In preparation for a sermon at St. Nick's on Sunday, September 21st, Reverend David S. Heald spoke with the executive director of Project GRACE, Steffi Cox. He asked her how the idea of the Scarborough Garden evolved and what it meant to her personally. She reminded Rev. David that, shortly after she became executive director, she hosted a series of open conversations in the community. One of those conversations took place at St. Nick’s. Out of those conversations arose three priorities that evolved from an awareness of basic human needs: a need to stay warm, a need to eat healthful food, and a need to feel loved."It is unconscionable," Steffi said, "that in the midst of the earth’s abundance, people go hungry." It reminded Rev. David of a quote by the President of Tanzania on the MOFGA website: When people go hungry, it is not food that is short, but justice.
At the heart of the garden project, Steffi says, is a shared sense of purpose in working toward a common goal—feeding the hungry. She reflected on the odd, sometimes off-putting, configuration of the town of Scarborough. Many people have asked her: where’s the town center? And her answer: the town center is not a geographical location. Wherever we gather for a shared purpose, there we are community, and there is our center, our heart. The garden will be such a center of community, a common heart in caring for those in need. The garden, she said, may be described in one word: love.
>> Read Rev. David S. Heald's inspiring sermon. (PDF).
At the heart of the garden project, Steffi says, is a shared sense of purpose in working toward a common goal—feeding the hungry. She reflected on the odd, sometimes off-putting, configuration of the town of Scarborough. Many people have asked her: where’s the town center? And her answer: the town center is not a geographical location. Wherever we gather for a shared purpose, there we are community, and there is our center, our heart. The garden will be such a center of community, a common heart in caring for those in need. The garden, she said, may be described in one word: love.
>> Read Rev. David S. Heald's inspiring sermon. (PDF).
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