Sunday October 2/ Miracle Moments and Church Reality

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November 13 saw the coming of the third annual Project Greenway. This is an idea of Patty Chapman that champions sustainability in a creative and fun way. People are asked to refashion some kind of clothing. To enter contestants need to take pictures of some discarded item that they are going to make into something new and usable and then re-make it and model it at the show.

The event grows every year. This year there were nearly twenty contestants and over a hundred attendees. It was great fun for everyone.

Thanks Patty and Conne! To see some of the fun click here! projgreenway3winnerscollage

Sunday at the Scarborough Church was at once ordinary and extra-ordinary. It was a Communion Sunday which is of course an ordinary and extra-ordinary event all by itself. The truth is that it almost wasn’t. When I walked in at about fifteen minutes after ten there was no sign of Communion. Fortunately Lucy Milne was one of the people putting together the coffee hour. When she saw that Communion was not being prepared she put it together in about five minutes. It was almost a miracle. I almost think she waved a magic wand. And Communion materialized. I guess after you have been Deacon long enough you can do such things. Coffee hour was great too.

The afternoon concert was just as wonderful. Steve Cho worked hard to create this concert. The Bar Harbor Festival String Orchestra directed by Frances Fortier showed off the acoustics of our space beautifully, their music was great too. Steve is the one who made this possible but many hands helped. The Congregational Life Committee put together a warm and welcoming reception that celebrated musicians and refreshed attenders. On a warm fall day it was a perfect place to be. The whole event was what makes church so essential. Many people working together to celebrate this life. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. It was a much appreciated event.