Whether the vendors found a tremendous amount of business,
whether a lot of passers-by took notice of the church which they'd never noticed before by virtue of the three-barred crosses in front,
whether all of our own parishioners could manage to find the time to come out and help at the event or not,
regardless of all of these elements, we give thanks to our Lord for
- the weeks of preparation to get to this day
- the brotherhood and sisterhood fostered in the community because of those efforts
- the blessing to call attention, not to ourselves, but to the presence of a Church of Christ here in this community
- the blessing to be able to show Christ by our words and actions to a large number of people who prior to this day never knew about St. Herman's or its faithful
Giving thanks to the Lord for these blessings, we also give thanks to our people. We had the blessing of seeing your interaction with others, and how you all showed the Love of Christ to them by your helpfulness, your kindness, your responding to their needs throughout the day.
Finally, your spiritual father gives thanks to be blessed to be called to serve such a group of faithful!
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