So today we finally were able to pick up those permits! We had a big all-staff meeting this morning, and since I was officially on AM shift, it made more sense for Kyla to go pick them up instead of me. I really wish I could have gone to pick them up--the satisfaction would have been mindblowing...but ultimately it's not about me, or Kyla, or anyone else. It's about the event, and the impact we hope it will have.
Apparently, the folks down at city hall initially were giving Kyla a hard time about picking the permits up since they had seen me doing a lot of the leg-work, especially over the last couple of days this past work-week.
Thankfully Kyla was able to point out that we were both listed as "contact people" for the permit application. Frankly, it shouldn't even matter since although much of the two applications were submitted in my name, the official applicant for both of them (procession and park use) was "Annunciation House Inc.," of which both of us are representatives. Whatever. We have them! Success!
I had been so worried before that we might fail in getting the permits,I hadn't let myself get excited about the event itself. We have our last organizational meeting in about twenty minutes, and I'm really looking forward to seeing how it will all come together. Although I would otherwise prefer this not be a religious event, I think the involvement of the Church certainly lends our message and our method a certain amount of legitimacy from the very beginning. The connection to the Church will draw in groups from Churches (increasing our numbers), and it will also highlight the issue of morality inherent in the issue. We have a moral obligation to strive for justice and fairness. I am curious to hear if the Bishops of El Paso and Las Cruces (who will be concelebrants of the mass) have anything to say on the matter...
While I've been undertaking plans for the event on Wednesday, things at the house have continued as usual (as usual is a very broad statement...it basically means that things in the house are predictably unpredictable). Nothing incredibly remarkable (in that sense)has occurred.
Well this meeting is about to begin, so I'm signing off for now!
I really wish the internet at A. House would start working again...that's why my posts have been so sparce lately.
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My thoughts and prayers are with you today especially.
ReplyDeleteI hope this procession and memorial mass will give some comfort to Sergio Hernandez Gueraca's family, letting them know that he has not been forgotten. I also hope this raises awareness of innocent victims.
Your persistence and heart have been a big factor in getting the details taken care of so this procession and memorial mass could happen.
"Being there" whether waiting for hours at city hall to speak personally to a government official to speed things along regarding the permits, or "being there" and holding hands and breathing into a calmer state a mother distraught with concern about her daughter from whom she has not heard and fears may have come to harm is key... just being there for each other in quiet way can change the world...
I wish I could be there with you... today especially...
meant to post this as a comment to your july 13th entry.
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