdoor Worship Service”

Sun. May 2nd: Garden Warriors Outdoor Clean Up Day

Many Brookmeaders worked hard to prepare our outdoor space for Easter worship. We will have another outdoor clean up and gardening day on Sun. May 2nd starting at 11 am for the beautification of our outdoor space at Brookmeade, prior to our next in-person service (on May 9th). This will be a fun day to see each other andContinue reading “Sun. May 2nd: Garden Warriors Outdoor Clean Up Day”

Sat. May 1st: Project CURE Volunteer Group

Our next trip to the Project CURE Warehouse (2300 Clifton Ave.) is scheduled for Saturday, May 1st, 9:30 am – 12 pm. We will be sorting medical supplies. Newcomers are very welcome but please wear a mask! For planning reasons and to make sure we are COVID safe/socially distanced we need a head count for our group prior to volunteering. PleaseContinue reading “Sat. May 1st: Project CURE Volunteer Group”

Learn & Grow: “The New Normal – Dealing with Anxiety in the Post-Pandemic World”

Join us for Learn and Grow Sunday mornings at 9:15 am via Zoom! Look for the link in the Sunday morning email (visitors please contact the church office to learn how to join our discussion)! The current topic of discussion in Learn & Grow is… The New Normal: Dealing with Anxiety in a Post-Pandemic WorldAsContinue reading “Learn & Grow: “The New Normal – Dealing with Anxiety in the Post-Pandemic World””

Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 4th

Sunday, April 4th, 2021 (Easter Sunday) “We are baffled” by Walter Brueggemann Christ is RisenHe is risen indeed!We are baffled by the very Easter claim we voice.Your new life fits none of our categories.We wonder and stew and argue,and add clarifying adjectives like “spiritual” and “physical.”But we remain baffled, seeking clarity and explanation,we who areContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 4th”

Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 3rd

Saturday, April 3rd, 2021 “A Better Resurrection” by Christina Rossetti I have no wit, no words, no tears;My heart within me like a stoneIs numb’d too much for hopes or fears;Look right, look left, I dwell alone;I lift mine eyes, but dimm’d with griefNo everlasting hills I see;My life is in the falling leaf:O Jesus,Continue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 3rd”

Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 2nd

Friday, April 2nd, 2021 (Good Friday) “The Way of Pain” by Wendell Berry 1.For parents, the only wayis hard. We who give lifegive pain. There is no help.Yet we who give paingive love; by pain we learnthe extremity of love. 2.I read of Abraham’s sacrificethe Voice required of him,so that he led to the altarandContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 2nd”

Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 1st

Thursday, April 1st, 2021 (Maundy Thursday) “Gethsemane” by Mary Oliver The grass never sleeps.Or the roses.Nor does the lily have a secret eye that shuts until morning.Jesus said, wait with me. But the disciples slept. The cricket has such splendid fringe on his feet,and it sings, have you noticed, with its whole body,and heaven knowsContinue reading “Lent 2021: Daily Poetry Series – April 1st”