Led by Rev Carolyn Ecklund
The beauty of being human is our capacity for aiding a person in need. At the same time, when we come face-to-face with someone who appears to be living in the streets or in the woods, or a mom just about to be evicted, we tend to look away. Our culture teaches us that their circumstances are their own fault or that our discomfort is acceptable. But what if our first reaction was to befriend the person and call them “kin?”
The Rev. Carolyn H. Eklund is the retired rector of St. Paul’s Church, Brunswick, Maine. She came to Maine in 2013 to serve at St. Paul’s after 12 years as rector of Grace Church, Plainfield, New Jersey. Her passion has been working for housing and racial justice. She serves on the board of Tedford Housing and volunteers for The Gathering Place, a day shelter in Brunswick. She earned her Master of Divinity degree from The General Theological Seminary in New York City. A native of Kansas, her undergraduate degrees are from the University of Kansas in microbiology and medical technology.
Music by Derek Herzer and Ambrosia