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February 8, 2024
Dear friends,
As in so many places on our earth home, this winter has been one of adapting to a "new normal" here in Maine. With warming temperatures, we've experienced less snow and more rain, including storms which have brought substantial flooding and damage. This week, we feel a touch of spring in the warmer air and sunshine, yet the delight such changes might otherwise bring is tempered by the grief of our shifting climate and all that is being lost because of it.
And yet, we hear the call of Margaret Wheatley's question — "Who do we choose to be?" — and, bolstered by our community, we feel the possibilities for imaginative leadership and good work in this climate-changed world. In the coming weeks and months, we continue to have so many opportunities for you to join us in this work.
There is still time to sign up for one of our Chaplaincy Conversation Circles, accompanied by a stellar team of facilitators, although space is limited! You may also wish to participate in one of our Group Spiritual Direction Circles, as we begin our next cohort in March. We're also pleased to bring you another Lament with Earth gathering this month in collaboration with The Many and Creation Care Alliance. And in late February, our friends at Lutherans Restoring Creation and One Home One Future are hosting a film discussion in which we are delighted to partner.
Registration for our Climate Justice Camp, a brand new opportunity for teens, in partnership with Pilgrim Lodge on beautiful Lake Cobbosseecontee in West Gardiner, Maine, is now open! We are so excited to co-create this space for young folks grappling with the climate crisis (with a lot of camp fun, too!). Please help us by spreading the word to any high schoolers you know, including those who will graduate this spring!
We wish you delight in your own possibilities this season, and we hope to see you at some of our programs soon.
With best wishes,
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