Thank You

So....I apparently never blogged about my last Sunday at St. John. August 21 was the Sunday before I left for school. I was Assisting Minister (yes, that was planned) at the early service. At the end of the service, after we prayed with those taking communion to the homebound, Pastor prayed for me and my seminary journey. He also prayed for Rebecca and I, as being apart is definitely not easy. I only teared up a few times. :-)

After second service, there was a Farewell and GodSpeed gathering for me. I had some of the best cheesecake and brownies I think I've ever had! It was so nice to see all of the people who came and chat with everyone. I am so blessed to be part of such a congregation. I was also presented with an oversized check, representing the donations that had been given towards my seminary tuition. I will not ever actually see that money, but I will see it as a payment on my seminary account.

St. John is a very generous congregation. And not just monetarily. I walked into the church in 2005 without a clue. And people talked to me. And asked about me. And cared about me. And let me be their Office Clerk and then their Interim Administrative Assistant. I've been blessed tremendously by the friendships I have made and the things I have learned. Pastor Young has been a great mentor to me, and I will take what he has taught me (and given me - yay books!) with me through my seminary career and beyond.

Thank you, members of St. John.