Dear Parishioners of Holy Spirit:
In our nation, today we celebrate Thanksgiving. It is the custom of many to gather to give thanks on this day. This year our gatherings may look a little different, maybe smaller, maybe virtual, and, for some, members separated not just by time and space, but by eternity.
We remember to whom we give thanks: Almighty God. We know that in Him we are bound together, no matter what the separation. In Him, are closer to our loved ones because He is closer to us than we are to ourselves. Let us all gather in God this day to give thanks.
I invite you to gather with God and join us for Mass, (“Eucharist” mean “Thanksgiving”) at 9 am this morning. If you are unable to join, we are offering the loaves of bread with a prayer of blessing that, as it is our custom at Holy Spirit, we distribute at the end of Mass to all. The bread will be available the breezeway of the parish offices. The outer door will be left unlocked. Stop by and get a loaf--but when they’re gone, they’re gone. Still we offer you the prayer that goes with loaf:
Thanksgiving Day Prayer
Lord, we thank you
for the goodness of our people
and for the spirit of justice
that fills this nation.
We thank you for the beauty and fullness
of the land and the challenge of the cities.
We thank you for our work and our rest,
for one another, and for our homes.
We thank you, Lord:
accept our thanksgiving on this day.
We pray and give thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord.
R: Amen.
Fr. Strebler and the Holy Spirit Staff
