2010-05-23

aelfgyfu_mead: Early medieval English queen and king with Ælfgyfv Regina and Cnut next to figures; line drawing with colored cross (Aelfgyfu and Cnut)
2010-05-23 08:37 pm
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Happy Pentecost!

Happy Pentecost for those who celebrate!

My parish had its annual International Pentecost Celebration. Parishioners from twenty to thirty different countries had tables representing their heritage or place of birth; most made food. We had representatives from Australia and the Cherokee Nation (just info at those tables, no food), and then food from, among others: Italy, Cuba, France, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Democratic Republic of Congo, Puerto Rico (technically a territory of the US, as Brilliant Husband just reminded me), Haiti, the Philippines, Korea, Ireland, Great Britain, the US, Ecuador, Colombia, El Salvador, Switzerland, Mexico, Wales, and I think Germany. I'm pretty sure I've forgotten some. We sang a Pentecost song, we welcomed refugees from Haiti who were brought to the Tampa area for medical treatment after the earthquake, and we ate (a lot).

My parish can be awesome.
aelfgyfu_mead: Early medieval English queen and king with Ælfgyfv Regina and Cnut next to figures; line drawing with colored cross (Aelfgyfu and Cnut)
2010-05-23 08:37 pm
Entry tags:

Happy Pentecost!

Happy Pentecost for those who celebrate!

My parish had its annual International Pentecost Celebration. Parishioners from twenty to thirty different countries had tables representing their heritage or place of birth; most made food. We had representatives from Australia and the Cherokee Nation (just info at those tables, no food), and then food from, among others: Italy, Cuba, France, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Democratic Republic of Congo, Puerto Rico (technically a territory of the US, as Brilliant Husband just reminded me), Haiti, the Philippines, Korea, Ireland, Great Britain, the US, Ecuador, Colombia, El Salvador, Switzerland, Mexico, Wales, and I think Germany. I'm pretty sure I've forgotten some. We sang a Pentecost song, we welcomed refugees from Haiti who were brought to the Tampa area for medical treatment after the earthquake, and we ate (a lot).

My parish can be awesome.