I'd say things have been pretty ecumenical in my life the past day or so. Of course, when a Catholic marries a Presbyterian, it's likely to be that way.
Yesterday, this Catholic spent some time at Bill's First Presbyterian Church where the congregation was hosting a Peace Pole commemoration as a part of International Day of Peace.
The ceremony lasted about half an hour. A cosmopolitan lunch followed. Pastor Andy Kennaly presided while several congregation members worked behind-the-scenes.
The church received a grant to construct the pole which features a peace message in 12 different languages. The pole is part of an overall plan to use the yard area around the church as a welcoming place for anyone and everyone to enjoy.
Other plans are listed in the program image at the bottom of this series of photos.
Judy Moon Labrie invited me to come and to take pictures. Of course, as a longtime friend of the Moon family, I noticed a significant turnout from family members.
My former colleague at Sandpoint High, French teacher and Presbyterian choir director Dana Stockman sang a beautiful Dona Nobis Pacem. In addition, the group sang "Let There Be Peace" to the lovely accompaniment of a floutist.
A highlight of the program involved several guests and congregation members proclaiming the peace message in at several languages. Two exchange students from Spain, Clara and Marino, spoke as a finely tuned duet.
Sandpoint City Council President Shelby Rogstad read a proclamation, promoting a peace day in all of Sandpoint.
The program was impressive, to say the least. I'm glad I attended. Hats off to the organizers.
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| Judy Moon Labrie tells Keiki from Japan and Yu An from China about plans for the commemoration. |
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| First Presbyterian Pastor Andy Kennaly and his wife Shawna. |
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| Mostly Moon family members |
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| Pat and Candy Moon |
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Now, back to this week's mega Catholic story.
Once again, I grabbed some Cindy Wooden tweets from this morning. The Papal contingent will arrive in the United States around noon today after three busy days in Cuba.
Once again, I grabbed some Cindy Wooden tweets from this morning. The Papal contingent will arrive in the United States around noon today after three busy days in Cuba.
Last night, Cindy posted on Facebook, "I'm toast!"
She also posted a photo of her black beans meal.
Early this morning, my niece listened to an interview with Cindy on the BBC.
I'm looking forward to some time in front of the tube today as Pope Francis arrives for the first time in the United States, and I'll be watching closely to see if Cindy appears on any other interviews.
Pretty cool and what's really cool is that yesterday a photo appeared on Facebook showing that another Sandpoint woman and, like Cindy, an SHS graduate and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, is fully engaged with responsibilities in behalf of another fairly prominent person.
Stephanie Fuqua works on President Obama's advance team, traveling to wherever he is set to visit, helping make arrangements for his visit.
As an aside, Stephanie's "Cousin Patrick" served as our host in Killarney, Ireland, last year.
The ultimate photo, in my mind, would be to have Cindy and Stephanie meet sometime this week. If that were to happen, you can be sure it will appear on "Slight Detour."
Happy Tuesday.
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| Sandpoint's Stephanie Fuqua with the President. |
2 comments:
I'm so proud of what the church that raised me has become. I hope to get home and meet Pastor Andy someday.
I grew up attending Sandpoint's Presbyterian church. I'm so very proud of the church and its prominence in Sandpoint. Woohoo!!
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