Richard our Minister from our Family Worship Centre congregation travelled with me. The service was at St Giles Methodist Church which will be one of Eric's churches .
What a joy to see them all and receive cuddles from the younger children. My amusement increased as I walked into the church with the children to be greeted with 'you must be Eric' Now I know I have caught the sun on holiday but not to that extent !
Good to meet Alan the super once again and to find myself sitting next to Sylvia Jill's auntie. So a chance to catch up on family news. Then to my surprise another lady looked at me with recognition and the penny dropped. Margaret a retired minister who had been super in the Peak circuit when I first came to Sheffield. Yes Methodism is a small world. So we too caught up on news.
The service was led by Alan the super and the chair of district preached and led the formal welcome to Eric.
Then time for refreshments in true Methodist style.
Mary with a very sleepy Jehu
Richard and I went back to the manse which has been furnished partly through generosity of folk in Sheffield. So a chance to see them all settled into their new home. Time for me to pray for their new life here and home before a return to Sheffield. It should have been a reasonable journey home, but no a diversion which was not well sign posted so we did not get home till midnight.
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