PCC Newsletter Article March 2009

 

Thirty years ago this summer, I packed up my bags and headed off to my first ministry experience:  a student internship charge in Pierceland, Saskatchewan.  Thirty years is a long time to stay in the same line of work.  Although I had a long stretch of part time ministry while I was raising my kids, for almost every Sunday (except vacation time) for these past three decades, I’ve been in a pulpit, somewhere.

 

And now I am going to step back and take a breather:  from May 1 until August 30, I’ll be off on leave, combining a three month sabbatical and a one month vacation.  During my absence, Rev. George Schmidt and Adam Kilner will be teaming up to provide coverage leading worship and providing pastoral care.

 

My husband, Paul Miller, will also be taking sabbatical leave from his ministry at First Grantham United Church in St. Catharines.  In May and August, we will read, refresh and renew.  For June and July, we will travel together, visiting churches and cribbing good ideas along the way.