A welcoming church

Welcoming is an understatement.
Saturday night we went to church in the next village, Lardy. Church in France is a little complicated sometimes. There is a big lack of priests (and people!) so they share several churches under the name of "parish groupment". In my parish groupment we can have mass in our village once a month, or every other week (I think). But the next village is bigger, so they have mass every Saturday night.
Last time we went to our village, a Sunday at 11am, and it was really sad and boring.
Thankfully we don't go to church for entertainment.
But it does help when you feel alive a little bit.

Anyway that last time a lady approached us because she noticed we spoke english, and she adviced us to go to Lardy because there was an irish couple there, and they have music in the church.
When we arrived Saturday night the same lady was there, she came right to us and said how happy she was to see us again :)
After mass she offered to introduce us.
So we met the "Irish" couple, who are actually British, and their children. And the French couple who leads the music. And they invited us right away to have a drink in their house!
As I didn't take alcohol we talked a little bit about pregnancy, hospitals and ob-gyn. I felt very reassured to meet so soon people who can help me with that!
It was great. We stayed about an hour talking and introducing everyone. They are all very big on music so Mr L. is very welcomed to join the group with his guitare. :)
Yesterday there was a blues concert in a tiny local pub. We went but it was really crowded and loud. We could barely pass the door. But we met the French couple again, and they invited us to have a drink in their home. I am very pleased that we met those people. I think it is a great model for us because I don't know that many people with an open house like this. I know my parents are welcoming, but they are not this spontaneous! And I like to know couples who are a little older, whose children are teenagers and who we can look up to for raising our own kids.
I love my cousins but I am not sure we have the same priorities for our kids...

Wow 2 invitations in 2 days!! This is a welcoming parish or I don't know!!