"Who are these like stars appearing" will be both theme and title for Kitty Clark's opening Meditation of DeKoven's long-standing Second Tuesday Series.  The morning begins at 10:00 with coffee and conversation in the Serving Room, followed by the Meditation at 10:30 in the Library, once James DeKoven's study.

Kitty's thoughts for this Epiphany Meditation will draw on the witness of saints and sages across the centuries whose lives give courage and light to our own.  "But it is not the great saints alone who are lights for us," Kitty reminds us.  "Each of us has a more personal 'cloud of witnesses,' our own beloved dead, who still keep their watch.  Often a remembered word or example comes to us, surprises us even, when we need it most, and we are grateful."

Her talk will open the eighth season of this increasingly popular series, which now meets every other month and includes several other presenters.  Susanne Sklar, D.Phil, a good friend of DeKoven who is presently teaching at Carthage College, will be the Second Tuesday speaker on March 8, with the intriguing title, "Beauty will save the world."

"There is no charge for these mornings of fellowship and reflection, Director Max Dershem says, "though a free will offering is welcome. Everyone is cordially invited!" The DeKoven Center is located at 600  21st Street, Racine, WI 53403.  Phone:  (262) 633-6401.