Dear Families,

January has never been my favorite month. Then again, I do enjoy creating space in my house after the cozy clutter of Christmas. It’s kind of nice to put away the decorations, get rid of all the holiday lists and “to dos,” and reenter regular life.

Of course, most of us never imagined we’d be facing another January with Covid. And, like most other places, our church is having to figure out (yet again) how best to balance

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Dear Families,

As we enter this Thanksgiving Season, I encourage you to highlight the importance of gratitude in your family’s life. Research shows that when we focus on things for which we’re grateful, it changes both our brain chemistry and our outlook— for the better!

Here are a few ideas for how to incorporate Gratitude into daily life:

• Family Mealtime: take turns saying a prayer of gratitude for your meal and all the beings who made it possible, including the

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Dear Families,
 
One of the most wonderful things about fall is that it’s the perfect season for our yet-to-be-vaccinated under 11-year-olds to be outdoors (safely masked) with others! We’ve, thus, created a Fall Sunday School Schedule centered around activities in our church’s big, beautiful side yard.
 
October: Tomorrow, Oct 16, please join us for a Kids Community Service Activity from 9:30-11 am. We’ll fill Blessing Bags for people experiencing homelessness, to be distributed by Friendship Place.
 
November: 

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Dear Families,
 
The picture above is of our Confirmation/Coming of Age Class (with Grandon Purnell and Pastor Ellen as Co-Leaders) on Sunday, 9/12, at the Interfaith Unity Walk.
 
Masked and safe, the Confirmation/Coming of Age Class is out and about!  At the Interfaith Unity Walk, we started at the Washington Hebrew Congregation and continued with Zoroastrianism, Catholicism, Christian Orthodoxy, progressive Mormonism, and the beautiful gardens of the Washington National Cathedral.  We were sad to miss the Buddhist, Sikhs,

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Dear Families,

Well, here we are, nearing the end of August and facing another round of Covid. It’s not what any of us wanted, but we’ll get through it together—with Sunday School a joyful part!

Because most of our classes will remain online this fall, I’m delighted to share that Kimberly Cataudella will continue as Lead Teacher of the K-5th graders. She moved to North Carolina in June and is excited to keep learning and growing with them. 

This

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