We’ ve come to the end of an eventful year for our little congregation. We packed up and moved out of our building – much loved for more than a hundred years! And all of us felt the sad emotions of leaving. But we felt it was the right decision after much discussion and many delays it was done.
But we resolved not to dissolve the congregation. We still felt connected and we still felt that our mission in this community was not done. We recognized the many advantages of our new nomadic identity and we set about figuring out how to be a blessing.
We’re still in process of inventing ourselves as a congregation without a home base. We’ve already figure out that we bring our sacred space with us wherever we meet. We’ve felt the spirit in living rooms, in a borrowed chapel, in a picnic shelter, in a garden…wherever we’ve formed our circle and expected to meet God together.
Our projects to nurture children and families have expanded. We’ve thought about feeding hungry bellies and nurturing spirits with our music grant for young children. We even found the holy spirt at our >> gathering at the Music Center. << We’ve learned, or relearned, that as we feed others, we feed ourselves.
So now we greet a new year. We’ll continue our intention to be a blessing in the communities where we’ve been planted. We’ll be moving around and trying to pay attention to the needs of our neighbours. We send all our good wishes to those who are following our adventures in these postings. And we invite you to join us as you are able. If you’ve ever wondered how to “pay it back” for all the blessing you’ve received you can check in with us to see how we’re doing.
Happy New Year from the Guelph Elora Community of Christ, blessed to be a blessing!
