Greetings Everyone,
Even in such difficult times in our world, new life bursts forth in spring. The children in our religious education program planted seeds a few weeks ago and I am utterly amazed by how much they have grown-- it feels like if I watched them really closely, I would be able to see them reaching and spreading out toward the sun that shines through our beautiful windows in the Flex Room upstairs.
As I think about the aftermath of disaster in Japan and all the problems in the world it strikes me that all we can do, is do what we can do. Right now, we can create an organic food garden that will feed people who need to be fed. We can love the people in our lives and make sure they know it. We can add our time and resources to the things that need doing that simultaneously feed our souls and we can enjoy and treasure the life that we somehow managed to stumble into.
The Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship is a place for us to do all of this. I am excited to report that Norm Witter is creating planter boxes for our children's project even as I type this message and our wonderful Principles in Action Team for Children is eagerly preparing for our Principles in Action Sunday on March 27 when we will transfer our starts into the ground.
Doug and I have analyzed the results from the recent survey that we sent out and in order to meet the needs of the most people, have decided to offer a class in Articulating Our Unitarian Universalist Faith (on Thursday evenings) and The Poetry of Mary Oliver (on Thursday afternoons). Actual class dates will be posted soon, watch the Midweek Update for details.
I hope you find new life and energy this season!
Crystal
