Two weeks into RE and we are already changing things around. We moved class locations and turned the first Sunday of October into a MultiGen instead of a Chapel Sunday. But that seems to be the way of things these days.
We have made adjustments to protect our children from this pandemic that still goes on. We have all made adjustments to care for the least of these, the little children. We are back together, and it’s getting colder outside; there is a desire to move inside. So waiting for this pandemic to end seems to intensify even more.
Luckily there is news that the vaccine may soon be approved for children. At that point, we will be faced with the difficult decisions of how to continue to engage ALL of our children while also protecting ALL of our children.
I am hopeful that this pandemic is nearing the end. And then we may be able to build on the excitement of returning to some sort of normalcy, what will hopefully be a long relationship between a new DRE and an RE program, and just the joy of being together.
An ever-evolving children, youth, and adult RE program will hopefully become the backbone of our success as “a vibrant, multi-generational liberal religious” organization. It will help us make a positive change in this world. Many of us are champing at the bit to get to work, but we must wait a little longer. In the meantime, we need to see how this vital work is happening; Sunday Morning RE is holding classes outside, Adult programs meeting outside or online, exciting plans about the Service Auction, worship in the Oval. Let us plan for the future while relishing in the present.