Divide the audience into five groups and describe to them ...



Divide the audience into five groups and describe to them what they will do whenever they hear their nationality mentioned in the story. Have someone read the story.

MEXICAN: Stand up, clap hands in the air twice and say “Ole.”

KOREAN: Stand up, bow with both hands together and say “Ah so so.”

ENGLISH: Stand up, sip a cup of tea and say “Cheerio.”

SCOTISH: Stand up, play bagpipe, saying “Waa-waa.”

ICELAND: Stand up, act cold and say “Brrrr.”

Once upon a time an American legionary named Perry went to Dublin to visit the Concilium meeting. At this meeting he met many legionaries from around the world. He met a MEXICAN, a KOREAN, and ENGLISH legionary, a SCOTISH legionary, and a member from ICELAND.

Each member gave a report. The MEXICAN reported that they needed more legionaries for crowd contact work. The ENGLISH legionary wanted to do more evangelization. The KOREAN needed help with door-to-door. The member from ICELAND wanted to build spirit among legionaries. And the SCOTISH legionary wanted to train members in the Legion system.

The president of the Concilium asked for comments from the floor. The SCOTISH legionary said, “Let’s hear from Perry.” The MEXICAN seconded it. The president called on Perry by saying, “Br. Grinatio, can we have your comments?” Perry suggested a special project which would solve everyone’s problems. He suggested that a team from KOREA go to ICELAND for two weeks and to Legion work. Then that a team from MEXICO go to ENGLAND and a team from ICELAND go to SCOTLAND, and a team from SCOTLAND go to KOREA. Then he suggested that MEXICANS and KOREANS go together to SCOTLAND and that ENGLISH and ICELANDIC legionaries go together to KOREA, and that SCOTISH and ENGLISH legionaries go together to MEXICO.

He said that the MEXICANS would learn a lot from doing work in ENGLAND and that the KOREANS would be a big help in ICELAND and that SCOTISH legionaries could do a lot in KOREA, etc. But, primarily, he reminded them that everyone, the MEXICANS, the SCOTS, the ENGLISH, the ICELANDIC, and the KOREANS, would all be doing work for Christ.

Everyone thought it was a great idea. The ENGLISH legionary stood up and said, “I think this project should be named after the legionary who thought of it.” This was seconded by the KOREAN. The legionary from ICELAND said, “Be sure to use his first name, Perry.” The legionary from SCOTLAND said, “No, it should be his last name, Grinatio.” The legionary from ENGLAND said, “We should include the idea of working for Christ.” So, the KOREAN said, “I have it: use all three: Perry Grinatio pro Christo.” By saying “for Christ” in Latin, it could be understood by legionaries from every country: legionaries from MEXICO, KOREA, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, and ICELAND. And so, P.P.C. was begun all over the Legion world, especially in MEXICO, KOREA, ICELAND, SCOTLAND, and ENGLAND.

The end.

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