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Communigram
Volume 46, Issue 1
Discovering Greenwood Greenwood, MS― December was filled with all of the usual things that go with Advent and Christmas, float making and Christmas parade, parties, endless Christmas programs to prepare, invitations to various events, special liturgy functions and practices, baking, keeping track of all the unbelievable and generous donations from friends and parishioners, writing thank you notes, deciding on what gifts to give significant people, wrapping gifts, a marathon of Masses for Christmas, etc. This is all part of what December is about.
town we had never had reason to go to before. So when the comment was heard "I wonder where that road goes," all it took was a turn of the wheel and there we were. We found the homes of several of our teachers. It just helps to give a better understanding of where they are coming from. We also discovered that some of us may have some hearing problems. Now how could you mistake "State Maps" for "Steak Knives" or "Photograph" for "Votive Rap". No wonder we couldn't figure out what was meant. These were just some of the jumble mumbles, but it went on for the whole day. You can imagine that some pretty good ones were made up as the day went on. Even when we stopped to eat at a Chinese restaurant, the Chinese gentleman who waited on us kind of looked at us with a questioning look in the beginning and wondered if he missed or forgotten to do something. We assured him that it wasn't him, it was us and maybe one in particular, and from there he picked up on our frivolousness and joined in the teasing that was going on.
So after Christmas Day came and went, we had some time to catch our breath and decided to get a better glimpse of unknown places here in Greenwood. Our main focus was finding all the places where the hit movie The Help was filmed. (By the way, "The Help" which was 95% filmed in Greenwood from July through October, 2010, has already received a large number of awards and even more nominations - it will, for certain, receive some Oscar nominations.) When you watch the movie, the locations, homes, views, are the way Greenwood looks today. The story is from the 60's, but We even took in an unplanned stop the buildings and area is as it is now. at "Four Paws" where the owner is We had loads of fun finding Aibia vet and a parishioner of Immaculeen's and Minny's home on Taft In this take of the movie, The Help, filmed late Heart of Mary here in town. To Street and Baptist Town respec- in Greenwood, Miss Hilly lets out a piercing tively. Then there was Miss Hilly's scream as she discovers her front lawn covered our surprise and probably Sister Francis Mason’s delight, five cats home where all the commodes had with toilets. were residents in the office area. Dr. been placed in her front yard. The Debbie was gone to lunch, but we big plantation home of Celia Foote had time to just pet and get to know them a little bit was amazing, and a bit tough to find way out in the while the non animal lovers very graciously and heroicountry beyond North Carrollton. The plantation cally waited for that visit to come to an end. home of Skeeter and where she sat under the Weeping Willow tree with her maid Constantine was awesome. It was a very enjoyable day because our intent was to Then there was Constantine's home to find―more of a just have a good time, no matter what the day brought challenge. We were not sure we found the right one, and where we landed. Now the dreams that night― until we watched the film again. It was so satisfying that's another story that "won't" be told to protect the seeing the places in the film after finding them on our guilty. Submitted by Sister Mary Beth Kornely tour. Besides these locations, we also went to parts of