The Crop-Hunger walk is this month, Saturday, October 25th at 10am, and the People’s Church is hosting it! Registration will be in our Social Hall, and the mile walk will take part in Waterfront Park. In addition to walking, people are also welcome to donate money or help sponsor a walker. Envelopes are available on the credenza in the Social Hall, or contact a member of the church who intends to walk. Five-Cap will receive 25% of the proceeds as the designated local charity.
It was a rather long road to have the Crop-Hunger walk this year. For those following along in the Heart and Mind column, you may have seen that there were a couple of iterations and proposals for it, starting as early as last spring. While it sometimes seemed as if it were not going to happen this year, thanks to the Social Action Committee and Holly Blanchard, who volunteered to be the coordinator, the hope was sustained and the details settled. Even at this stage, as it is the first time out since 2018, we’re a little unsure how large an event this will end up being.
As it is the ‘Ludington Crop-Hunger Walk,” the Social Action Committee is pleased that other churches and groups will be participating, including at press time, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grace Episcopal Church, and the United Methodist Church. We have much thanks and appreciation to give to Father Mick Shriver, Reverend Hillary Thurston-Cox, and Reverend Bill Huether, all who have worked with Church World Service and have helped to organize this event in the past here in Ludington and well as in other locales.
And of course the Crop-Hunger Walk has always held a special place in our hearts here at People’s Church, with Jane Phifer as our past team leader. In fact if you would like the People’s Church T-Shirt that we used to wear to the event, please visit Gordy’s. They still have the design and are happy to put in on an article of clothing of your choosing.
With everyone’s support, I am confident that this fine tradition is reestablishing itself in Ludington. In addition to the good work accomplished by raising funds for some good charities, this also brings us into closer contact with neighboring churches. From this we hope to start more ecumenical cooperation among the willing. While there are many good motives and reasons to hold the Crop-Hunger walk, as I’ve said in the past, what I find most appealing is the opportunity for different people from different faiths and traditions to cooperate together for a worthy cause, physically walking side-by-side. It helps us be resilient when we see and remember all the good things that bind us together. I hope this is the start of many good things to come.
