At the end of Mass, just before the blessing and dismissal, our priest usually reads one or two announcements he has to make: change of Mass times during the week, beginning of First Communion classes and so on.
He then looks round the church and asks: have I forgotten anything else?
The other day, the usher at the back of the church, an elderly gentleman in his 70s, raised his hand. The priest looked at him in silence expecting a prompt. The old man raised his leg and started patting his knee. The priest waited in total confusion. The old man then started pacing up and down like a Scot playing the bagpipes. The priest eventually gave up and said: I didn't realise we were playing charades! And gave the final blessing.
As people left the church I heard the priest ask the usher what was all that about.
The usher replied; Pat MacDonald is in hospital. We should pray for him. I patted my knee and walked like a Scot for Mac ...
At which the priest interrupted: How would you have mimed Donald? Impersonate Donald Duck?
...oh no, you're an elderly gentleman in your 70s?
ReplyDeleteWell ... maybe he just looked elderly ...
DeleteGod bless, Tom.
Tom, you along with Brother Victor are mistaken, one is not elderly until the 80s, or that is JMHO! LOL
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the read, thanks for today's beginning smiles.
Sherry & jack in Florida
One is never really elderly ... it's the way we feel.
DeleteGod bless you Jack. Enjoy beautiful Florida.
Methinks Charades is highly over-rated. Better the usher use flash cards. (*smile*)
ReplyDeleteHe just kept waving his hands from the back of the church hoping the priest would remember all announcements he had to make. The priest was not amused.
DeleteGod bless, Mevely.
Ha ha!!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you, Sandi.
DeleteLOL :-). 70s doesn't mean you're an elder.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Bill. It's how people feel that matters not their age.
DeleteGod bless always.
Charades don't work at a time like that - lol!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Victor!
I guess the poor man did not know how best to convey the message to the priest. I stood there smiling.
DeleteGod bless, Martha.
Dearest Victor,
ReplyDeleteWell, that senior usher tried his very best but he did not get understood!
Hugs,
Mariette
Yes, you are right, Mariette. He did not want to speak out loud so he made hand signals instead.
DeleteGod bless always.
Very discretely... in God's house!
DeleteGood story.
ReplyDeleteThanx Kathy.
DeleteGod bless.
Old is ten years older than whatever age you are now.
ReplyDeleteThat was a nice try at the charades.
Just 10 Years?
DeleteGod bless, Mimi.
If he had impersonated Donald Duck after the other two, the priest might have got the clue and held a prayer for Pat MacDonald.
ReplyDeleteVery good try by the usher though.
He tried his best, poor man!
DeleteGod bless, River.