JUBILARIANS ALL! - Holy Name Province

Trinity Sunday (June 7th).
Pascual read the Gospel and
preached. Our parish community
was very hospitable.
They served refreshments
to our visitors after Mass
as they sang hymns from
their tradition. Pascual said
he wants to invite us to his
church in November. To the
right is a photo is a photo
of members of the two faith
communities who participated
in the reception after
Mass. You can see Pascual
directly under the crucifix holding his Bible.
We only have two seasons in the junglewinter
(mild temperatures with lots of rain)
and summer (hot with less rain). By June we
are in full summer and Gerard is fulfilling
principal’s duties and teaching religion every
day (The school year in Peru is April to December).
Although Gerard is a very efficient
administrator, he clearly is most happy in the
classroom. Below is a photo of him at work
at the beginning of this month. Along with
the attentive students, notice Gerard’s perspiration-filled
shirt and chalk on his pants.
After four years of faithful service, the outboard
motor of the parish broke down just
days before I needed to go the village of San
Lorenzo to celebrate with them the vigil of
the feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June
28th. Fortunately, there was a boat available
to rent. We went in a peke-peke (a canoe
with a motor named for the noise the motor
makes). The six-hour trip in
the tropical sun was much
slower than the parish boat
but, fortunately, it did not rain
going or coming. Alleluia
again! On the next page is a
photo of me with Sr. Guadalupe
and Karen Briones who
joined me on the trip to liven
up the liturgical celebration
with some music.
Thanks again for all of your
prayers and donations! In
these difficult financial times,
I deeply appreciate the sacri-
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