Mission Core Report
There are signs that the colors of autumn will soon start sliding across the leaves of the trees and our school classrooms are already filled with eager students. And as I finish this, I am watching The Weather Channel as Hurricane Ida slams into the Gulf coast exactly sixteen years to the hour after Hurricane Katrina. (We’ll have work to do.)
Those are the signals for us to gather and share our thoughts about to what goals and projects will we commit for the coming year.
An all-Love team zoom gathering was held Sunday Aug 22 for this purpose. Our discussion included a look at our Treasurer’s report. There is a consensus that we should operate with moderation in the scale and scope of our undertakings.
Our solution to that idea is that each Love team will focus on just one or two projects, while allowing for the possibility of an unexpected need arise to which we would want to respond. (Think Hurricane Ida)
The projects that will be included are:
Creation: River Day (May 2022), and a Saturday morning work day on our campus to maintain our butterfly garden and the new trees we planted this year.
Children: Heifer International, and one TBD
Neighbor: Casa Central Christmas, Diaper Drive
One other topic surfaced during our conversations, that of what is being identified as “volunteer fatigue” or “donation fatigue”. Two things have precipitated the emergence of this issue: 1) the COVID-19 pandemic and 2) the measurable increase in both the number of, and the intensity of disaster events that are the result of climate change.
Our Mission Core response to this is to shift gears a bit and do some sort of activity that promotes some renewal or restoration for all of us. We’re thinking about doing a short book study or perhaps a group trip to the Botanic Gardens, or a weekly prayer moment that, on a rotating basis, focuses on one of the three Loves,
We’re open to your ideas, too!
Our goal is to have everyone take a bit of a breather while the opportunity is at hand.
Peace,
Roger
