Here are some ideas for what you can do to create safe outdoor community:
- Go door to door with two recipe cards for them to list their favorite recipes.
- On the same visit, hand them an invitation (with a back-up date) to a front-yard or driveway where hot chocolate and/or cider will be served and recipes will be distributed.
- For Covid safety, have each person bring their own cup and chair.
- Have each neighbor bring 10-20 copies of their recipes. The final number depends on your expected turn-out.
For those who live in Westminster or University Place, you can still be neighborly.
- Bake cookies for your neighbors and set them outside their door.
- Ask your neighbors to write down a favorite Thanksgiving memory and call their neighbors and family and share it. Of course, they should ask the neighbor or family member to share theirs.
Let’s create a warm feeling in a season which feels a bit cold, and let’s continue to stay faithful to God’s call to love our neighbors!
Tom Johnson
Pastor for Congregational Care and Community Outreach
