Connected While Apart Food for Thought Bees — the heavy lifters in the great congregation of pollinators Dear Mayfield, When I was a child, I was allergic to bees. Nobody knew that until the first time I was stung. And that first time and on several other occasions I was not stung by a single […]
Connected While Apart What We Love Already? Dear Mayfield, The photo above might make you wonder if I am trying to compete with retailers for rolling out all things Christmas as early as possible. Actually, that is not what this photo is about. I have a friend whose family is divided among several states in […]
Dear Mayfield, The link is below for our weekend materials. Please note the notice at the end of the bulletin requesting names for All Saints’ Day/Memorial Sunday on November 1, 2020. Include the name(s) of anyone who has died since 11.1.19 in an email to me by Thursday, 10.29.20. And make sure to let me […]
Connected While Apart Community Nourishment Then and Nourishment Now Milkweed and Goldenrod with a bit of New England Asters in the background. Dear Mayfield, I had a lot of fun toward the end of September finding places where I could frame a photo that included both milkweed now past its prime and young and vibrant […]
Connected While Apart There were signs all along the way, but I was going too fast to read them. The signs said “Stop.” (Kai Siedenburg) I almost missed this moment outside the parsonage yesterday. I was in the front yard appreciating some of the work done by Peggy, Joann H. (her mom), JT, the Scotts, […]
Hello Mayfield, See the link below for our weekend materials. This is a communion Sunday, so take a moment to prepare your elements. Also, in honor of the Feast Day of Saint Francis, we will be acknowledging animals important to us in person, in picture, or in heart at the beginning of our Worship and […]
Connected While Apart Surprise Autumn Seed Heads Dear Mayfield, This photograph has quite a story. I was out Sunday morning for a long walk. I was hoping to come across some autumn pictures that I could send to my former student and colleague, who is now an Associate Conference Minister in another conference. She had […]
Dear Mayfield, The link for this weekend’s worship and reflection is below. It is hard to believe we have been through another month of pandemic time. Thank you to Peggy for her three Mayfield Nature Talks these last several months and to Jen for all of the beautiful music she continues to provide for us. […]
Connected While Apart September Teaching New England Asters and Goldenrod 2020 Dear Mayfield, As we get ready to say goodbye to September for another year, I want to pause briefly with one of September’s special treasures. This web note ties back to #52 from September 10th when I brought up the topic of autumn color. […]
Connected While Apart In Balance — The Center Holds I wish you had three dimensional glasses with which to view this photo.There are two layers of web. The front web is in chaotic, tattered pieces. The well defined back web, a spiral wheel-shaped web is the work of an orb-weaver spider. I paused in this […]