Today, I presided at a funeral for a lovely lady, named Eileen Antony Nelson. I didn’t really know her although I saw her in church when I first got here. She came with her adult son but hasn’t been able to come to church lately. Msgr. John Brady came and concelebrated as he has been the moderator of Scouting in our Archdiocese for many years and was a family friend as they were also involved in scouting. Our troop celebrated its 90th anniversary just last month and has been a very important part of the parish life. Tomorrow, we will take a bus over to Arlington and interr her with her husband, who is buried there.
Today my royalty check for the book that Joe and I wrote came. I never count on it but it is always fun when it comes. It is also nice to see that over 7000 students purchased the book between June and December 2010. That is very satisfying! I also saw that 458 copies of the original book were purchased. I am partial to the first one.
I spent the day, re-ordering my pills, so I will have enough for the trip; and beginning to pack. I am taking two books with me so I can read on the airplane and on the cruise. It has been frigid here and I am looking forward to the heat – so that I can sit in the air conditioning!
My cousin, Eddie O’Brien died last night, please keep him and his wife, Linda, and all his siblings and relatives in your prayers.
I was scheduled for the 5:30pm, so I took it because the intention was Jim Boyle, one of the first parishioners I got to know. He was part of the “6:30am Mass crowd” who insisted on having my chalice re-plated. And although I don’t have that Mass very often, I think of all of them whenever I lift the chalice. May he rest in peace.
7458 books sold in 6 months is FANTASTIC! It’s nice to know some teachers and administrators out there know how to pick good resources for their students!
When does our “fast” from your blog begin? Hope you get to post a few while you are away……