I got up around 7 and had the 8:00am Mass. Again, a good turn out as First Saturday is also a popular devotion here.
After Mass, I came down to discover that a number of people had recieved the Christmas newsletter and had sent me an email (or a phone call) to say how surprised they were but they had already read it all. I was very pleased.
I don’t think I mentioned it in my messages from the ship but before I left, I met a number of times with Susan Cassidy, a friend from St. Michael’s. We worked on the parish newsletter together and so I asked her to help me finally get a Christmas letter out. I wrote some of the articles before I left but I also wrote while on the ship. I gave her my mailing list (700) and she worked very hard to get it published, addressed, and mailed out. I am so grateful to finally have gotten some kind of newsletter out to lots of people whom I have been intendidng to contact for a couple of years.
I spent part of the morning, re-addressing newsletter that came back to me because of out of date or incorrect addresses. Then one of my students from Good Counsel, Pat McGrath came by and we had a great visit.
Then I went and had some lunch and took a nap. (some old customs die slowly). I just finished confessions and I will help with Communion at the 5:30pm Mass. Then I think I’ll go for a ride. Come home and go to bed early. I have my homily prepared and I have the 10:30 gym Mass and the 12:30 in the church. More tomorrow.
Got the newsletter too!!! Before you hit the sack I hope you took a moment to look at the “super moon”. Closest to the earth for a very long time. Always in my thoughts and prayers. Louise