'Oh, when the Saints come processing in'

On the verge of the Super Bowl, football fever got liturgical today.

South Louisiana resident June Butler, known to readers of her blog as Grandmère Mimi, had church today with a sanctuary filled with Saints fans and a priest bedecked in a specially themed chasuble.

Fandom doesn't stop at the state line. At the Diocese of Mississippi's diocesan convention today, at least three priests showed up for the closing eucharist in Saints themed stoles, while a fourth rocked a Saints necktie.

We understand the time of today's diocesan convention eucharist was moved up so that people who live as far away as the coast could get back home in time for kickoff.

Ah, but this was only one side of the football. Are there any Colts fans that are also Episcopalians?

UPDATE: St. Matthew's Cathedral, Laramie, WY takes the Via Media
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More below


From the Mississippi Diocesan Convention closing Eucharist

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Posted by Torey Lightcap on February 7, 2010 6:25 PM | |
Comments (7)

Um, Grandmère Mimi is not Georgianne Nienaber. Georgianne is the author of the article to which you link. Mimi is June Butler.

Posted by David Allen |dah • veed| [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 7, 2010 6:37 PM

Thanks David - updated change.

Posted by Ann Fontaine [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 7, 2010 7:04 PM

The St. Matthew's stoles are made by the Dean's sister each year.

Posted by Ann Fontaine [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 7, 2010 7:06 PM

The stoles are wonderful.

Drew Brees, the quarterback for the Saints, is Episcopalian. I'm just saying.

Thanks for the link to St. John's celebration.

Posted by GrandmèreMimi [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 7, 2010 8:11 PM

Now what is this? "Are there any Colts fans who are Episcopalians?" We've got a whole diocese in Indianapolis! Sheesh.

Personally, I'm a big fan of Payton Manning, on and off the field. However, I'm an even bigger fan of Purdue's own Drew Brees and the city of New Orleans. Who dat!

Posted by Josh Thomas [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 7, 2010 8:12 PM

So sorry for the mix-up, GrandmèreMimi!

Torey

Posted by www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=560747865 [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 7, 2010 10:07 PM

Torey, not to worry; all is forgiven. The Saints won, and I'm in a forgiving mood. :-)

Posted by GrandmèreMimi [TypeKey Profile Page] | February 8, 2010 2:32 PM

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