Thanksgiving For flowers that bloom about our feet;
For tender grass, so fresh, so sweet;
For song of bird, and hum of bee;
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee!
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Last night was the Los Gatos Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at the Shir Hadash Jewish Synagogue. Nine Los Gatos congregations participate and there is always a nice feeling at the annual event.
The leaders of the nine congregations meet regularly throughout the year so Brent's been a part of that group as the local LDS Bishop. He's enjoyed getting to know the leadership from the other churches; the Jewish Rabbi, the Catholic Reverend, the Presbyterian minister, the Episcopal pastor, etc. Brent's pretty sure he's the only leader in the bunch who is a volunteer without a paid staff! Well, I guess he does have a lay staff...all the ward minions!
The Thanksgiving service rotates location and assignments. There is always a mixed choir, scripture readings, a brief sermon, and refreshments. This year Brent was in charge of the Children's Story and shared the story of the 1st Thanksgiving using the kids as impromptu actors! It was a hit! Especially Taylor Dean as the King of England, he definitely hammed it up; funny kid! And kudos to Andie and Paige in charge of casting and costumes!
"And they gave thanks to God, yea, all their men and all their women and all their children that could speak lifted their voices in the praises of their God." -Mosiah 24:22
