I arrived at church last night to lead the service in Hardi's absence, and ran spang into the town organized/safe activities. After I waited for a clown to let me make a left turn, and after I let kids and cars pass so I could get into our tiny parking lot, I set out goodies in the room we had planned to use-- which adjoins the lighted back porch of the church.

I used all that for a sermon about welcoming the stranger. In most towns the signal for "not participating" is to leave the light OFF. Once the goodies had been dug up, and set out, I turned it ON. The sermon worked well. And so did the service.

~Susan