30th Anniversary

Thursday evening I arrived home from my vacation.  It was a delightful time in Denmark and Switzerland. The weather was terrific - generally 16-18 degrees, and mainly sunny!
Rain only changed our plans on the last day - when were were in Lucern and felt that it would not be all that enjoyable to go for a boat cruise on the lake and climb the mountain overlooking Lucern - which was covered by clouds! So we used the Swiss Rail Pass we had still open for 1 day - and traveled to the Library in St. Gallen.  It was my Dad who had suggested going there - because he wanted to see it himself!  The Library has books from the 6th and 7th centuries, and is housed in a Benedictine Monastery. "While this area of Switzerland fell to the Protestant Reformation - the Monastery with its marvelous Library, remained faithfully Catholic." (That is from Frommer's Travel Guide!)  Like all the visitors to this incredible Library we had to wear giant slippers over top of our shoes, but as priests we were admitted free! (There are some perks in this vocation!) 

Today we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Dedication of Holy Family Parish Church. The actual anniversary was earlier this week - September 12, 1982 - was a Sunday - and Cardinal Carter celebrated the dedication of the Church building. Fr. Leslie Tamas was the Founding Pastor, and is returning this afternoon to Preach at the 5:00 pm Mass.
Peace.