I hope the congregation found the spring worship service Jake and Elizabeth Avery and I led a meaningful experience.  I thought I would include the three poems Jake and Elizabeth wrote for the service.

            Chalice Lighting                                                        
            Spring                                                                                                  
            Warm, Sunny, Joyful                                                  
            Growing vegetables and flowers
            Days getting longer
            Season of warmth

                                    Opening Words
                        Season of the flowers blooming
                        Pretty birds in the tree chirping
                        Rain comes pouring down
                        I love spring
                        NO MORE SNOW!!!!!
                        Growing beautiful flowers

            Benediction
All of the flowers blooming
Baby animals being born
Can you hear the birds chirping?
Daffodils dancing in the breeze
Elegant squirrels jumping from tree to tree
Find all of the clouds in the sky
Girls skipping in the flowers
Happy rabbits stuff themselves with greens
If only it wasn’t our lettuce
Jogging along in the sunlight
Kites flying in the air
Luminous sun shining through the windows
Man, I love playing outside
No more snow
Open the windows it’s very hot in here
Plant all of those pretty flowers
Quails walking around
Running on the beach wishing to jump in
Sun is beaming down on us
Thank goodness it’s almost summer
Underneath the shade of many trees
Velvet moss underneath our bare feet
Wet ground as we run around
X marks the spot where I planted my seeds
Yellow bumblebees buzzing around collecting nectar
Zillions of rain drops on the grass.

The Religious Education program is over for the year. Jake and Elizabeth are busy with sports this spring.