FELLOW ISLAND VOLUNTEER, FERGAL - Part Two

TUESDAY 
On Tuesday, Fergal accompanied me to the polls to see how Americans vote. 

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

Father Bob Gray (left) stopped in to have coffee with Fergal (right)  and myself. Father Gray lives in the same condo complex as myself and he is a great supporter of the SVG missions. 



THURSDAY 
LUNCH

We had lunch with my good friend, "Pat" Patterson, at the August Moon restaurant.  Pat and I meet there regularly, and I do mean regularly! Same place, same time, same table and same entres! 


DINNER
Tim Tomes took Fergal and me out for dinner to discuss the great birthday party on Wednesday night and do some planning for his upcoming visit to the islands in July.  Here is a photo of Tim who was the on-site detail organizer of the fabulous birthday party on Wednesday at Christy Brown's house. 





FRIDAY

Last year, Fergal, Dr. Paul Kelty, Father Tom Clark and myself went to Gethsemani, Bardstown and the surrounding area. Here we are with Brother Luke in the monastery cemetery. 



 Here we are having lunch in Bardstown after the tour. Where else would you meet a spotted cow in a restaurant? 

This year, Dr. Kelty took Fergal, myself and Father Clark to Churchill Downs for a day at the track! We won't tell you how much we won or lost, but we did have a great time again this year! 

FERGAL LEFT FOR THE ISLANDS EARLY THIS MORNING TO CONTINUE HIS VOLUNTEER WORK



We Hope You Had A Great Visit! We believe you did! 

A NICE BIG BELATED BIRTHDAY PARTY - AMAZED and GRATEFUL

75th 
BIRTHDAY PARTY
a few photos






CHRISTY BROWN, HOST
 A Faithful Friend Since 1985
Partners in the Cathedral Revitalization and Restoration

FELLOW ISLAND VOLUNTEER, FERGAL, HAS ARRIVED!

Up From the Islands For a Well-Deserved and Needed Break



Give! Give! Give! That's All I Do In the Islands Is Give!
I Love It, But I Need a Few Days In Kentucky To Recuperate! 


SUNDAY MORNING



After arriving about 1:00 am Sunday morning, we got up after a short night's sleep and attended the 9:30 am Mass at the Cathedral of the Assumption. 
He met so many people he had met before, or who recognized him from this blog, that he was shaking hands and hugging people like a long lost Irish relative! He got a grand reception, even an applause at the end of Mass. 

SUNDAY EVENING



Arriving at the home of Greg and Teri Burch in the Lake Forest area of Louisville on Sunday evening.



Teri and Greg invited us for a cook out and gin and tonics.




Their daughter Erin and grandson James stopped by to say "hello!" 



There's nothing like salad, grilled steak, baked potato, asparagus, apple pie with ice cream and good friends! 




MONDAY MORNING
shopping 

Many things are hard to find in Saint Vincent so Fergal arrived with an empty suitcase to take needed things with him on his way back down. Some things he had already purchased and had delivered to my house to pick up when he got here. On Monday morning we went to:




DINE - THE RESTAURANT STORE
3 large soup pots on sale for the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen in SVG



STAPLES 
Some needed and hard-to-find office supplies for Kingstown Diocese

TONINI'S CHURCH SUPPLY
A liturgical alb for a friend

TJ MAX
Some needed personal shirts


MONDAY EVENING

My friend, Tim Schoenbachler, invited us to his house for a second annual cook-out. 
Tim is the designer of all the R C Diocese of Kingstown Pastoral Centre renovations in Saint Vincent, as  well as the renovation of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Sandy Bay SVG. He has recently designed the renovation of Ligouri House in Georgetown SVG where we hope two Redemptorist priests and a Redemptorist  Brother will live when they arrive to do ministry.  
Tim has done design work for this blog and for many of my fund-raising Parish Missions, Priest Retreats and various other projects that support my work in the SVG missions. 




Pre-Dinner Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvres 



Checking Out His Colorful Garden



Small Talk After A Dinner of Fall-Off-The-Bone Barbecue Ribs, Cole Slaw and Baked Potatoes. 



We Got Home As It Was Getting Dark