Today we had a ceremonial procession from the old church site to the new temporary site 2 1/2 blocks away. It was pretty cool... people carried items we had planned for them to bring, like kites, candles, chalices, banners, balloons, photos, books, and more! We had a bagpiper (Blaine McQuinn), who led us with several songs, one was Amazing Grace.., it sounded really cool on the pipes!
My Dad was the thurifer, swinging the thurible and having a great time doing it!
Kasey K Photo took a lot of photos and I added a few too of different parts of the procession. When we arrived at the Church, Fr. Bill said some prayers, dedicated the space, and we entered, set the altar, and started our worship.
Everyone was really impressed with the space, and how we had it set up. It's an exciting time for us all... it will be a challenging time in ways too, but today it was a celebration time, one of our first steps in the new things God has planned for us to do.
Some more photos from today ... music ministry, deaf ministry, part of the service and more...
Yummm... lots of good snacks for after the service too!!
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