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Granby's Habitat house is underway!
The first four walls are up and Granby's first Habitat for Humanity home (opposite the West Granby post office) is well underway! First Church volunteers Pete Betsch, Kerri Crough, Beth Lindsay, Ruth Rosebrooks and Don Shaw partnered with folks from South Church on July 16. Read more on Don Shaw's blog. There are a few volunteer opportunities remaining... check the bulletin board across from the church office.
Volunteers must complete an application before they work. First-time volunteers, click here. Returning volunteers, click here.
Food & Fellowship Opportunities
- FRESH VEGETABLES from our Community Garden... can you help water or weed? Harvest? Take home and use some beautiful fresh vegetables? Talk to one of the "head gardeners" -- Pete Betsch or John Reek
- MEALS-TO-GO... we have a freezer stocked with homemade meals and every Sunday volunteers are needed to deliver them.
- SUNDAY BREAKFAST... is being provided this Sunday by Kerri Crough and Beth Lindsay. Can you host a continental breakfast one Sunday?
- FOOD DONATIONS... Don't forget Granby's Food Pantry (run by the VNA). bring non-perishable food items to worship the first Sunday of every month and we'll deliver.
TGIF- Fridays in the Summer
Join us for summer fellowship. Guests bring an appetizer or dessert to share. BYOB. Bring family & friends! Sign up to host!
TONIGHT: Ford, 48 Day St South, West Granby
July 29: Letendre/Reek, 12 Fairmount Lane, Granby
August 5: Wilhelm & Bentley, 329 North Granby Road, North Granby
August 12: Betsch, 14 Mechanicsville Road, Granby
August 19: Reinhardt, 9 Sunny Heights, Granby
Hosting slot is still open for August 26!
LOOKING FOR A GOOD READ THIS SUMMER?Last year a group of us from First Church and South Church read some books together, went to the Connecticut Forum for the conversation on race, and sponsored a poetry workshop on "Words Matter" with acclaimed poet, Kate Rushin. We plan another workshop and book discussion for this fall. Get a headstart and pick up a copy of Neither Wolf Nor Dog, which traces the experience of writer Kent Nerburn as he travels with a Native American elder and learns his tribal wisdom. The book has an easy narrative flow and exposes readers to some of the differences between European American culture and that of the First Nation peoples. It has some good humor and displays a deep reverence for life. Read it now and be ready to join in the discussion in October!
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ABOUT THE YOUTH PERSPECTIVE TRIP, July 31 - Aug 6
While in Washington DC...
 On Thursday night we will be meeting with Muslim youth from two different organizations. Dar Al-Hijrah is a DC masjid and YLI (Young Leaders Institute) is a youth leadership group - mostly Muslim but seeking to be more interfaith. Check them out on Facebook. They recently lobbied Capitol Hill for stricter gun control and as a youth group discuss the problem of terrorism and the ways they as young people can help promote better understanding of Islam.  Nadia Hassan leads YLI, and Mohammed Kibriya is the youth director of Dar Al-Hijrah. They have been my contacts. Together we are putting on an event called "COMBINED EFFORT."  It will be partly informal - recreation in their youth lounge, a dinner, and small group discussions to help youth recognize what they have in common, rather than their differences.
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