Did you hear the one about the deer that was late for church?

They're not laughing about that one at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Brookings.

Animal control officers were called to the church around 5 PM on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 23, as a male whitetail deer crashed through a window just as Mass was starting.

He obviously didn't want to miss the first reading.

The deer caused an undetermined amount of damage to the church as he tried to get out.

Yikes! How many Hail Marys and Our Fathers do you think were said while all that was going on?

Officers were able to get the animal back outside, but, sadly had to euthanize it due to its injuries.

Source: KDLT

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