Saturday November 4, 2023

Outside the Box

This Sunday…and more!

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
― Desmond Tutu

Recently on a beautiful 'Indian Summer' morning the Steering Committee for Outside the Box met at the Southend Yacht Club to plan for the upcoming months.

Outside The Box is the outgrowth of Bishop Rob Hirschfield's and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's vision of our being part of the Beloved Community; "God's love refuses to be kept in a box".

Our focus is to learn about the many organizations here on the Seacoast that work to improve the lives of many people locally and internationally and the challenges that they face. We have learned about agencies in the Greater Seacoast, including, Haven, I Got Bridged, Fill the Hall (A joint effort of the Music Hall and Gather) and are looking forward to presentations from Carey Cottage at Creek Farm on November 5th, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), Cross Roads House (TBD..

At least weekly we are reminded that we are a part of a larger Anglican Communion as we pray in our Anglican Cycle of Prayer. Sooky reminded us that of the 80M Anglicans in the world, 1.6M reside in the US. We look forward to an update on the desperate struggle facing young girls studying in Nigere facing the aftermath of a coup and climate change from Rain for the Sahel in January 14th 2024 and students from Zimbabwe now studying at local community colleges in March 2024.

Join us for a simple lunch and conversation at our next Outside the Box meeting and we hope that together we will have expanded our compassion in the world.

Ideas are welcome for future topics and please contact us:

Sandie Dika (603 426 9282) Carol Gruen ( 603 828 3165) Sandra Pagel (603 379 2377) Sooky Lassen (603 241 2034) Ned Thompson (603 475 2764) Linda Cheatham (207 351 5467) Elaine Wilson (281-908 4447) Charlie Bickford (603 433 1261) Barbara Sobol (603 247 9861) Suzi Raeside (207 475 6163) Ken Hale (603 380 1774)