The Hospitality Committee is interested in starting a similar storytelling program to Public Radio’s “Moth Hour.”  This monthly event will kickoff this Fall as we encourage the practice of personal storytelling. The program goals include:

• believing that listening to personal stories can widen our perspective and help us realize what we have in common
• creating a supportive space in which people can listen and be heard
• and believing that a community is strengthened when its members share stories with one another.

Upcoming events to sharpen our skills and guide us in this adventure, open to anyone.
 
This year’s “Maine Storytelling Muster,” which is open to the public, is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, and from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, in Waterville at the United Methodist Church on Pleasant Street.
 
The West Market Square Artisan Coffeehouse in Bangor “recently started hosting monthly story slams at 6:30 p.m.the first Friday of every month, “ according to the Bangor Daily reporter Aislinn Sarnacki
 
There is a sign-up sheet on the easel-held bulletin board in the Parish Hall for those who want to help organize or just