busy Sunday

the servers (17 of them)  got new robes donated by the Society of the Good Shepherd, purple trimmed with gold rickrack, ... very attractive

servers in new robes blessed by Bishop Festus

  bringing in the elements for Eucharist

For the afternoon

Then off to the 70th Birthday Party for Mercy (she is a lay Eucharistic Minister at the cathedral)
and Fr, Martins' sister

it was held at a hotel, singing, dancing Ghana style, lots of speeches and tributes to this great woman,from family and friends, great food, the weird part for me was when we lined up for the dinner buffet which was being served, there were take out foam clam boxes and most everybody took the food to go (me too), I saw very few eating at the tables, there had been snack food and drinks on the table during the celebration,  I mentioned to Venerable Num that this was a very different practice than what I was used to, now I am home, ate part of the take away for a snack (very tasty),  we all got a "loot bag" and a small package of candy, loot bag had a heart shaped piece of pink soap and a white washcloth embroidered in the corner                     MERCY

                                                                               70 YEARS 

                                                  with gold thread, very pretty and absolutely practical