WATERLOO, IOWA ~ Some traditions travel thousands of miles before finding another place to call home.
On Sunday, September 6, the Burmese community at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo will gather to celebrate the Nativity of Mary and Dee Ku Festival.
Mass begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by Burmese food, entertainment and fellowship in the church gym.
But there’s something behind this announcement that makes it much more interesting than another event on a calendar.
Sacred Heart today serves more than 1,000 families ~ including more than 250 Burmese families.
That means a cultural and faith tradition with roots far from Iowa has become part of the community life of Waterloo.
And that’s worth Taggin’!
Traditions Don’t Always Stay Where They Started
Families move.
Children grow up somewhere different from their parents.
Languages mix.
Recipes travel.
Songs travel.
Faith travels.
And traditions that once belonged to someplace thousands of miles away can eventually become part of the rhythm of an Iowa community.
That’s part of what will happen September 6.
Following Mass, people will gather around food, entertainment and fellowship ~ some perhaps carrying traditions they’ve known for years, while others may encounter them for the first time.
And maybe that’s one of the nicest things about a community.
We don’t all have to arrive from the same place to eventually find ourselves sitting around the same table. ❤️
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo… TAG ~ YOU’RE IT!
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