We had a wonderful celebration thanks to the work and presence of many! Thank you to everyone who participated.

On a lively Sunday morning after worship, children and adults alike enjoyed musical demonstrations, exploring, and playing a huge variety of instruments, courtesy of our musical directors Nan and Jim. We started in the parlor by exploring woodwind, stringed and percussion instruments and then moved into the sanctuary for demonstrations of a real WWII field organ and our own sanctuary organ. There was a long line-up of interested kids (and one adult!) for our sanctuary organ, and everyone got a turn to fill the sanctuary with creative organ “music.” It was quite a concert! We ended our time together with a drum circle and lots of smiles.

The Walking Prayer Group that meets on Monday mornings, found themselves at Walden Pond this week with a much needed time for sharing our prayers in community, followed by a walk in nature that contained a variety of balms for the soul: clouds and sun, children enjoying a day off, trees losing their final leaves, shimmering water, and folks from around the world coming to explore the gift of creation that we have in our backyard.

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”     Romans 15:13

On October 27th, Sunday Fellowship gathered to celebrate the saints. Everyone was invited to bring photos or mementos of our loved ones who had died. We created a BEAUTIFUL memory table using our All Saints icon and we watched a photo montage of many of our saints. We also celebrated Sir Robert Martin, Dr. Brooke Ellison, and Matthew Urango aka Cola Boyy, three disability saints who passed away in 2024. Please enjoy some photos from the day.

This Veterans Day, we would like to spotlight a very special veteran in our community, Maynard Forbes! Maynard served at Fort Devens for 24 years, starting as a 2nd Lieutenant and working his way to colonel by the time of his retirement. His service took him around the US and internationally as well, with two tours in Germany, two in Vietnam, and one in Korea. Some of his work included training and personnel matters, and he also commanded small units and a battalion. Thank you Maynard for all your years of service!