As a thank you from a grannie client for a terrific series on comparative religion, I invited the chaplain of her senior residence to a tour of our cathedral. Then, being a big believer in "nothing ventured, nothing gained, I asked both the recently retired executive bishop of our church and the recently retired pastor of our local congregation if he'd be interested in joining us. The Presbyterian chaplain accepted & the other two said, YES!
This morning - a pearl of a day, with the countryside bathed in autumn colors, my grannie client & I had a grand time with all three! The two of us tagged along as Rt. Rev. Tom Kline, Rev. Jeremy Simons (now cathedral chaplain) & Rev. Tom Summers traipsed around first the cathedral nave et al, then walked the grounds around it.
Will go to my grave unsure which held the greatest delight for my beaming grannie client et moi - the cathedral tour or lunch afterwards at Be Well Bakery & Cafe. Both of us enjoyed ourselves to the hilt, listening to the three ministers enjoy each other's company over a delectable meal.
As the two of us drove back to her senior residence, my grannie client asked, "HOW did you make this wonderful time happen?" It was as simple as could be - I asked. And the three gentlemen came through, BIG time, creating a moment my grannie client will forever hold in her heart.
To each of them - thanks, thanks & more thanks!
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