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\"\"<\/a>Wow!\u00a0 The pomp and circumstance of the local Catholic Church\u2019s service was something to experience!\u00a0 We were invited to attend the blessing service, on Pentecost Sunday, of 3 newly appointed Abbes.\u00a0 Complete with incense and bells, parading the cross up the center aisle, chanting and responsive prayer, it reminded us of our days in the Episcopal church.\u00a0 The altar boys reminded Roy of his childhood days wearing a red robe and white collar, helping the priest with candles and communion and whatever else altar assistants do.\u00a0 There were plenty of differences though, both African and Catholic in origin.\u00a0 2 rows of girls with pom poms to form an entry aisle, an older woman dancing with leaves tied to her back, and then the parading of the picture of Mary with baby Jesus in her arms, just to name a few.<\/p>\n

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There were some beautifully worshipful parts to the service, some joyful dancing and singing, and some, what I will simply call \u201cinteresting\u201d parts lest I get into judgemental criticism, to complete our long day with these friends.\u00a0 May the Lord bless each one.<\/p>\n

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Wow!\u00a0 The pomp and circumstance of the local Catholic Church\u2019s service was something to experience!\u00a0 We were invited to attend the blessing service, on Pentecost Sunday, of 3 newly appointed Abbes.\u00a0 Complete with incense and bells, parading the cross up … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[338,336],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ceremonies-church-happenings","category-fun"],"yoast_head":"\nCelebration at the local Catholic Church - Danforths' Days<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2019\/06\/12\/celebration-at-the-local-catholic-church\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebration at the local Catholic Church - 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