Work and Play

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"Bow down low, and bend your head,/Bow down low and bend your head/ For I've come to sweep this house,/ For to sweep the Lord's House clean." 

                              old Shaker Song

On Friday morning a bunch of volunteers arrived at the church for our annual deep cleaning bee. The refrigerator was  leaned out, cupboards emptied and washed, and the kitchen floor and mats received a thorough scouring.

The tables and cupboard in the Ross Lounge were scoured, as were the Venetian blinds from Irwin's office.

Tall people poked into the upper corners of the building to remove dust and cobwebs.

The carpets were shampooed and spots on chairs treated.

Al even brought his super-duper machine and washed the outside windows. 

Many thanks to the many hands that made the work lighter and to the cheery characters who made the chores seem like play. Woe betide any spider who spins a web before Sunday.

                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

                                The Magic of of Autumn

                               It’s a glorious day with the sun overhead

                   And maples off yonder in Cardinal red,

                  And elms spilling gold on the floor of the world,

            And the sumachs ablaze, and the picture’s unfurled.

                                                                    Author Unknown

Sunday was just such a glorious day. So our Autumn Lunch was appropriately named. For no particular reason apart from a desire to serve Barb and her friend, Shirley, prepared and served lunch to the congregation after morning worship. 

Well-filled plates

Good friends

Good Conversation

                                                                            

The sermon title was "Messy."

It referenced various Jewish leaders including King David, but I thought it might apply to the kitchen too. 

You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs and you can't make lunch for forty people without dirtying a few dishes. Happily, there were plenty of volunteers to clean up afterward, restoring the kitchen to the spotless condition the Friday cleaning bee created.

The weather channel predicts dropping temperatures and even snow in some areas next week, but Sunday was a glorious day. Praise God.