Sunday, Crazy Sunday

So…Second Sunday in October was a bit overwhelming.

Never have we been met with such intensity. My memory of Sunday will be people pouring out of the shelter, some yelling for scarves, others for gloves. If ever you wonder…there is such a great need for these simple, simple things.

Our goal: next month to have enough pairs of socks, hats, scarves, and knit gloves that no one – no one – has to walk away disappointed.

The Bishop Search Committee is asking folks to bring an item – a hat, gloves, scarf, or pair of socks – to one of the walkabout events.

Here’s how this works…

So, Second Sunday is this really cool and simple concept.

Check the needs list. It is posted the week before the gathering. Check it out and see what you have to offer. It doesn’t need to be much – a few loaves of bread, some meat, some socks.

You show up at Gethsemane at 2:30 – there’s no formal invitations, no insider’s group. We eat for a while, talk for a while..generally spend time getting to know each other.

An appointed someone shares a bit of a a reflection – a song, poem, piece of Scripture – whatever feels meaningful. We all take a moment to take that in, maybe share a bit of our own perspective and experience.

We lay out all that we have to offer and package it up.

Then, we head out – usually either over to the  Salvation Army, which serves adults, or the Drake Hotel, which serves families, to distribute our offering.

Along the way, in the midst of all this gathering and sharing and laughing and considering, we seem to find a way to name God among us and to bless our lives and the lives of others with grace.

A few pics from last Second Sunday