Just happy to call it a beard

St. Patricks Day beardWith a wide smile, a drinker at Jimmy V’s shows off his green beard as he and a few friends take a smoke break on the restaurant’ patio on St. Patricks Day.  He was one of a group of men who painted their beards green and collected donations for a cancer charity with a promise to shave when the total reached a certain amount.

Private readings before Mass

Private readings before Mass

40 Days of Lent

Readings in church before MassAn usher at the afternoon Mass reads from a prayer book as he waits for others to arrive more than 30 minutes before start of the service.

Private readings before Mass

Private readings before Mass

40 Days of Lent

Readings in church before MassAn usher at the afternoon Mass reads from a prayer book as he waits for others to arrive more than 30 minutes before start of the service.