Passage

Young woman, Young Man

Life turns for you

This is a magic time,

A mythic passage,

In your becoming.

We who welcome you,

None of us is too old

So as to have forgotten

---the mystery of not knowing.

---- the delight of a first discovery,

---- the impatience to hurry what will come next,

----  the terrible wonderfulness of the changes.

Don't Forget.  We remember.

And with memory and hope we welcome you,

Knowing what you may become

Is a bud bursting into a flower

Just now.

To you, young man,

To you, young woman.

We wish

all the mystery,

all the discovery,

all the moments,

all the changes

That are yours,

We can't give them;

For they are yours

To take!

~~  Edward Searl 

Congratulations to our Coming of Age Graduates and Thank you to their Mentors:

The  50/50 Collection on this coming Sunday, May 17, will benefit the Interfaith Hospitality Family Shelter.

Families receive individualized advocacy for housing, employment, and financial issues at the shelter.

The need is enormous. Rents in Massachusetts are the most expensive in the country. About 20,000 children live in local emergency shelters each year. The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Worcester has helped more than 142 families - 439 people - since its formation in 1997.