Friday afternoon we met with our departing pastor, Lise Sparrow, in a short face-to-face session (wearing masks and socially distanced) to say our goodbyes and express our appreciation for each other. Tomorrow is her last Guilford Church service alone. She'll be around for a few more weeks orienting the new pastor, and then will officially retire and spend time with her grandchildren, including a newborn boy.
The climax of our session was the planned appearance of about a dozen members of Ellen's prayer shawl knitting group who had each knit a square for an afghan which Ellen then crocheted together and made a border for. This was presented to Lise, with a prayer of blessing. It was a very moving moment, and the climax of days (weeks?) of work by Ellen.
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