After two years of Covid related restrictions, this year we had a wonderful Easter service, with a church full of worshippers!
Holy Week requires support from the parish to hold the different services. We are grateful to all who participated. Special thanks go to Annlee Milani and Lauren Thompson for undertaking the physical requirements of each service, in the sanctuary and at the altar.
One distinctive aspect of our traditional Easter service, the "hoisting of the hyacinths", was in jeopardy this year, as our hyacinth purveyor of many decades wasn't taking orders. Other flower wholesalers we tried couldn't obtain them either.
So kudos to our Flower Guild, especially Lauren Thompson, who called nurseries and drove to plant centers all over Westchester and Fairfield County, buying up hyacinths wherever they could be found. It was a quest of many days, and hyacinths were most often found in small numbers at Shop Rite and Stop & Shop -- go figure!
Many hyacinths were planted three to a pot, so they required repotting as singles. See Lauren above, diligently repotting. Thank you, Lauren, for saving the day!
Enjoy these images of hyacinths -- make our quest worthwhile!
