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HAPPINESS, is to have everything…you need!
NOT the need to have everything.

If joy is in the JOURNEY, 
then reward is in the Destination 

Journey is our Winnebago Motorhome 

10.23.21-Feels so good attending live for a change.

Like so many of you Carla and I took advantage of the Bishops’ attendance dispensation during the Covid-19 pandemic. The church is so beautiful. As we left Mass this evening we had the opportunity to say hello to Fr. John. Only wish our good friend Fr. Michael Gill could experience such a beautiful church. Fr. Michael is no longer that interested in traveling away from Connecticut, sadly, he would be so impressed.

He was the pastor of Our Lady of the Lakes in Oakdale, CT. He worked so hard growing this parish and he’s still very well remembered by so many. Even folks who have left the  area like us, when we hook up, it doesn’t take long for his name to become part of the conversation. Being known to the priests of the parish is such a warm feeling but with parishes and churches as big as Vincent de Paul it would take an awesome circumstance or possibly an extremely generous donation to be remembered. Guess we should be thankful for the luxury of having so many years with Father Michael. I know that’s a lousy picture but what it doesn’t show is that he’s at the helm of a 33 foot cabin cruiser motor yacht. Back in those days we looked fairly well off but looks could be deceiving. We were poor but we had a good time enjoying our poverty. One time we enjoyed the most is when we got Father Michael to the boat yard and put him on our boat. He was like a kid at Christmas. We all had a great day on this cruise…only wish I could do more for him.