Every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. during the summer, members of Saint John’s Episcopal Church gather around a campfire on the church property to read the service of Compline and to enjoy s’mores. Typically the gathering begins with some type of fun activity or song, such as the singing of “A-Roos-Ta-Sha”. Compline is the name given to the prayer service that closes the day. It is related to our word ‘complete,’ because it is the prayer service that ‘completes’ the day. Because of this, its prayers are usually prayers of trust, handing things over to God as we head for our rest. It was started in monasteries nearly 1500 years ago and has been used ever since. It is short and uses the same texts every time, so that the monks and nuns could memorize it and say it in the dark—centuries before electricity. It is unclear when s’mores were added to the monastic tradition.