When I was growing up my mom had these set of ceramic ducks outside our front door that she would dress up depending on the season. They wore pilgrim outfits in November, Santa outfits in December… and yes, even ghost costumes in October.
While my mom made an impression with her benign version of silliness, many today try to make an impression by being shocking, brass, or even rude. Christ warns us that one day we will give account for every idle work we speak. We should be careful for those morsels of gossip we look for on social media, we ought to take the words of wisdom of Proverbs to heart, and the stories of Courage in the Bible and of our Orthodox Saints for inspiration. That is what our fall and winter lineup is all about.
We hope to inspire our teens to make an impression this season based on something that matters - something that brings people together in love instead of pushing people away - even if it is seemingly as silly as ceramic ducks.
