Our morning started with a 10:30 mass at St. Columba Church in Berkeley. It’s a Black Catholic parish and is a model for welcoming people and for active participation.
A bonus at St. Columba was reconnecting with Dierdre Savino, a former Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Peru. As a newcomer, I was asked to introduce myself, and after hearing my background, Dierdre realized our common vocation with the lay mission program.
After mass we had lunch and then went to a botanical garden but it was closed for a wedding. We then went to a museum but found it was for children. We consoled ourselves with some frozen yogurt and then eventually ended up at the McLaughlin home where Jim and Roberta gathered together some leftovers for dinner. A good day!
