wonderful church day

Today at Holy Family, we had over 1000 in the church (per the ushers) at the 10:15 service. This is really great. It's just an 'ordinary' Sunday in the church year, with Advent starting in 2 weeks, so it was wonderful to see so many people. Communion alone took 20 minutes, but this was a good thing, allowing us time to listen to the contemporary choir. The sun peeked out here and there, and I was sitting just where it hit. Our section was 'illuminated' 5 minutes at a time, several times during the service. Afterward, we bought pizzas from Nick and Willy's, (the owner is a church member) and later entertained my mildly autistic client for the afternoon. She is so neat...really enjoyed Eva's kitten, and had a long chat with Elle over junior high situations. Funny. Her parents are just great too...just ordinary folks. We always talk (and talk) when they come over.