Author: Kristin Gorton

For me, it is a pair of boots. Brown boots to be exact. Jedi boots. This week’s readings from Ephesians, the “put on the armor of God,” the “withstanding of evil,” the breastplate, the belt, helmet, and the shield, immediately drew me back to one of the most empowering experiences I have had in the life of the church: Dressing up for worship as a Jedi Knight. According to Wookieepedia (yes… that’s “Wookeepedia”), “Jedi Knights, like the Order they served, were guardians of peace and justice…” http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Jedi_Knight In my last church, the Sunday closest to Halloween, ever...
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A flashback: I was 5 years old. It was the first day of kindergarten. My parents and I had practiced this – I was familiar with the bus route to and from school. There I sat. A little kid on a great big bus, coming home from school. I was prepared. I was ready for this. But… then… the bus turned here, and then there, onto roadways I did not expect. We were NOT on a direct route to my home. When I was finally dropped off at the house, after zig-zagging along back roads, my mom asked me how the first day of school went. My comment to her regarding the bus ride home was, “I looked out the window ...
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The past several months, you might have read information in the eNews and/or bulletin regarding the various ways in which you can get (and/or we can get) involved as a faith community in our local neighborhoods this summer. For example, the Fitchburg Library is offering free English lessons and free lunches to the kids each week. In addition, they are coordinating Community Nights from 5-7 pm each Tuesday at Leopold Park, one of the neighborhoods targeted by the city of Fitchburg’s Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative. During the announcements on Sundays, you might have heard me invite you into a ...
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