The new Moderator of the United Church, Mardi Tindal, has launched her blog on WonderCafe. Please stop by and check it out:

http://www.wondercafe.ca/blogs/Moderator-mardi

She also has this week's Feature article on "Scarcity, Abundance, and Thanksgiving" here:

Welcome to my blog — a place to reflect with me on God's healing of soul, community, and creation. I hope you will visit often and be part of this sacred conversation.

My first official stop as Moderator was on the beach at Naramata Centre on Wednesday, August 19. Within a cathedral of light reflected by earth, lake, and sky, the community gathered for worship. Lake Okanagan was at my back as I donned the moderatorial stole for the first time since the installation service. As I draped it over my shoulders, the fringe of the stole touched the sand at my feet. My immediate reaction was to gasp and blurt out to the crowd “Oops—don’t tell anyone it touched the ground!”