A Cup of Cold Strawberries!

I'm at a church meeting near Trenton today and I'm not happy about it. It's not the meeting itself that frustrated me. It's that it coincides with the annual Strawberry Social put on by our Pastoral Care committee at St. Paul's. About 60 seniors have committed to attending today and as the name suggests they will be fed fresh strawberry desserts and have a chance to catch up with each other. The committee arranges rides for those who need them and some of the gang will be from nursing homes and other residences who may not get out much.

It is such a good thing to do, from my perspective. Last year an elderly man living in a nursing home attended. It was his first time and he was so unsteady that he really wasn't sure about coming until the last minute. He sat next to someone who was a friend from childhood and they gabbed for a long time. A few weeks later he died and the friend gave a tribute at his funeral. His daughter told me that it was one of the last outings of his life and she was so glad the church had done this.

Kudos to the committee members and other volunteers who make this happen. This coming Sunday the gospel reading tells us "whoever welcomes you welcomes me...and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a discipl truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward." Cold water is good, but strawberries are better!

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