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As the daylight hours shorten and the nights turn cooler, the vineyards which are so prevalent along our lake shore are beginning to be harvested.
Soon the smell of ripening Concord grapes will be all around us. In preparation for harvest the annual "Blessing of the Grapes" Mass will take place On Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Central Avenue, Silver Creek. Grapes from the vineyards of members of The Lord's Vineyard family of parishes will be blessed by Father Dan Fiebelkorn, who will lead a prayer of
gratitude for the growing season and the harvest, as well as for the safety of the growers and all the workers.
The Mass is in memory of members of our local grape growing community who have passed away in the last year. They include Harry C. West, Lee Richardson, Lena M. Dix, Shirley M. Skinner, John C. Brown, Inez Ruth Edler, Stanley Albert Star, Dorothy Hilliker, Victor Bryan, Michael I. Waters, Jennine M. Militello, William Catania, Gail L. Black, Joan H. Mosier, Javier Garcia-Lopez, Geraldine A. Gugino, Paul V. Marsala, and Frank A. Strohauer. Their lives enriched our fertile farm land and our community.