On the Sunday
after Labor Day, I found myself at an old-fashioned Rally Day at
Ebenezer United Church of Christ near Buffalo, NY. It was worship on the
church lawn, under a big white tent, dinner on the grounds, and
start-up for all the children's Sunday
school classes. Kids were everywhere! I visited with many of their
teachers - some of whom have been in the classroom for more than 50
years; one twenty-something was picking up teaching for her grandmother,
to carry a tradition forward. For all the tired, dead Rally Days out
there, Ebenezer still knows how to throw a good fall party and rally the
neighbors and their children!
