I was getting used to the no-snow look here in Winterpeg. Today though we awoke to a beautiful blanket of white. I had quite a bit to do today but driving was not too bad. The mall was packed when I dropped off my shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. However I did not have trouble finding a parking spot.
I went to mass with a friend tonight. Her church is ready for the changes that take place as we enter Advent with the new missal. It was a beautiful celebration, blessing the new book as it was used for the first time. I understand that my church had a beautiful blessing of the final use of the old book as it was removed from use.
Half way through the mass, I panicked as I suddenly realized that at some point I might have to interpret the new missal. I am so used to doing the liturgy that I grew up with that this unfamiliar language scared me in this aspect. I started planning a professional development workshop for a few minutes before settling back into the mass.
The homily was good. We begin the time of waiting but with the understanding that this is not a passive twiddling of the thumbs but an active and attentive expectation that something amazing is about to happen.
I ended the evening with another friend and colleague by attending a fundraiser for Anna’s House. Anna was my friend’s mother and a dear woman who would always greet me with, “Suzanne, where have you been?” even if I had seen her earlier in the week. A home for orphaned children has been set up in her memory in Ethiopia. Hutterite and Ethiopian food were on the menu plus music and clowning.
If water has to unnecessarily freeze, I must not let it keep me indoors. Today I am happy to say it did not.
Peace,
Suzanne
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