Its been a long winter and it might be nice to come out and join neighbors and friends for a relaxing movie night. So we are offering a small gathering of friends by the sea, with a variety of movies, chosen by Bob Vernon

We'll release movie titles nearer each date, but the focus really is on getting together in person, by the sea and enjoying a relaxed evening out. Our numbers will be limited for safety, so tickets must be reserved in advance. There is no charge to watch the movies as friends together, bring your own popcorn/sweets and we'll make tea.

Proposed List of Movies:

- Witness (When a young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder while visiting Philadelphia with his mother, police detective John Book tries to protect the boy until an attempt on Book's life forces him into hiding in Amish country.)

- Loving (The story of Richard and Mildred Loving, a couple whose arrest for interracial marriage in 1960s Virginia began a legal battle that would end with the Supreme Court's historic 1967 decision.)

- The Shape of Water (At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.)

- The Monster Calls: Conor (Lewis MacDougall) is dealing with far more than other boys his age. His beloved and devoted mother (Felicity Jones) is ill. He has little in common with his imperious grandmother. His father has resettled thousands of miles away. But Conor finds a most unlikely ally when the Monster (Liam Neeson) appears at his bedroom window one night. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth that powerfully fuses imagination and reality.

- Beasts of the Southern Wild (Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.)

- Song of the Sea (Animated. Ben, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world.)

- Shine. (Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical psychological drama film based on the life of David Helfgott, a pianist who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. The film stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl)

- As it is in Heaven (Swedish with subtitles - A famous international conductor returns to his small childhood town in Sweden for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.)

Bob Vernon is retired Anglican priest, a movie buff and a trainer in stress reduction nd creative relaxation. He is author of Feeding the Good Wolf: Adventures in Mindfulness and Heartfulness. You can read more about movies at: http://revbobsblog.blogspot.com/