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20 UCW MARCH 14-20, 2018 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Hope Mills News & Views Meetings For details about all committee meetings, including location where not listed, call Deputy Town Clerk Deborah Holland at 910-426-4113. • Lake Celebration Committee Monday, March 19, at 5 p.m. • Mayor's Youth Leadership Committee Monday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. • Hope Mills Board of Commissioners Monday, March 19, at 7 p.m. at Hope Mills Town Hall, Bill Luther Meeting Room. • Lake Advisory Committee, Tuesday, March 20, at 6 p.m. • Veterans Committee ursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. • Public Meeting No. 3 Monday, March 26, 6-8 p.m., at Hope Mills Parks and Rec. e purpose of this meeting is to present transportation planning recommendations and to solicit public questions and feedback. To learn more, visit HopeMillsPlan.org. • Parks and Rec Committee Monday, March 26, at 6:30 p.m. • Appearance Committee Tuesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. • Town offices closed for Good Friday March 30. Activities at Hope Mills Parks and Recreation: 5770 Rockfish Rd. • St. Paddy's Bash for seniors 55 plus Friday, March 16, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Community Room. Free. Bring a dish to share. Drinks and entertainment will be provided. Sign up to attend at the front reception desk. Only 100 seats available. Call 910-426-4109 for more information. • St. Patrick's Day Dance Saturday, March 17, 6-8 p.m. • Easter in Hope Mills Saturday, March 24, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast with the Bunny: 8:30-11 a.m. Enjoy a tasty breakfast and get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Easter Egg Hunt: 11:15 a.m.-noon (broken into time slots for age groups). Hunt takes place in Municipal Park. Easter Crafts: noon. Tickets cost $6 per person and must be purchased in advance. Contact the Recreation Center at 910-426-4109 for more information. Promote yourself Email hopemills@upandcomingweekly.com. EVENTS Dr. Bob Kretzu, pastor at Hope Mills United Meth- odist Church, thinks there's a connection between art and faith. "Art is an inherently spiritual activity,'' he said. "It's like a meditative, creative process.'' at's why for the second year in a row he's offering something called Paint and Pray. Every Friday from noon until four through Good Friday, all are invited to come to Hope Mills United Methodist Church at 4955 Legion Rd. and work on their own artistic creation while taking part in a time of prayer and meditation. Before he got into pastoral ministry 25 years ago, Kretzu, a former resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, had extensive experience in the world of art. He started as a child, taking classes at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Eventually he got into industrial design, com- mercial art and computer graphics. All that took place while he was out of the minis- try. Painting is actually a late addition to his talents. He didn't take that up seriously until 2012. "It's a really accessible way of using art in a pasto- ral setting,'' he said of the Paint and Pray gatherings. He especially likes doing portraits and prefers to work in oils, but for the purpose of the Paint and Pray meetings he tries to keep things simple for potential newcomers to the world of art. "For working with kids or adults, teaching art, acrylics are so much faster,'' he said. "ey dry faster, are easier to work with and wash out with water.'' He got the idea for Paint and Pray when he was pondering what to do for the Lenten season last year at Hope Mills. "is church didn't have a tradition of Stations of the Cross,'' Kretzu said. So instead of actually observing the Stations of the Cross, Kretzu decided to offer people the chance to paint them. is year, he's shifted the emphasis to the seven days of creation. People from all over are invited to come and bring their own art supplies and take part. Kretzu said acrylic paint, inexpensive paint canvas and easels are readily available from a number of local businesses. To keep purchases at a minimum, Kretzu said you can get by without an easel, although he prefers to use one. For colors, he suggests focusing on red, blue, yellow, black and white. He only uses two brushes, one flat tip and one pointed tip. For a pal- ette, he suggests a plastic plate. Some people have kept things really simple, he said, and just brought a pad of drawing paper and either pencil or charcoal. "People make their own interpretation, and I think that's a good process,'' he said. "is year we're each doing our own interpretation of creation.'' Kretzu thinks the community aspect of the pro- gram helps encourage people both in exploring art and in developing spiritually. "It's easier to be in a fitness program if you've got an accountability partner,'' he said. "Obviously, some artists do fine working alone, but I think there's a significant number that need that kind of collaboration, encouragement and accountability.'' For those with no background in art, Kretzu is glad to lend his guidance and expertise. He shares advice on choice of colors and tips on how to create an image. "We try to get it all done within four hours,'' he said. "It involves simplifying the image. I go around and help people with color mixing.'' Kretzu said he once read a story about a ballerina who was asked after a performance what it meant to her. He said the ballerina replied, "If I could have put it in words I wouldn't have danced it." "When you paint, there is something spiritual I believe that happens, whether you are painting a sacred subject or not. ere's a spiritual dialogue go- ing on. You meditate on the subject matter.'' Newcomers are welcome to join the weekly ses- sions each Friday from now until Good Friday on March 30. For more information, contact Kretzu at the church at 910-425-0108. Lenten service offers painting, prayers by EARL VAUGHAN JR. NEWS EARL VAUGHAN JR., Senior Staff Writer. COMMENTS? EarlUCWS- ports@gmail.com. 910-364-6638. Dr. Bob Kretzu (left) creates a space where people can come and paint in a community setting as a spiritual exercise. Hope Mills United Methodist Church member Linda Curry created the painting at right last year.