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*Farewell Celebration*
*for*
*David & Angela Reed*
*Joshua & Ashley*
Springfield Heights Mennonite Church
June 17, 2005
\\ The Lot has fallen upon me to have a an Opening & Meditation…
On this occasion of saying farewell
to the Reed Family.
I don’t know where the Opening will end
and the Meditation will begin…
When I started to think about what to say,
I realized that I had a problem:
“What do you say
when a colleague, a co-worker and friend
is moving on?”
I read a story that in 1978 during the firemen’s strike in England,
the British army took over emergency fire-fighting.
One day they were called out by an elderly lady
in South London to retrieve her cat.
They arrived with impressive haste,
very cleverly and carefully they rescued the cat,
and started to drive away.
But the lady was so grateful
she invited the squad of heroes in for tea.
Driving off later with fond farewells
and warm waving of arms,
they ran over the cat and killed it.
Well, Dave & Angela & family,
we trust that this occasion will be different.
Tonight we want to celebrate with you…
we want to give thanks to God for your ministry here…
we want to acknowledge the contributions
that you both made to our congregation…
we want to tell you that we will miss you…
We will try real hard not to run you over.
… but, we will try to have some fun along the way…
Maybe you heard the story about the little boy
who went to the pastor after the church service and said,
"When I grow up, I'm going to give you some money."
"Well, thank you," the pastor replied, "but why?"
"Because my daddy says
you're one of the poorest preachers we've ever had."
I think someone actually said that in your evaluation once,
right Dave?
Yea, it’s really too bad that you decided to leave
just when your preaching capital was beginning to grow…
And then there was the following announcement
in the bulletin:
“This morning the pastor will preach his farewell message
after which the choir will sing
/Break Forth into Joy.”/
A pastor placed his order at the pet store:
"I need at least 50 mice,
2000 ants
and as many of those little silverfish you can get."
The clerk replied,
"We can probably do that,
but it might take some time.
Do you mind if I ask
why you are placing such an unusual order?"
The pastor replied,
"I've accepted a call to another church
and the church council told me
to leave the parsonage the way I found it."
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Well, David & Angela,
you have left this place a lot better than you found it!
You came to us when we really needed someone
to take a budding Youth program
and develop it into a stable and well organised program.
You’ve had some ups and downs,
but today we can say with certainty
that your successor will have a solid framework
to build upon
thanks to your dedication and hard work
and passion for our church.
But, your involvement with Springfield Heights
Was far more than just “running a program”.
You developed and nurtured caring relationships…
The Pastor~/Church relationship is a very special bond.
It is certainly a lot more complex
and goes much deeper
than an employer~/employee relationship.
Both the congregation and the pastor
have deep commitments.
For both, the pastor and the church,
it takes a lot of work to make it work.
In my opinion, David,
you always had the upper hand in this,
because God has entrusted you
with the gift of building strong and healthy relationships.
And so, this is a bitter-sweet occasion.
We are deeply saddend to see you go…
and we are also glad to see you go…
Let me rephrase that:
we are glad that this “going away” will see you,
and especially also Angela,
rise to new levels in the Service of the Lord.
Saying “Farewell” is never easy…
I was reflecting on some “farewells” in my life,
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