When the Homily is about Immunology

Busy Weekend

Wow...a very "churchy" weekend. Not a lick of farm work done save tending the chickens and keeping the house warm. Rotten weather Saturday night (more rain and wind), but Satur-DAY was decent and so in a chilly 37F we marched down to Liberty Bay and blessed the waters. Dawn has some great pics HERE. One nice thing about being out on a dock is that my kids were not mesmerized and tempted to get as close as possible. Note Nicho the "eskimo boy" altar server and Kelsey the Icon bearer, which I referred to as "Iconotokos" but I was corrected: that unless she were to give birth to an icon she would be "Iconophoros" or "Phora"? Huh...it also gave us pause to wonder if there was actually an official Greek title for the one carrying the festal icon.

Anyway, a seal and a small collection of marine fowl joined us, but goodnight were we cold.

A joyous feast to all! Enjoy the water!