Dahlia etudes

Late summer bloomers, geometric and full of impact. Gotta go with the showy, splashy dahlia. Sure to bring on a smile...

PPPST! September 2014

Welcome back, Intrepid Parent to a new year of our small group for the Parents of Young Children at St. Patrick's. New year, new service times, new digs... We are now meeting on the second Sunday of the month in the Day School Library, which we have found to be light-filled and full of comfortable armchairs. Continental breakfast served after 9am service in the Great Hall; our group convenes at 10:10am-10:50am.

A quick review of ground rules for the health and growth of our small band:
    Confidentiality expected and respected-- these are closed door sessions to promote sharing.
    Let's be quick to listen and slow to speak-- everyone should feel like there are opportunities to share what's on their hearts.
    We refrain from unsolicited advice giving. Beginning somewhere
    We leave our judging attitudes and negativity at the door. We bring our open hearts and minds to share.

This session we read aloud from Brian D. McLaren's We Make the Road by Walking, a recommended book by The Right Rev. Mariann Budde. In Chapter 2 this summer, I made a most astonishing discovery that in the Garden of Eden, there were, not one, but two special named trees! Where have I been? Not only that, but there are two creation accounts in Genesis... live and learn, I suppose. Back to the trees-- yes, The Tree of Life and The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The author makes the point that the former is life-giving and constructive; the latter is, through a judgmental path which humans are prone to take, quite destructive. I wonder what that means for us as parents and caretakers?

If the Spirit leads, please join us on the second Sunday in October (10/12) at 10:10am in the Day School Library. You can contact The Rev. Loren Lasch ( loren@stpatrickschurchdc.org ) for more information.

Peace and Blessings!
The Mod Sub