Lent – Stations and Soup
Stations of the Cross at Saint Edward were moved from Friday to Wednesday as not to interfere with the Friday Night Lenten Fish Fry’s and in hopes to inspire more people to participate. It didn’t work, stations would draw about nine or ten, one week we only had four, so sad. What a horrible show of admiration for the tribulation that our Lord and Savior endured for us.
On a conference call sometime before lent our faithful Knights from Supreme were readying the councils to provide fellowship and offer triduum experiences to our parishioners thru many means by feeding their spirits with faith and prayer.
One idea that caught my ear was Stations and Soup! So simple yet so powerful…our Council, 15841, Saint Edward the Confessor took on this mission to provide soup to the people that prayed the Stations of the Cross.
What an amazing event – Stations were delivered by many different groups from the church, the Deacons, the Youth Group, the Lady’s Walking with Purpose, our Council, a parishioner that composed her own stations led. All very different and very moving rendition of the Stations of the Cross. It was so nice to see the crowd and here the responses of the faithful as they were reminded of Christs walk to our salvation.
After each weeks stations the Knights of our Council and parishioners enjoyed homemade soup and fresh baked rolls. The response was amazing, the first week we had fifty people attend, at one point we had nearly seventy. Our fellow parishioners and brother Knights form other councils were simply moved, so moved they offered to prepare the soup one week. All the soups were fantastic, a fantastic addition to the soup were the fresh baked rolls made by Brother Mike Lohuis, our own six foot four “Pillsbury Dough Boy”. I am confident the Jesus was smiling as well, to see his people come together for Him. The fellowship was an amazing result. The chatter and conversations being had by all, was like a symphony of joy. And a bonus to the six weeks of fellowship was the generosity of the partakers, while this was never intended to be a fundraiser, we ended up raising nearly six-hundred dollars. The funds have been earmarked for our seminarians.
All in all this event is a win-win and now Stations and Soup is a part of our regular program calendar.
Vivat Jesus!
Jim Hunnicutt
Deputy Grand Knight
Council 15841
