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Mrs P used to scratch her head to come up with ideas for the school pageant.
No more! Not since she discovered:
Saints and clergy play clothes for kids!
That's right, all you need are some Necco Wafers to celebrate a pretend Pontifical High Mass in the backyard.
The little fellow above is a good old-fashioned Jesuit, yet to be scalped. Just add Hurons!
With the two-for-the-price-of-one special on papal garments, go ahead and stage a Good Pope-Antipope battle between BXVI and the Rev. Pulvermacher.
And of course, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Coming soon:
New saints for '08, including St Lucy, with accessory eyeballs, and Christina the Astonishing, with Levitation Action (TM).
* Parental supervision recommended on Joan of Arc. (Matches not included)
"Good old-fashioned Jesuit, yet to be scalped. Just add Hurons!"
Must...remove...coffee...from...nasal....cavity....
Posted by: Robbo the Llama Butcher | January 16, 2008 at 09:18 AM
Hey, I. Matches not included, I love it...
Posted by: Basil Seal | January 16, 2008 at 03:34 PM
I wonder if they offer a Father Jacques Marquette Explorer kit--e.g., canoe, cross, compass, and glass beads--for the little tykes.
Posted by: Old Dominion Tory | January 16, 2008 at 03:50 PM
You know how some Episcopal Churches invite you to dress as your favorite Saint on All Saints' Day? No? You didn't know about that? Oh, that's because you got out while the getting was good. Anyway, this post reminds me of the time I was at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas for All Saints' Day, and there was a whole family dressed in weird old fashioned religious garb. So of course at coffee hour, I was all "Oh, tell me what Saints you are supposed to be!" You know, all friendly like that. Very The Episcopal Church Welcomes You. You can imagine my embarrassment when they said they were a bunch of Mennonites on an eccumenical dispatch.
Posted by: NBS | January 17, 2008 at 10:32 AM
At our little parish in the Valley of Virginia, we have an annual Saints Party for the children right before Halloween. Some adults show up as saints and tell the children about themselves. This year, I played Saint Nicholas. I also did so on St. Nicholas Day, passing out candy to children and waving to passing motorists. Some of the looks I got were priceless, indeed.
Posted by: Old Dominion Tory | January 17, 2008 at 11:17 AM
I have a sense the kid in the St Patrick costume at the website would run into difficulties at the South Boston parade.
Posted by: MCNS | January 17, 2008 at 12:22 PM
"So of course at coffee hour, I was all "Oh, tell me what Saints you are supposed to be!" You know, all friendly like that. Very The Episcopal Church Welcomes You. You can imagine my embarrassment when they said they were a bunch of Mennonites on an eccumenical dispatch."
Can't...stop...laughing....
Posted by: Mrs. Peperium | January 17, 2008 at 01:21 PM