Yesterday a group from the church had lunch at Friendship Manor. Friendship Manor is a not for profit retirement community just up the street from the Church of Peace. (For more information http://www.friendshipmanor.org/) There are quite a number of church members residing there at this time and one way to keep in touch is to have a lunch in the private dining room there. While a number of our church members who live there were busy with other things we were able to enjoy a meal with fourteen of our church members and friends. The instigator for these lunches has been our Parish Nurse, Mary Oelschlaeger. Yesterday not only were Mary and I present from the church, but also the church secretary, Nora Steele, and our music director, Mary Kae Waytenick brought a couple of her flute playing friends and put on a little concert up in the chapel. The food was good, the music was delightful; it was all very nice.
Our relationship with Friendship Manor has been growing in the last few years as we have more members living there. For the last two Good Fridays we have had the midday service in the chapel at Friendship Manor. We simply invite those members of the church who do not live at Friendship Manor to come there rather than church for the service. It works out well and many residents of Friendship Manor who are not members of the Church of Peace also enjoy the Good Friday service.
I also take my regular turn in the rotation of preachers at the Sunday Afternoon vespers service there. My next turn is on Sunday, June 7.
It is good to keep in touch. The photo at the top is me sitting with Lou Bauck, a long time church member who is a resident.
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