Sunday morning we had breakfast as usual, then off to Moroceli for Holy Eucharist. We were excited to be celebrating the Eucharist in the new building, rough as it is inside. Before we left, I caught a little beauty posing on the steps at the lodge.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Karla works at the front desk and is a lovely young lady and a friend.
We carried a gift with us to present to Fr. Carlos and the congregation, a banner with the name of the church, TODO LOS SANTOS, emblazoned across it. Many of our parishioners in Lakeland signed the banner. Fr. Carlos’ eye lit up when we unrolled it, and the Junior Warden, Dionesio, snatched it and proceeded to put on the front of the church (helped by the steady hands of Duane Peachee.)
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Fr. Reid and Fr. Carlos posing under the banner.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Fr. Carlos surprised Fr. Reid by asking him to celebrate the Eucharist and to preach. Jeannie Loving translated as Fr. Reid spoke, and it went very well. We found out after the service that this was the first Holy Eucharist celebrated in the building. Really special to be there. 75 people attended. Fr. Carlos and Mayra were so proud to have a building to call a church. They had decorated the building with balloons and spread sawdust on the floor to keep the dust down. They did their best to make the rough, unfinished interior of the building look like a church. And you didn’t notice all the rough edges.
The congregation after the service.
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After the service, we rode with Fr Carlos and others to get water at the well in Cacao, a little village about 3 miles away. Before going to well we stopped at the town square in Moroceli and looked around. Then back to the Kellogg Centro.
