By Carol Masters, Becketwood Member Easing from winter into spring has never been easy in our climate—but the music programs we’re privileged to hear at Becketwood give our hearts a boost as we gradually bid the snows goodbye! The Camerata Brass harmonies were bright and enlivening; the Eclectic Whirlwind—all-original acoustic guitar music, a blend of […] Read more
by Joel Wiberg, Becketwood Member and Presiding Minister, Early Morning Easter Worship This year’s community Easter worship will be a service with both Word and Sacrament. Let me explain briefly. The Christian community in all parts of the world has a wide variety of worship practices. We can see this variety as a spectrum from […] Read more
by Peggy Ryden, Becketwood Member One never knows where a conversation may lead at Becketwood. Recently, at a Monday Martini Salon (Happy Hour) in the Solarium, a meandering conversation led to a discussion about spirituality and where one might experience it. I mentioned the concept of “thin places”— where the boundaries of heaven and earth […] Read more
by Rowland Joiner, Becketwood Member I take size thirteen in shoes but my carbon footprint is something different. A carbon footprint is the way of measuring the sum of emissions of carbon dioxide and smaller quantities of similar gases caused by a particular activity (like cooking) that consumes fossil fuels in any given timeframe. So […] Read more
by Maura Kolars, Becketwood Staff I love flowers—all kinds and every color. With a degree in Horticulture, I immersed myself in learning about flowers while in college. I completed an internship at Bachman’s Floral on Lyndale, working with expert growers in the greenhouses and seeing so many things come to life—red poinsettias, cheerful pansies, delicate […] Read more
