15th October Never been away


Today I had a trip back in time with my first visit back to Poynton Methodist Church after 5 years since I was the minister there. And it felt like I had never been away. 

So much so that I found myself simply walking in, saying a quick hello to the stewards and then just cracking on and setting up the AV system for the service. Well I say setting up the AV system until it decided it didn't actually want to be set up. It appears after 5 years somethings don't change.

I guess I might have been here a bit earlier had it not been for the pandemic and eveyone's timeline getting thrown out of synch. As it was, the extra time away simply meant it was more of a memory test trying to put names to faces. Well some names anyway. 

Thankfully I suggested that people work on the basis that I wouldn't remember any of them and to simply introduce themselves when we spoke. As it was I didn't do too bad at identifying some old(er) familiar faces, and even managed it appears to recognise some faces that I hadn't actually met before, which I had to admit was an otherwise hidden talent.

The service itself seemed to go well and the bun fight afterwards was splendid. A lovely trip down memory lane that invoked some lovely memories of my time there and the faithful people I ministered alongside.


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