Posts tagged with ‘spirituality’

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Decorating the Dead

by Cindy Maybeck

I never understood the term Decoration Day until I moved to Worcester.  Folks in my church actually decorated their loved ones’ graves for Memorial Day.  Families consulted to see who would be responsible for which cemetery plots.  They planted geraniums or pansies or a pinwheel for a child.  A bunch of cut roses placed on […]

A Pastor Installed

by Cindy Maybeck

Rushing, I thought I was late.  I had robe in hand but knew that clergy needed to arrive 20 minutes early to a pastor’s installation to be ready to robe and process and it was only 10 minutes before the hour.  Fortunately, a member of the church was greeting people at the door.  “Is it […]