Saturday, February 23rd. we held the first in a six-part workshop series on faith-based community gardening in conjunction with PING, Covenant Community Garden, Heifer International, Anathoth Community Garden, and Come to the Table. Seven families became members of our garden community that day, we also received many visitors, and were assisted in building 3 raised beds by folks from Anathoth and Covenant Community Gardens. We gathered together, told our stories, and broke the bread.
Venetia Smith welcoming our guests.
Venetia Smith welcoming our guests.
Pilgrimage to the garden.
Everyone finding their niche and pitching in.
Fred Bahnson, manager of Anathoth Community Garden.
Shoveling and hauling manure.
John Hughes reminiscing on Anathoth's first year.
Slate Gray pitching in.
Catching a breath between working in the garden and lunch. Chris Burtner, garden manager at Covenant Community Garden in Fuquay-Varina, is the lady in the middle with her hands wrapped around the coffee cup.
Carving the turkey. After all, it was a day of thanksgiving.
There was plenty of food.
Some of our guests.
Beth Norris speaking on Christian hospitality and community.
Chris Franks speaking on communion as hospitality.
Rich Church speaking on hospitality and creation.
Part of the assembly.
The Lord's supper - communion - Eucharist - thanksgiving.Photographs courtesy of Claire Hermann, director of Come to the Table.
2 comments:
Dear Tom,
Thank you, thank you for sharing your world and allowing me to grow a bit in understanding the Spirit as she moves in Seagrove. Though not there, I am enriched by your lives, compassion and love.
It was good to see Slate, too!
God's gracious blessings,
Jackie
Jackie,
I wish you could have joined us. Your buddy Beth spoke well. You would have appreciated the day. God showed up.
Blessings-Tom
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