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No longer on the river and, again, an empty nester. Back to living on Fleming Island and making some more friends!

Monday, January 21, 2013

NOT a funky day!!!

Awesome! This word sums it up nicely, the service tonight was awesome. No particular fanfare, no guitars and drums or tambourines, but marvelous male voices joined in hymn singing. We are blessed to be hosting the area pastor's conference at GS, and they like to sing! They even sang a song for us servers after the Mystery Dinner, a German song wishing us high life, or something like that. Three stanzas! It seems to be customary for them to do this after being served a meal. I like it!

A couple of us ladies were able to sit in on the conference and hear a presentation this afternoon about evangelism and outreach. It was interesting to hear, sort of helps a lay person figure out where these concepts originate. Needless to say my papers had considerable notes written on them, plus Carol and Judy were scratching notes as well. 

At a certain point, we ladies had to leave to help get things ready for the Mystery Dinner, plus Carol had to go home and change her clothes for church. Judy, Terri T., Betty, and I were the servers for the dinner and we ran our legs off. Not really but I worked up a sweat. It's hot in the kitchen! The two chefs named Mike did a magnificent job with the meals and are going to receive a note from confirming such. They are just the best!
We ladies had a couple mixed up plates, which I will blame on our not knowing the people's names---NOT on our ages! The fellows were very patient and good about it, but not wild about having to bribe for silverware, if they ordered incorrectly. Shhh....sometimes I slipped the guys a fork so they wouldn't tear up their cups and plates to make scoops! Oh, yes they did!

When we've had these dinners in the past, the young people were our servers and didn't have so much trouble keeping things straight. I credit them knowing our names as well as being young and having fresh minds. The money collected for the needed silverware was put in the collection plate during the service. I wonder if the guests know that...
Sunday the ladies rehearsed the stripping of the altar to make sure all things would go well.
The highlight of the evening was the worship, Maundy Thursday-themed. The Altar Guild ladies did the ceremonial stripping of the altar while Pastor Huebner chanted a psalm. He was also the accompanist for the service which was also quite well done. I told him afterwards how I liked looking at his face while he played, so intent and focused. He has to fly to MN in the morning, and thanked me for reporting the below zero temps he will face upon his arrival there.

For the service, I sat with Dawn O. who came up from St. Augustine for the service. She attends the Thursday Bible study at Victory as well. Her hubby didn't want to come so I sat with her. We shared the enjoyment of the singing and took the Lord's Supper together. 

I am so very glad that I passed up attending the Owners' Meeting for the condo for this good day. But I am also sad to not see one of my favorite pastors (who lives in Palm Coast!) in attendance. Perhaps he will be there tomorrow and I won't be. Unless I change my mind after a good night's sleep. My feet and legs are smokin' but my heart is so happy!

2 comments:

Pastorrhs said...

Yes I was there yesterday and you were not!!! :-( Monday I was in Orange Park at 7:30AM getting gas. We were on our way back from Ellen's niece's wedding in Dallas. Left Palm Coast Thursday at 2:30PM and arrived Dallas Friday orning at 6:30AM. Slept a bit and then Ellen got to work on wedding flowers. Wedding Saturday. Left Dallas at 2:30PM Sunday afternoon and arrived in Palm Coast at 8:30AM Monday--wiped out! I couldn't drive another mile even if I wanted to. Never again will we old folks make such a marathon driving trip - it takes just too long to bounce back.

Kim Lahaie Day said...

Hi Pastor:

I am so mad at myself now for not going over for the rest of the conference! Sorry you missed the Mystery Dinner but hope the guys fed you nicely for lunch yesterday.

That IS quite the trip you took but am glad you made it safely there and back again. We must pace ourselves! I am sure the wedding was lovely and the fun was worth it!

See you soon, I hope!

Hugs,

Kim