The last time we visited John's cousin, Prue Kestner, she lived in a large old historic home in the countryside near Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Now she lives in the city of Frederick, Maryland, in an attractive smaller home. We picked her up on All Saints Sunday, November 3, and went to her United Methodist Church in Middletown. It was the best worship service we've attended since leaving home. It's a large church, with attractive buildings and worship space, and an active ministry and outreach program. More progressive than most congregations in the area. The senior pastor is a woman who has been there 30 years! That's mostly unheard of in United Methodist Churches! She is married to the retired dean of Wesley Seminary in Washington DC, whom we enjoyed visiting with before the service.
We went a bit further into the hills to have lunch at an historic inn. Beautiful countryside and perfect day for a drive with the beautiful fall colors. Terrific brunch buffet.
This week Cousin Prue and a friend of hers came to New Windsor to have lunch with us, and to shop at SERRV, the fair-trade store on our Brethren Service Center campus. John and I have made several shopping trips there, too. If interested, you can shop on line at
www.serrv.org
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