Among Us
April 25, 2008
“Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.â€
~The Buddha
In this column we celebrate milestones and other life events, request healing thoughts for those in need, and remember departed loved ones. If you have information you would like to share in this column, or if you know of anyone in need of assistance, please contact Carol Crowley. We have quite a few Bell Streeters celebrating special events in May. Both of our community ministers were installed in the month of May, Rev. Ben Hall in May 2003, and Rev. Mary Margaret Earl in 2005. We have been enriched by their presence in our community and are so glad they both chose to affiliate with us.
Happy birthday wishes go out to Rowan Chaves, Shannon Gemma, Beverly Hart and Stuart Smith. And happy wedding anniversary to Joe and Arline Davis – 36 years! Our thoughts are often with Ellen Smith as she courageously battles her chronic disorder and recovers from recent surgeries. Ellen and her devoted husband, Stu, were featured in an article in the Providence Journal Bulletin in which they told of their adjustment to and acceptance of the chronic nature of Ellen’s illness. They have learned to appreciate the richness of life despite changed expectations for the future.
Supportive thoughts go to Carl Freese, who is also dealing with health issues, and to Neva Hantover and Bev Hart, who have not been able to get to church recently. We miss you. We were glad to see that David Gleicher and Tom Lamora both recovered extremely quickly from surgery.
Please keep John Tarrats’ mother in your prayers, as well as James Crowley, Carol Crowley’s son who is an Army Ranger currently serving in Iraq.
~ The Membership and Caring Committee