Thank you. Two simple words that we take for granted. Words that we don’t say often. Words that we don’t stop to think about. However, the words “thank you” make all the difference in the world.
This Friday, October 7, at 7pm at Christ the King is The Blue Mass. Our parish’s St. Vincent dePaul Society is presenting this event for the police & fire of the parish territory – Mashpee, Cotuit, and Marstons Mills.
When Deacon Greg Beckel and Deacon Frank Fantasia approached me with this idea in late May (just at the beginning of my summer break), asking me to be on the planning committee, I was beyond humbled. Throughout the past few months, I have come to appreciate the service, time, and sacrifices that these men and women give on a daily basis to a much higher degree than before.
The Blue Mass is an opportunity to say thank you. Thank you for putting your lives on the line every day for us. Thank you for making our community safer. Thank you for battling flames. Thank you for stopping crime. Thank you for promoting peace and justice, day in and day out. Thank you for sacrificing time away from your families to guard and protect us. Thank you for spending Thanksgiving and Christmas with us, instead of at home with your families. Thank you for hearing the call to serve.My friends, I would like to extend an invitation to all of you to join us for The Blue Mass this Friday. Let’s lend an hour on our Friday night to say thank you to our men and women in blue. It means the world to them. I promise you that you will leave Friday with a greater appreciation for their sacrifices than you did when you entered. It’s a night that you do not want to miss. I promise.
See you Friday.
Chris Hughes
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