Monday, December 14, 2015

December in the Missions Daily Diary - DAY EIGHT

DAY EIGHT - Monday, December 14, 2015

HOMEWARD BOUND





Fergal and Martin dropped me off at the airport at 7:30 am this morning. They will also be traveling next week back to visit their families in Ireland for Christmas and return in January. 


The airport is named after this distinguished man with the impressive name:
HONORABLE EBENEEZER THEODORE JOSHUA
He was the First Chief Minister of St. Vincent & The Grenadines.


I arrived on my LIAT AIRLINES FLIGHT back in Barbados to spend the day and night in the Diocese of Bridgetown on Monday before catching the 8:00 am American Airlines flight to Miami on Tuesday morning.


WHILE BACK IN BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS



MEET 
ARTHUR TOUSSAINT
Installed as Acolyte by Bishop Gordon
on 
November 22, 2015
Arthur assists Father Paul in leading prayer services at the dock for the Coast Guard and Army. He is a Sacristan at St. Patrick Cathedral (Bishop Gordon's other Cathedral - the one in the Diocese of Bridgetown). He has always been single and always involved in the Church.
He is originally from Granada. 



There is some construction going on behind the Cathedral of St. Patrick. I believe it is rectory space for the pastor, associate pastor, visiting priests and seminarians. There seems to be more resources in the Diocese of Bridgetown (Barbados) than in the Diocese of Kingstown (SVG) where I have been volunteering. 


DINNER WITH THE SEMINARIANS

I took Seminarians, Carl Philadelphia (on the right) and Omar Valmond (on the left),  out for dinner to celebrate the end of the trip.  They chose Mama Mia's Italian restaurant. Wonderful guys!

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