Sunday is our day to aller a l'eglise (go to church). We attend the Mormon church in Mellun. It is about a 25 minute drive from our house. The members there have been so warm and welcoming. A few speak a bit of English, but overall we are the minority. Last week after church the kids were especially discouraged. They spend all week at school trying to concentrate and understand a foreign tongue and then to go to church and not comprehend what is being taught is just too much. Somehow I think prayers were answered because today when we arrived at church they had headsets ready for translation. We each put on our little earphones and someone translated the meeting for us in English. Ahh to comprehend! After the meetings today they had a church luncheon. Everyone brought a dish to share. They cleared the chairs away from the chapel and it was transformed into the "lunchroom"!
Sharing a meal is a wonderful way to break barriers and get to know new friends. Everyone stayed long after church to eat, visit and relax together. We tried lots of new food and were very uplifted by our church experience today.
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Sounds like a great day! The headsets were such a kind act, and sharing a meal is a wonderful way to connect on a personal level. I hope you upheld the honor of American gastronomy by bringing only the finest of beanie-weenie cuisine! ;->
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