Our last informal Summer Service for this year will be led by our minister, Tom Rosiello.  On this Labor Day Weekend our focus will be on the role of work in our lives. Some of us have jobs we love while others work just to have an income so they can afford to do the things they care about outside of work. Some of us are retired or unemployed. Some of us do an incredible amount of volunteer work and others work as stay at home moms or dads.  Our religious roots are firmly planted in the "Puritan Work Ethic" and we come from a theological tradition that emphasizes "Deeds not Creeds."  So, how important is work in your life? What is the relationship between your work and who you are?
 
Instead of a sermon you will be invited to participate in a guided discussion on this topic. We will gather in song, and some of our regular elements of worship will be back. We will light candles of joy and concern. There will be a children’s message about work and an opportunity for children to share separately on this topic as well. As part of the children's message we will be talking about "tools" that we use in our work and will create a display on our altar table.  You are encouraged to bring a tool that you use to do your  job...maybe a stethoscope, a paint brush , a hammer, a garden tool ( no need to bring your computer, we will put out one lap top to represent all of us who do our work on a computer).  This is a service for the entire family. New folks are most welcome.