Summary

Times Daily Leader – Episcopal Church makes returning to school a little easier – The West Point Consolidated School District has created a hybrid learning environment…

The Spokesman Review – Two former farm kids embark on new life in Clarkston after helping grow church garden – “When I’m 86 years old, I hope I still have the spunk…”

Go Erie – Rev. Melinda Hall: Taking the side of love for our neighbor – God’s love draws us together as brothers and sisters across time and space… and Jesus had a lot to say about that.

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Episcopal Church makes returning to school a little easier

Times Daily Leader – West Point, MS

In all West Point schools, classes have been taking place online, with distance learning since the first week in September. The West Point Consolidated School District has created a hybrid learning environment as a return to the classroom, that began Tuesday. All students are still part of distance learning on Mondays, but a “green group” attends in-person classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a “white group” attending in-school classes on Wednesday and Friday. It allows the schools to have smaller class sizes to maintain social distancing. […]

Two former farm kids embark on new life in Clarkston after helping grow church garden

The Spokesman Review – Spokane, WA

When I’m 86 years old, I hope I still have the spunk and the ability to garden like Jeanie Baker and Leon Alboucq do.

These two intrepid former farm kids have inspired – and put to shame – the rest of the gardeners at the Resurrection Episcopal Church Community Garden.

Between 2013 and 2019, they grew more than 18,000 pounds of produce and donated it to Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank. Earlier this summer they decided to hang up their hoses in Spokane and head back to Clarkston, to be closer to old friends, family and a milder climate. […]

Rev. Melinda Hall: Taking the side of love for our neighbor

Go Erie – Erie, PA

God’s love draws us together as brothers and sisters across time and space.

“Politics,” a word from the Greek for city and citizen, is about how we live together, and Jesus had a lot to say about that.

The values Jesus demonstrates are about people living well in relationship with God, with themselves and with one another. God desires flourishing and wholeness for everyone, and Jesus shows this continually. He heals people in body and mind. He bridges relationship divides. He advocates visiting the prisoner and inviting the poor to your table. […]