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We had started attending Chris's congregational "home" in late September of 2019. The Community of Christ is a very social justice oriented church with peace, justice and equality, as taught by Jesus, as the foundation of their faith. It is a lay-person led congregation with no paid staff. Lessons and worship are all based on the bible readings for that Sunday. Much of the service is spent on reports of members' concerns and prayer requests. The congregation was welcoming and accepted us into their fold. Chris's dementia was becoming more evident then and he could not participate in the discussions. He did seem to enjoy being there and looked forward to going. I have chosen a liturgical church for my path ever since I became acquainted with the Episcopal Church in my teens. the small chapel in the small town where I lived was quiet and peaceful: no pulpit banging, no unending altar calls, no officious deacons with loooong public prayers: just quiet redemption, healing and peace. After months of not going anywhere, I am peaceful with just skipping the whole Sunday routine. I don't Zoom any service because I didn't become part of any congregation here. Do I miss that part of my life? A little, but my life now is very different and I am not on my own to do as I choose. I am very glad I spent about 20 years in AlAnon, reading, listening and learning. I have always felt that having a spiritual community is important and I look forward to finding my "tribe" again. My current goal is to find peace, and joy, in the everydayness of my days. My Higher Power is fueling me along every day and staying present in teaching me gratitude and acceptance. --donna
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