Comments on: What’s Your Favorite Thanksgiving Memory? #Gratituesday http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/11/10/whats-your-favorite-thanksgiving-memory-gratituesday/ A look at how trends in communication technology impact individuals and organizations. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:34:25 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul Steinbrueck http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/11/10/whats-your-favorite-thanksgiving-memory-gratituesday/comment-page-1/#comment-186813 Paul Steinbrueck Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:59:09 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=1015#comment-186813 Jean, that's a great memory. Mark, love doing Thanksgiving with you & the fam. :) Joaquin, awesome story! Thanks for sharing it. Jean, that’s a great memory.

Mark, love doing Thanksgiving with you & the fam. :)

Joaquin, awesome story! Thanks for sharing it.

]]> By: Joaquin Donato http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/11/10/whats-your-favorite-thanksgiving-memory-gratituesday/comment-page-1/#comment-186807 Joaquin Donato Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:30:10 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=1015#comment-186807 My most outstanding would be Thanksgiving 1956, and it was as a child in Cuba where my parents were missionaries. As it turned out it was my last Thanksgiving there. My parents wanted to introduce a day of giving thanks to the church and everyone in the town was invited it turned out to be a potluck dinner type celebration. People came with their "specialty food" As a 6 year old it was impressionable. The Thanksgiving tradition was more American based than Cuban. It always felt just like a Pilgrim type thanksgiving the way it turned out when so many people saved and unsaved came to the Church to give thanks. No one was turned away if they didn't have anything and it was a day of praise and worship. Many came to Christ. That pig on the fire, the amount of food from a poverty stricken area and everyone bringing all types of rice and vegetable dishes was very impressionable. When my parents returned to the states after 16 years of being in Cuba, I learned it was an American tradition. I thought is was "Ed Dia de Accion de Gracia". That church is still holding services after almost 50 years of communist rule. The Facade of the original church was kept even thought the church was rebuilt because it became too small for the congregation. To me as a child seeing it being build it looked so big. My brother Milton, still goes to Cuba on occasions and has told me it is bigger than ever. I thank God for every day I can get up and so his work. My most outstanding would be Thanksgiving 1956, and it was as a child in Cuba where my parents were missionaries. As it turned out it was my last Thanksgiving there. My parents wanted to introduce a day of giving thanks to the church and everyone in the town was invited it turned out to be a potluck dinner type celebration. People came with their “specialty food” As a 6 year old it was impressionable. The Thanksgiving tradition was more American based than Cuban. It always felt just like a Pilgrim type thanksgiving the way it turned out when so many people saved and unsaved came to the Church to give thanks. No one was turned away if they didn’t have anything and it was a day of praise and worship. Many came to Christ. That pig on the fire, the amount of food from a poverty stricken area and everyone bringing all types of rice and vegetable dishes was very impressionable. When my parents returned to the states after 16 years of being in Cuba, I learned it was an American tradition. I thought is was “Ed Dia de Accion de Gracia”. That church is still holding services after almost 50 years of communist rule. The Facade of the original church was kept even thought the church was rebuilt because it became too small for the congregation. To me as a child seeing it being build it looked so big. My brother Milton, still goes to Cuba on occasions and has told me it is bigger than ever. I thank God for every day I can get up and so his work.

]]> By: Mark Steinbrueck http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/11/10/whats-your-favorite-thanksgiving-memory-gratituesday/comment-page-1/#comment-186617 Mark Steinbrueck Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:41:10 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=1015#comment-186617 My favorite memories are being created each year. I don't have any particular Thanksgiving memory that stands out over the rest, but I like that my family gets to visit with both my wife's parents/family and my parents/family. Lately, we have been spending the night I my parent's house on Thanksgiving night and my wife and I have been able to sneak out early in the morning on Friday and go Christmas shopping. My favorite memories are being created each year. I don’t have any particular Thanksgiving memory that stands out over the rest, but I like that my family gets to visit with both my wife’s parents/family and my parents/family. Lately, we have been spending the night I my parent’s house on Thanksgiving night and my wife and I have been able to sneak out early in the morning on Friday and go Christmas shopping.

]]> By: Jean Cyrulewski http://blog.ourchurch.com/2009/11/10/whats-your-favorite-thanksgiving-memory-gratituesday/comment-page-1/#comment-186611 Jean Cyrulewski Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:43:27 +0000 http://blog.ourchurch.com/?p=1015#comment-186611 I am one of 8 and each Thanksgiving my mother always invited only one of my brothers to our little house. We washed special dishes,,made a wonderful huge turkey, set a special tablecloth, all only used at Thanksgiving and Christmas. My dad being a weekend church organist and we had an organ in the house. always had us sing and listen to music before and after dinner. Thanksgiving is my very favorite holiday because of the love and warmth and spiritual togetherness there is for families. I remember asking my mother why she always only invited my one brother and his family and never the other siblings...Her answer is who will invite a family with 8 kids for dinner if we do not? The others always got invitations. To this day her insite that this brother would never get invited with all those mouths to feed if mom didnt. A mothers love. Priceless. I am one of 8 and each Thanksgiving my mother always invited only one of my brothers to our little house. We washed special dishes,,made a wonderful huge turkey, set a special tablecloth, all only used at Thanksgiving and Christmas. My dad being a weekend church organist and we had an organ in the house. always had us sing and listen to music before and after dinner.
Thanksgiving is my very favorite holiday because of the love and warmth and spiritual togetherness there is for families. I remember asking my mother why she always only invited my one brother and his family and never the other siblings…Her answer is who will invite a family with 8 kids for dinner if we do not? The others always got invitations. To this day her insite that this brother would never get invited with all those mouths to feed if mom didnt. A mothers love. Priceless.

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