Homemade chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin and sugar cookies baked in the sun on the sidewalk of Temple Street Saturday morning.
The free sweets were part of an outreach to the community from three congregations celebrating 200 years of existence on the Green — United, Center and Trinity Episcopal churches.
“Instead of trying to do something very inward facing and having just sort of a solemn service inside the churches, we wanted to be outside and engage with the people of New Haven,” said the Rev. Luk de Volder, of Trinity Episcopal.
Before the cookie sharing began, the three churches joined in a procession beginning at United and ending at Trinity Episcopal. De Volder, the Rev. Sandra L. Olsen, Center, and the Rev. John MacIver Gage, United, briefly spoke about the significance of the day before offering a prayer in front of each building. The Rev. Vicki M. Davis, Trinity Episcopal, was also in attendance.
A small band filled the air with music as a few dozen worshipers moved from one building to the next, singing, dancing and basking in the sun.
More here-
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/06/15/news/new_haven/doc51bd118d37582947021138.txt
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