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Just because Sandee of Comedy Plus is no longer hosting a Silly Sunday blog hop, do not expect me to quit telling Cajun jokes, especially as it has now become a habit.
In the comments on my blog, someone asked, what is the offertory in a church service? It depends on the church, and what type of service. Since a church's income is usually nothing but what is donated to it by members, at the offertory of a standard Sunday service, either the collection plates are passed or people walk to the front where there's a collection plate or basket to drop in tithes (what they have promised to give to the church), offerings (extra gifts), and in some churches, prayer request cards.
Once all has been gathered if plates are passed, the ushers take everything to the front (and sometimes an assisting pastor culls out all the prayer request cards right then to read aloud during prayer time, unless the person marked it private).
No collection is taken at weddings, funerals, or some other special event types of services, and in most Protestant churches there's no need for an offertory time at these services.
The Roman Catholic, Orthodox Catholic, and a few other churches, however, also bring up the bread and wine which will be blessed and served for communion during this offertory time alongside the money and prayer requests gathered. Since Grandma was Roman Catholic, there was no collection but after the readings and homily, there is an offertory time where the soloist sings and two people bring the bread and wine forward.
Bastien done be los' in de swamp fo' a couple days, an' dere be plenny people out lookin' fo' him.
Thibodeaux done ax Boudreaux, "What be de chance we be goin' fin' him?"
An' Boudreaux say, "Father Gustov be's out here lookin' wit' us an' he be goin' make sure we fin' Bastien. Bastien be de riches' man in de parish an' he put de mos' in de offerin'!"
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Sunday Selections was started as a way for bloggers to use photos that might otherwise just languish in their files. The rules have been relaxed, and it is now simply a showcase for your photos, new or old, good or bad, although nothing rude, please. Our friend River is hosting, and other participants often include Charlotte/Mother Owl, Andrew, and WiseWebWoman.
It's still spooky and fun out there.
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This week, Jack wants to join the Kitties Blue at The Cat On My Head for their Sunday Selfies Blog Hop. He's had a great week with everyone being around for the funeral, lots of petting and a few too many treats.
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Today is:
Armed Forces Day -- Romania
Buffalo Racing Festival -- Chonburi, Thailand (lots of water buffalo contests, including fancy dress!)
Constitution Day -- Lithuania
Daylight Saving Time ends -- Aland Islands; Albania; Andorra; Antarctica (Troll Station); Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Greenland; Guernsey; Holy See (Vatican City); Hungary; Ireland; Isle of Man; Israel; Italy; Jersey; Kosovo; Latvia; Lebanon; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia; Malta; Mexico; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Morocco; Netherlands; Norway; Palestinian Territories; Poland; Portugal; Romania; San Marino; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Western Sahara
National Sleep-In Day -- begun by those who want you to spend the extra hour gained resetting your clocks catching up on your ZZZZ's
Zero Tasking Day -- spend the extra hour gained when turning the clocks back doing nothing, just practice being
Day of the Basque Country -- Basque Country
Feast of Forty Martyrs of England and Wales -- Roman Catholic
Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade -- Long Beach, CA, US (dress up your dog and have a howling good time)
International Artist Day -- invite an artist to lunch, buy that painting that you've wanted for so lng, go to an art gallery or the symphony or a play -- celebrate how art adds to your life daily!
Jounen Kweyol -- Dominica; Saint Lucia (Creole Day, one of the biggest and most colorful celebrations in both of these countries, celebrating the Creole language and culture)
Lakshmi Puja -- OR, TR, WB, India (Hindu celebration during the Festival of Lights)
National Greasy Foods Day
Punk-for-a-Day Day -- internet generated; if you've always wanted to be a punk, try it out for a day
Mother-in-Law Day -- a day to honor good Mothers-in-Law for their contributions to their families and for enduring all the bad jokes; if you have a lousy one, go listen to Ernie K-Doe's song
Reformation Day/Reformation Sunday -- Protestant Christian (obs.)
Republic Day -- Kazakhstan
Respiratory Care Week begins -- recognizing the respiratory care profession and promoting awareness of lung health issues; this year's theme is "Every Breath,Every Moment"
Retrocession Day -- Taiwan
Sourest Day -- as a balance, because we have so many days that emphasize sweet
Sts. Crispin and Crispian's Day (Patrons of cobblers/shoemakers, glovemakers, lace makers/lace workers, leather workers, saddle makers, tanners, weavers)
Thanksgiving Day -- Grenada
Visit a Cemetery Day
World Pasta Day -- as established by the first World Pasta Congress in 1995; a related website is here
Birthdays Today:
Katy Perry, 1984
Midori, 1971
Tracy Nelson, 1963
Brian Kerwim, 1949
Jon Anderson, 1944
Anne Tyler, 1941
Helen Reddy, 1941
Bobby Knight, 1940
Marion Ross, 1936
Billy Barty, 1924
Minnie Pearl, 1912
Leo G. Carroll, 1892
Pablo Picasso, 1881
Georges Bizet, 1838
Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1800
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"Victor/Victoria"(Musical), 1995
"Newhart"(TV), 1982
"Le Repetition"(Anouilh play), 1950
"The Time of Your Life"(Play), 1939
Today in History:
Seljuk Turks defeat the German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum, 1147
Battle of Agincourt, in which the Welsh longbow defeats armored knights, 1415
Christopher Columbus, aboard the Santa Maria, lands at the Dominican Republic, 1492
Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog makes second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at the later-named Dirk Hartog Island off the Western Australian coast, 1616
Governor Bradford of the US colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day, 1621
Wedding of future US President John Adams and Abigail Smith (the marriage lasted 54 years), 1764
Canadians and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of Chateauguay, 1813
Opening of the Erie Canal, 1825
Battle of Balaclava, memorialized as the "Charge of the Light Brigade", results in the deaths of 409 troops, 1854
The Toronto Stock Exchange is created, 1861
Traditionally understood date of the October Revolution in Russia, which corresponds to November 7 on the Gregorian Calendar, 1917
The Archbishop of Dubuque, Francis J. L. Beckman, denounces swing music as "a degenerated musical system... turned loose to gnaw away at the moral fiber of young people", warning that it leads down a "primrose path to hell", 1938
Adlai Stevenson shows photos at the UN proving Soviet missiles are installed in Cuba, 1962
Uganda joins the United Nations, 1962
Nelson Mandela is sentenced to five years in prison, 1962
The United Nations seated the People's Republic of China and expelled the Republic of China, 1971
Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague, 1980
Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia, 1991
Fidel Castro announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned in Cuba, 2004
Sony removed the original cassette Walkman from the market, 2010
Scientists announce that the completion of the nuclear genome study of a 24,000 year old Siberian boy's remains shows 2/3 of today's Native Americans are of Eastern Asia origin, and the others from Western Eurasia, 2013
The artificial intelligence created artwork "Portrait of Edward de Bellamy" becomes the first AI art to be sold at auction, bringing $432,500 at Christie's in New York, 2018
Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia's first female President and Africa's only female head of state after being elected by parliament, 2018
Chile overwhelmingly votes to scrap their constitution, drafted during the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet, 2020
Pope Francis announces the appointment of thirteen new cardinals including the first African American cardinal, Wilton Daniel Gregory, 2020
For the first time, New Zealand's Parliament has more female than male members, 2022
NASA's Space-X Crew 8 returns to Earth after 235 days in space, 2024
Catherine Connolly is elected as Ireland's 10th President in a landslide victory, securing 63% of the votes, 2025
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