Author: Carol Pranschke

The Work at Play in the Office

What’s on our Whiteboard This Week:

New Initiatives / One TIme Efforts

Donate by Text
Intern Search paperwork
Some research for the building such as Door Phones (Thanks Paul Gibb!)
Responding to Building Committee requests
Testing one person having two Electronic Fund Transfers
Responding to Google Tech Team proposal (Elisabeth Kern Roos, … read more.

Intention and Presence

Dear Ones,

I hope you each found a way to enjoy the holiday season, and are feeling ready for whatever the New Year has in store.  I chose to spend my holidays at home, and cherished the slower post-Christmas pace and spaciousness to reconnect with friends … read more.

Revving up the Office for 2018!

Happy New Year! Take a deep breath. Take another deep breath. And one more. I needed that! How about you?

This month, I will focus on sending out tax and pledge statements – some of you will receive multiple pledge statements, based on the ways in … read more.

Las Posadas (a poem)

Last week, I posted a message to Fellowship neighbors on NextDoor, a social media that helps geographically-local neighbors connect, that said the Las Posadas event last Friday night at the Fellowship featured live music that would end promptly at nine. In reality, the music ended … read more.

There’s a new employee in the office!

Come and meet new office administrative support Ginny Landes  on Sunday, December 10 at the Fellowship. When music director Tad Koriath asked me how was he to know when to contact her and when to contact me, I said “Just think checks!”

Here’s how Ginny’s getting … read more.

#metoo: The pain and the possibility

Harvey Weinstein. Kevin Spacey. Charlie Rose. Garrison Keillor. Louis CK. Dustin Hoffman. Al Franken. Matt Lauer. Most days, I digest my news in small bites.  A notification on my phone, a few minutes of NPR in my car.  Lately, that is all I can stomach, … read more.

A Multi-Layered Faith Cake (an I Am story)

I am of

… Catholic upbringing, Mary mysticism and aromatic incense

… Jewish matzoh ball soup and Marcia my adopted mother

… 2nd Baptist gospel singing and Garry Archie wisdom mentoring

… BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu temple, mala beads and Kali coming

… Sikh yoga with Yogi Bhajan teaching the … read more.