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I am sitting here hoping that I do not get into trouble at work today. We are not supposed to socialise with service users without getting special permission. We are allowed to walk to a bus stop, shop or home in the same direction. Yesterday I left with a prospective service user, who was heading for the same sandwhich shop as me, and then I asked her what she intended to do next...she intended to taker her sandwhich to the beach, which is exactly what I was planning to do with mine. We sat down next to each other on the beach, because otherwise I would have to have suddenly announced that I now had to leave her alone, while I went to eat my sandwhich 50 yards further down the same beach, because suddenly the rules apply.

Right, time for a cup of coffee and a chat with Jesus, who might be able to console me.
 
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Thank you Paidiske. It seems all fine, my superiors were all too busy with other things to chase up petty details about my route home yesterday. Plus this lady still seems keen to get involved with our services as a way to meet her needs. If I need to I can present a case for how the circumstances were exceptional, and we were well within range of the city authority's security cameras on that spot of the beach.
 
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Today is the 7th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood: the Commemoration of Blessed William Tyndale. The bishop is now retired. I'm more productive now than ever. Glory be to God on high. . .
God bless you abundantly!
 
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That's... not far away. I hope you have good support for recovery!

I know where I'm going next, now. It hasn't been publicly announced yet, so I have to be a bit discreet still, but at least I can start to plan the move and research schools and all of those things.
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I'm prepping for a first: a PCUSA (Presbyterian Church) called me recently and discussed having me come to do some services for them. Their pastor rather suddenly quit several weeks ago after his adult son committed suicide. Then the local presbytery came in and didn't really have much support to offer the congregation. But their organist knew of me from one of the Lutheran churches I go to. So she told them something like, "There's this pastor guy who does services for a bunch of different churches and he's pretty good and he's local." I talked to one of their elders on the session and we agreed I will not do any communion services (1st Sunday of the month) but the average Sunday service is not really far off from Antecommunion.

I'm quite excited because this church actually has a whole bunch of kids. They told me the ASA is 25 adults and 17 kids. They are right near the district line so a few may go to school with my daughters but most go to the bigger city school district nearby. It's a curious phenomenon of a low income neighborhood where the parents drop the kids off for basically free childcare of a Sunday morning but don't come to church themselves. So much potential here.
 
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