Now how cool is that? Today Papa’s Pumpkin Patch hosted St. Mary’s Parish for their annual outdoor picnic and mass. Close to 200 people spent time enjoying the outdoors, good food, and some quality time with one another and God.

It was a beautiful afternoon and the North Dakota wind calmed down to next to nothing as evening set in. Folks gathered around on lawn chairs and blankets for an outdoor mass that will be hard to top.

For Papa’s part, we had several fund activities available prior to dinner. Slide Mountain, the Log Jam and the two of the three Zoomin’ Zip Lines were open for play. (In case you’re interested, the zip line swing was a HUGE hit!)

Thanks to St. Mary’s Parish Family for celebrating in Papa’s Back Yard. There’s nothing like it!