At a special congregational meeting preceeding the regular annual meeting, First Unitarian Church of New Bedford, Massachusetts, unanimously voted to call me as their next minister.
We got back to Geneva after candidating week a little after 9 p.m. We hadn’t had dinner yet, and thought it might be fun to go out to one of the many restaurants and pubs in downtown Geneva to celebrate. The bars were open, but all the kitchens closed before 9 p.m. (Sometimes we forget that we’re living in the Midwest and not in Oakland, Calif., any more.)
What the heck. We went up to the White Hen at Sixth and State, and bought some snacks instead.
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Congrats on the position in New Bedford!
I hope they have restaurants open late in New Bedford; we late night folks in the midwest eat in on Sunday since we know all the good places close early. There is always Denny’s, IHOP, and the other fast food places, but they just don’t make the celebration special.
Diane E.
Comment from dse1 – 5/16/05 12:16 AM
Congratulations and welcome to the informal group of Eastern Massachusetts / East Coast UU bloggers! Hope to meet you soon.
Comment from paulwilczynski – 5/16/05 7:21 AM
Congratulations Dan!
love and kisses, your sister in the Midwest who knows where ALL the good places are that stay open past midnight
Comment from writewrite – 5/19/05 9:08 PM
I read the history of the church in New Bedford. Wow, Emerson was an interim minister there. From way out here on the west coast that seems like a big deal. For UUs in New England is it different because so many churches have some association with famous U or U’s ?
Comment from jfieldnerd – 5/20/05 1:23 PM
Congrats Dan… we’ll miss you but this is a reason to visit Mass and hear you preach….
Bill
Comment from bill67998 – 5/23/05 7:05 AM