{"id":110,"date":"2014-07-13T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T17:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/blog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2014-08-17T16:46:37","modified_gmt":"2014-08-17T16:46:37","slug":"welcoming-megan-gibbins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christ-church-selly-park.org.uk\/blog\/welcoming-megan-gibbins\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Megan Gibbins"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Megan<\/div>\n
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On the Sunday that Megan Gibbins<\/b> was ordained in Birmingham Cathedral, we held a special lunch to welcome her as curate at Christ Church. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Getting to know you<\/h2>\n

We had met Megan a few weeks earlier when she took a break from her studies to visit us with her family. Geoff interviewed her during a Sunday morning service and asked about her previous career in education, her special interests and the preparations she was making before joining us. You can hear the interview using the link below.<\/p>\n

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4.2 MB, 9 minutes<\/i>\n<\/div>\n

“A strong passion of mine is reaching out to those who don’t know Christ yet”<\/div>\n
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Megan in conversation at Christ Church<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Megan with her family after the ordination service at Birmingham Cathedral<\/p><\/div>\n

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Megan’s friends and family joined us for a celebration lunch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Megan quickly discovered one of our strengths: catering<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Big day, big welcome<\/h2>\n

Megan’s ordination service took place at Birmingham Cathedral on the morning of Sunday July 6. Some members of Christ Church joined her friends and family among the guests at the service. Afterwards they all came back to join the rest of us for a lunch and celebration which filled our main hall.<\/p>\n

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Saying it with icing<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Developing our decision-making skills<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Thank you for the welcome you gave me and my family and friends… I’m very excited and feel blessed to spend my curacy at Christ Church and look forward to discovering how God will use me in the next few years”\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Geoff

Geoff welcomes Megan Gibbins to Christ Church<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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