They’re back! The Men in Black!
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Father Chris Ballard, pastor of Spirit of Hope parish in Oneida – the host parish – welcomes spectators to the annual vocations awareness event in Sherrill.
Sunday night softball is a vocations game.
[adinserter block=”1″]The sun was out, home plate was swept clean and the National Anthem rang through the July evening air. And the visitors wore black.
Must be a Men in Black softball game.
The annual summer event that celebrates vocations to the priesthood was held at St. Helena’s field in Sherrill, part of Spirit of Hope Parish in Madison County. The home team was young, fast and athletic. The visiting Men in Black were a little older, a little slower but a lot more interesting to watch.
When the contest was over the home team scored more runs, but the priests and seminarians scored the most points with the crowd and showed the Diocese of Syracuse, once again, that we are so blessed to have this fantastic team of holy servants to shepherd us through life. And perhaps there were one or two young men in the stands who might see themselves following in their footsteps. Visit vocations-syracuse.org to learn more.
Enjoy the photos by Rick Kocienski of Wainwright Photography.
