May 13, 2026
Dear Friend,
The young spring leaves are so new that they are not yet able to fully support themselves. In the following video you can see how the leafs are like little umbrellas that are not yet fully opened. The strength to support the new growth is coming but it is not yet present.
We are not unlike the trees, you and I. Our new growth takes time to be well supported so that new knowledge and new insights become incorporated into our daily lives. Our community of faith is a learning community; today I want to remind us all that it takes time to bring about lasting change. This is true for us as individuals and it is especially true for families, communities, and the cultural shifts that define nations and, ultimately, the world. If this sounds like a pep talk, then my message is coming across clearly. Bringing about the kindom of God on the earth is a long game. Let’s keep doing our part, trusting that the strength behind truth, justice and kindness is growing. It is!
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” -Ecclesiastes 3:1
Saturday, June 13, MIP Faith Festival, Central Square Bandstand, Keene
Our church has sponsored a prayer table at this event where people can come and light a candle for a prayer concern or celebration that is important to them. This has been very well-received in the past. We have one volunteer already who has offered to be a presence at the table and I would like to have one or two more, so if you are willing to serve in this way, please contact me (see the conclusion of this letter; replying to this email will not reach me).
Thank you!
HERE IS THE MAY Monadnock Interfaith E-news; CHECK OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.
Firelight Theatre has a new production up and running in Peterborough. The play, Small Mouth Sounds, centers on 6 individuals and a spiritual teacher at a “silent” retreat. All the characters are living through some form of heartbreak and finding connection in unexpected ways. You may recognize some of the cast, including Laura Carden and Jason Lambert (my sweetheart). The playwright, Beth Wohl, was just nominated for a Pulitzer prize.
Performances are Thurs through Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
Tickets and more information is available through the Firelight website HERE
This Friday evening I fly west for a reunion. Rev. Leaf Seligman will lead our Sunday Service this week. I will be available via email and phone while I am away (see below for contact info).
Please join me in prayer.
Beloved God, as I strive to carry the light of Christ in the world, strengthen me, I pray. Open my heart and mind to new insights and new ways of being in relationship with others, especially those with whom I have little in common. Help me to be fully in the present moment, doing what I can through my actions and words to bring more goodness, more God-ness, into this beautiful and broken world. This I pray in Christ’s name. Amen.
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor and malice be put away from you. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other.” -Ephesians 4: 31-32
In Christ,
Traceymay
603-715-0990
Traceymaykalvaitis@gmail.com
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Dublin Community Church and the Community Church of Harrisville and Chesham
295 Cobb Meadow Rd
Dublin, NH 03444-8217
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