"LET US ENTERTAIN YOU," from the Broadway play GYPSY, WAS THE THEME OF THE WEEK AT THE AMPHITHEATER.  Livingston Taylor, Tom Chapin, the Symphony, a Beatles Tribute and The Electric Light Orchestra brought the 2014 Season to a successful close.

AND AT THE UM HOUSE the wonderful, vibrant Sara Baron was our final chaplain of the season.  Her bold discussion of 'religion, sexuality and the 21st Century' added to the daily intellectual topics that are heard on our porch.

ALSO STAYING AT THE HOUSE THIS PAST WEEK:

Macedonia? ........ Ohio!

The Wilcox of Williamsville

Rosy Rosemarie

Sisters of the Lake

and their husbands

Long time friends of the UM House

The week in review:

Tim's tunes

The 'ice bucket' challenge

He can read!

'Tea' from Corey

Another Summer Season comes to a conclusion and with that understanding we say goodbye to our friends at Chautauqua and the United Methodist House.  It has been a wonderful Season and we look forward to seeing everyone on our porch in 2015.  Have a peaceful Winter!
                           Bob & Karen

"THIS WAS THE WEEK OF CURRENT AFFAIRS; GAZA, SYRIA, UKRAINE AND THE RECENT 'RELOCATION' PROGRAM AT THE UNITED METHODIST HOUSE."

Fareed Zakaria on the Middle East

Removal to the 'ravine'

Of course our CURRENT chaplain, Pamela Gardner, was ever present on the porch with a 'chat' about the recent book (Time Magazine) by Barbara Brown Taylor, 'Learning to Walk in the Dark.'

and her mother Emily

Other guests in the House:

Floridian flowers

Blue grass couple

Instructors from afar

Floridian flowers

Knows Camp Redwing!

Mahjong anyone?

Young clergy participant

Other activities at the House:

Tracker problems

The ladies of the Lake

Youth Summer Music Camp

Sweet Anna

New friends at Chautauqua

We wish Yi-Chin Lee (videographer for the Daily)and Yuta Takano (youth symphony cellist) good luck in their careers.  They have been a key reason for the success of our porch dinners..... and besides that 'we love them.'

BIG....BIG.....BIG.....Everything is BIG this week at Chautauqua and the United Methodist House.  BIG crowds, BIG names (Ken Burns), BIG parade (CLSC), BIG crowds at the Chaplain's  Chat on the UM House porch and our own BIG name Chaplain David Streets!

David & Toni

The residents of the UM House this past week:

Lone Stars

High school friends

Knows Mort

Warren wonders

Jay Hawks 

Chautauqua/UM House activities:

Alice in action

We will miss you Yuta

Youth singers & musicians - Ice Cream Social

Abrahamic youth presentation

Southern hospitality

Tea from Marienville

CLSC Day

Soft tunes for the ladies

Unlike any place in this world....