“May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world gather you, mind you and embrace you in belonging.” (John O’Donohue) COVID has challenged all of us to seek ways to feel a sense of belonging. We have time on our hands, and we are looking for ways to connect as well as help. On […]
Why Be a Member at Ferry Beach
As you may know, the mission of Ferry Beach is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love. We will accomplish our mission by providing programming in the following areas: education, culture and the arts, spirituality, sustainability, personal growth and social justice and action. If that mission makes sense to […]
Sustainability Efforts at Ferry Beach
In consideration of the global pandemic and its impact on all of us, Ferry Beach staff and board are working to safeguard our members, conferees and community. We are thinking of all you, our members – from infants to great-grandparents – and hoping for health and safety for all of the Ferry Beach community. As you […]
Resilience in Challenging Times
As Quillen Shinn rode into the Grove in the very late 1800’s, he had no way of knowing that the sanctuary amongst the trees would be the resilience center of our lives. His vision has fed our spirit through world wars and regional wars, Great depression and recurring recessions, the 1918 Flu, AIDS, and recurring […]
Let’s Look Forward to the Summer of Joy
Once, when I was in grade school in New Jersey, we had a big snowstorm the night before St. Patrick’s Day. The next day, school was canceled and I walked to the bakery to get Italian bread (yes, I’m Irish, but in NJ, everyone is Italian and my mom was making spaghetti for dinner). An […]
Returning to Love
Delivered at the 2018 Annual Meeting Executive Director’s get to be administrator’s sometimes and evangelists at other times. Today, I am an evangelist. Have you seen Black Panther, the movie? There are a lot of good metaphors from the Marvel Comics movie Black Panther. If you have yet to see it, you probably can rent […]
It’s More than the Corps: Protecting the Beach in Saco
The beach is an asset to the city of Saco. Our restaurants, grocery stores, amusement and entertainment venues fill in the summer time with guests. This revenue supports many businesses in our city. Yet, for close to 100 years, the city by its actions has demonstrated that they do not value the beach as an […]
2017 People and Stories of Ferry Beach
This summer I met a family who was struggling with their child’s announcement that the child no longer wanted to be called a boy. Mom shared that she had always wondered if her young son was gay and had come to the conclusion that she loved her son and wanted the best for him. This […]
2017 Annual Meeting Speech
Annual Meeting Speech 2017 2016 was a year, which solidified our progress as an organization on a number of fronts: financial, our physical plant, strategic planning and our overall vision. We have begun to color in more of the picture we are creating for this incredible organization. We finalized our mission statement and you can […]
Universal Love
“Love all God’s creation, the whole of it and every grain of sand. Love every leaf, every ray of God’s light! Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. And once you have perceived it, you will begin to comprehend it ceaselessly, more […]