Poll

If some of your friends had commissioned an artist to make a very important liturgical item for you . . . that you hope you will need someday . . . and you are going with a blend of Celtic and birds for the design (sort of like the one second from left, plus birds in flight)  . .   would you choose . . . your own gannet bird . . .  or St. Brigid's oystercatcher  . . .  knowing that you are untried and unproven while Brigid is a model as a leader, administrator, healer, artist, and educator. . . . Please vote in the comments!

  

Dave Walsh Gannet Photo

Oystercatchers

P.S. I was hoping to post a photo of the paraments hanging in our church for Advent, but they aren't on the website.  Here, instead, is a photo from a nearby church.  (If you get the whole page, it's the fourth mini-picture from the left.)

P.P.S. Mary Ann is married to a man who was one of Josh's favorite teachers.  They have recently joined my home church, and this gift from my wonderful friends is a connection to Josh, albeit completely unintended on their part.

And P.P.P.S. for anyone who doesn't know: for a long time, my blogging pseudonym was Gannet Girl.