Once upon a time in a land not so far from here, a FOR SALE sign appeared. Now, this FOR SALE sign wasn't just any old FOR SALE sign. It was planted deep in the frozen ground in front of Huss School, a 27,000 square foot building built in 1918 on four acres of land...
Last week, four of our six *cino interns moved into the rectory of Trinity Episcopal Church, just a short walk down Main Street from my and Rob's apartment, and a short bike ride from Huss School. At the moment, Johnathan is working at his paid internship with White Yarrow Farm while the rest of us are...
Holy Saturday began as most of my Saturdays have begun since January: waking up early and driving into the country out west of town to help care for Moon, a blind horse owned by my new friend Carol. This work is part of a three-way barter, in which I obtained an icon of Christ...
Raking: check. Well, the front yard at least. One of the themes of the week has been adjusting our sense of scale with the school as tasks take more time, more people and taller ladders than we expect. That said, our feeling after our last morning of school work was that we...
We've already had a very full weekend and first work day with our spring break work group! I only have a few minutes to post, so I'll just post a few photos ...
Last year at about this time, we felt the spirit move. Kirstin and I were listening to a presentation by Bill Strickland of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild at the annual Jubilee Conference in Pittsburgh and an idea began to take shape. Strickland shared his amazing story, from growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods in...
One: Watch! Wait! The day of God is at hand! All: Like the bud on a tree, God's possibilities are about to blossom! One: Stay awake! The reign of God is very near. All: We are here, watching and waiting with hope. All: May God bring justice to all people. May God's...
Even in the midst of great pain, Lord, I praise you for that which is. I will not refuse this grief Or close myself to this anguish. Let shallow men pray for ease: "Comfort us; shield us from sorrow." I pray for whatever you send me, and I ask to receive it as your gift. You have put a joy in my heart greater...
Closing on Huss School and holding the actual keys in our hands opens up a world of possibilities. We, along with *cino and Three Rivers friends, are eager to get to work on everything from the nitty gritty details of cleaning to recruiting students for service and study. However...
Bruce Snook did an e-mail interview with me yesterday and posted an article about the closing on the River Country Journal blog--check it out! ...
Elena Hines, managing editor at the Three Rivers Commercial News, was on hand at the closing on Friday to take photos and do interview for a story that appeared on yesterday's front page. Thanks, Elena! ...
The number on the home page this morning is $15,805, which is $4,195 short of our $20,000 goal for May 27. What happens now? That's a great question with a somewhat complicated answer. Let me first say that we're thrilled at the amount of support people have shown for the Imagining Space project. ...
