I have arrived in Selma. It is 89 degrees out, quite humid, and not even close to Summer yet! This will take some getting used to. Today I met a good portion of the staff at the Edmundite Missions main office. I am terrible with names, but I think I can recall most of the folks I met. Fr. Steve took me over to Our Lady Queen of Peace--where I'll be doing most of my work--to show me some of the renovations that have been done inside and on the roof. The parish is beautiful as is the parish hall (St. Andrew's), in which I'll have a little office. This week will be focused largely on training to be master of ceremonies (coordinator) at Sunday liturgies, going through the child protection program for the diocese of Mobile, and getting to know parishioners.
And now for some pictures. Alas, I found these on Google. Some of my own will come later.
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| St. Andrew's Hall (my office is on the first floor, on the right) |
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| Our Lady Queen of Peace |
If you get the chance or want to know more about our work and who we are, check out these sites:
http://www.edmunditemissions.org/
http://www.sse.org/
if you find second floor of St. Andrew's hall remotely hospitable you can thank Steve and I and an afternoon of work! And don't even get me started on the third floor...
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