TO: All law enforcement personnel in Utah FROM: Robert Kirby, Historian, Utah Law Enforcement Memorial BL Smith, Utah Peace Officer Association State Training Coordinator Mike Julian retired Sergeant Salt Lake County Sheriff DATE: January, 7, 2015 RE: Blue Mass St. John’s (Catholic) Parish in Draper is having a Blue Mass at 0830, Sunday, February 15. For those unfamiliar with a Blue Mass, it is a Catholic rite to bless public safety personnel. At the end of the Mass, officers are asked to stand in order to be blessed by Monsignor Joseph Mayo. If you are not Catholic, please understand that this has less to do with religion than it does with a display of professional solidarity. Catholic, Mormon, Jewish, Evangelical, agnostic…we should be there for each other. The ULEM and the UPOA (Utah Peace Officer Association) would like to see St. John the Baptist packed with public safety personnel in uniform. In addition to supporting each other, it also shows the public that we stand together. As a Mormon, I would like to point out that attending the Mass is a great way of skipping the three-hour ward block AND getting fed. Yeah, there’s a free breakfast at the end*. Let’s show support for our Catholic brothers and sisters of the badge. They’ve been laying down their lives as long as any of the rest of us. Please show up in uniform if possible. All donations will go to the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial. Donation jar will be at the breakfast which is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Here’s the information again: 0830, Sunday, February 15 St. John the Baptist Parish 300 E. 11800 South, Draper
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:50:19 +0000
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