| The Team Rector, the Revd Ian Coomber,
officiated at his final Communion service at St Paul's on Easter
Sunday, before his retirement. The following
Sunday, Low Sunday, the parishes of Grange and Lindale entertained
Ian and his wife, Jill, to a celebratory lunch in the Parish Hall.
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This was followed by afternoon tea, to which all the members of the other parishes in the Team were invited, along with representatives from the other churches in Grange, Boarbank Hall and Cartmel Priory School. A special cake had been made and was cut by Ian.
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A willing team of helpers manned the kitchen!
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| Following the Tea, everyone walked over to the Church where the formal presentations were made on behalf of the parishes of Grange and Lindale, and of the Team as a whole. A packed congregation filled the church for the final service of Thanksgiving for Ministry and a Praying Farewell. A very moving occasion - Ian will be very much missed - but we wish him and Jill a long, happy and healthy retirement in Somerset. |
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