Goodbye And Good Luck

Monday morning an unexpected name popped up on my phone. The associate priest at the church I used to cook for sent me a text letting me know I was invited to a luncheon on Wednesday for staff and former staff to honor the pastor, who has been reassigned to another church.

The text ended with "Let me know if you'll be attending for food prep." I took that to mean he needed a head count, not that he was counting on me to come and put the meal together 🤣.

Because the class I usually take at the gym on Wednesday had been cancelled my entire morning was free. I walked at the mall before the stores opened, then came home. Since I didn't know how long the event would last I did some dinner preparation before changing my clothes and walking out the door.

The luncheon was scheduled for 12:30, which is when I used to serve the Wednesday meal when I worked there. It was held in the basement of the parish office, and I had fun seeing the office staff I used to work with and introducing myself to a couple of new people.

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The associate priest made his deep dish pizza, one of the pastor's favorite meals. There was also salad and fruit salad. One of the new staff members brought in a beautiful cake his wife had made.

I needn't have worried about how long the event would take. Right at 1:30 the current employees hour-long lunch break ended and they all left to go back to work. Shortly after that I said one last goodbye to the people who were left and headed out myself.

Five years ago: I Told You So