Designed and led by 17 young adult members of the church, this year’s “Happy Birthday World” had kids of all ages dancing, crafting rhythm instruments, improving spoken word, ringing hand bells and giggling along with puppets.
The United Methodist Foundation of New England provided funding support for puppet ministry materials and publicity in support of this nontraditional Vacation Bible School.
“My own work focuses on spiritual renewal of communities so that as each member finds their unique gifts they learn to delight in sharing them with others, a nonviolent means of transforming the world,” said Munson. “This summer’s children’s ministry has been a taste of wonderful things to come!”
“I love the creative energy that flows through the Brunswick area community,” she said. A designer of creative liturgy and textile artist, “Pastor Karen” participated in “Hidden Memories” at Maine Fiber Arts in Topsham this summer.
For more information, visit www.umcbrunswick.org.
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less