Friday night, parishioners gathered as Clay Nepveux led St. Joseph’s through a tour of an Old Testament Jerusalem Temple. This tour first started when done for our Thirst Youth Group and became so popular that we made it available to our whole parish.
We learned about our Jewish roots and where certain parts of our Mass came from. One of our local pilgrims, Renee said she “loved seeing the connection to the Jewish liturgy. We don’t realize how Jewish we are!” Another, Frank said, “it was enlightening to learn why we do what we do.”
Sisters Madelyn and Brooklyn joined their Grammy for the evening and loved learning what’s behind the scenes. 6 year old Brooklyn said she, “loved EVERYTHING!” when asked what her favorite part of the tour was. Madelyn said her favorite part was, “when they took Jesus out of the temple,” referring to our time adoration at the conclusion of the tour.
One of the interactive stations we learned about the different types of instruments used through a live demonstration from our music director, Rhonda. We were able to hear from a lyre, drum, ram horn, and other instruments that helped us to truly enter in to our history.
If you weren’t able to make it and are interested in having the tour made available again, please contact our office and let us know! 985-386-3749