MAY 12, 2013 - GREENSBORO, NC

SUNDAY

MAY 12, 2013

 

What an amazing experience it is,

while traveling,

to seek out a parish to visit

for Sunday Liturgy.

We use:  www.masstimes.com

It helped us locate St. Mary's in Greensboro, NC,

just a few miles from our Greensboro Campground,

where we attended 11 AM Mass today.

 

 

 

 

 

St. Mary's was a very welcoming community.

Father Charlie, a Vincentian priest,

was our Celebrant.

 

 

At the conclusion of Mass,

Father Charlie shared the important bulletin announcements,

and then took the time to

ask all Visitors to stand and

introduce themselves, and tell the town they were from.

 

Next, he asked for all Birthday people to stand,

and the Choir Director led us in singing

Happy Birthday.

 

The next round was for those

with Wedding Anniversaries,

to which we sang Congratulations.

 

Father Charlie made a special point

of Congratulating a young man

who had just received his

PhD in Industrial Systems Engineering.

You could see the Communities joy

over his great accomplishment.

 

Last but not least, Father Charlie

asked all Mothers to stand,

and several Ushers came forward and

gave the Mothers a Yellow Rose,

after Father Charlie said a blessing for us.

 

 

They had no way of knowing how special that color

was to me.  When my daughter, Kathy was born,

I received a Yellow Rose from an Aunt

in our family who had given birth

to her Son on that same day,

several years before.

It just happened that we were spending

Mother's Day this year, with Kathy,

and that was how we were in the area.  

 

 

After Mass many of the parishioners gathered

on the lawn to take pictures,

and were thrilled to have me take a few

pictures to remember our visit with.

 

Three of the ladies posed in Church for me,

and we exchanged e-mail addresses,

so I could send the pictures to them.

They have given me permission to post

these wonderful photos.

 

We know we will see them again,

in future visits with Kathy.

 

 

 

When I inquired about the special fabric in their

dresses, the ladies told me it was from

Nigeria.  I could not help but think of

Father Jerry Aman, SJ who has

ministered in Nigeria for years.

 

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

2013