Celebrations of Live, Love and Family
Friends,
This past weekend, Fr. Ray and I drove to Visalia. On Friday, we celebrated the funeral of the wife of my youngest brother, Les Maxwell. Yoande had suffered with all sorts of medical problems and she died very peacefully with a smile on her face. Les and his two children are doing well. They are strong believers in the Resurrection, and that faith helps them to cope with the death of their wife and mother.
Then on Saturday, we shifted gears and celebrated the 50th anniversary of my other brother Jim and his wife Barbara. It was a huge celebration of life and love and family.
However, I could never have gotten through with all of this without the able assistance of Fr. Ray. I was not feeling well, but Fr. Ray picked up the slack.
Our parish is blessed with his wonderful ministry.
Also, special thanks to Fr. Hugo, who stayed behind and took care of the parish during my absence.
In 2009-10, we are celebrating the Year of the Priest. I hope we realize how blessed we are with dedicated and caring priests.
Peace,
Fr. John Maxwell
