During the summer the Career Transition Group meets weekly on Thursdays from 12 to 1 pm in the Beals Room at the 8 Stacey Street office.  Anyone in job transition (whether re-entering the workforce, seeking employment after a layoff or just looking for a different job) is welcome to attend.  Participants will share job search strategies, network, work on resumes, enjoy spiritual support and more.  Bring your lunch and drop in every week or whenever you can.  There is no cost to participate.  We look forward to serving those who need support while looking for work.  For more information email Michael Perez, [email protected].

 
Over a hundred people gathered on the church parking lot following the 10 am service on Father's Day to enjoy a pig roast marking the end of the program year. Coordinated by chefs Kevin Hayden and David Kay, the event was hosted by the Men's Group, which meets for breakfast on the last Friday of every month and gathers to brew beer when the spirit moves them. While whole roasted pork, macaroni & cheese, baked beans, coleslaw and watermelon may not sound like typical fare for a church picnic in coastal New England, our honorary church historian, Wayne Butler, informs us this was not the first pig roast in the neighborhood. On his daily stroll up to Fort Sewall on Sunday, Wayne stopped by to tell us that back in 1861, Knott Martin, then commander of Marblehead's Militia, was roasting a pig behind his house on Franklin Street when a telegraph courier arrived with a dispatch from Washington, D.C. The message: President Abraham Lincoln had declared war on the Confederate States. Upon learning the news, Knott Martin left his culinary task, mustered the militia and marched straightaway to Boston - the "first in '61" according to our local anthem "Marblehead Forever." Fortunately, this year's pig roast ended on a peaceful note, and a generous donation of delicious food was transported to the guests at Lifebridge in Salem. Thanks to everyone who pitched in and all who attended. The food was fabulous and the fellowship divine!
 

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