Chinese New Year's Eve

We went to a poetry reading today at the Ulster Museum sponsored by the wonderful John Hewitt Society and featuring Emma Must a new emerging poet and Michael Longley a world renown poet.  Ward's writing teacher Lynda Tavakoli was there and the program was chaired by our friend Bill Jeffrey.

Afterwards we took our friend New Zealander John Grant to Sun Kee restaurant for "Yim Cha" to celebrate the end of the old year and the beginning of a new one.  John has been doing a marvelous job of pastoral care within our neighborhood including calling in on us on most days.  He gets a hot cup of tea and a respite.

Rev Jack Lamb is away in Turkey this week visiting ancient holy sites which we know nothing about.  We press on building relationships and carrying on the work as it presents itself to us.  Tomorrow is Sunday and the beginning of a new week and a New Year of the Snake on the Chinese lunar calendar.  Prosperity and blessings to all.