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I just returned from Hong Kong a couple hours ago (it’s 10:44 PM Tuesday night here) and there isn’t time to continue the updates today. I’ll post Saturday afternoon’s photos on Wednesday morning our time.
The picture above is from the fishing fleet tied up in the Cheung Chau harbor.
Today was an opportunity to show Keat Sokly around Hong Kong before we went to the anniversary celebration for the Catholic deaf group. Click here to see places and activities in the morning.
Click here to see pictures from Friday in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Catholic Pastoral Association of the Deaf is celebrating their fortieth anniversary and invited me back to be part of it. Click here to see day one of the trip.
This past weekend the pineapple vendors were out on the streets again, another change in the seasons. IMHO, fresh pineapple bought on the street like this, is one of the best tasting fruits there is.
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I had an unexpected trip back to the waterfront area today and encountered more preparations for the upcoming Water Festival. Click here to see what’s going on.
Every year the Water Festival takes place at the full moon in November. Approximately two million people come from the provinces to Phnom Penh to race and watch their local boats in the three days of boat races. The festival starts on Thursday but today, Sunday, many people were out preparing for the celebration to come. Click here to see the scenes along the Tonle Sap River.
A not-uncommon question to priests is “What do you do all day?” So many people see us only on Sunday when they come to mass and don’t have any idea about how we otherwise spend our time. Well, here’s what I did yesterday:
One of our parishioners opened the first Auntie Anne’s pretzel shop in Cambodia and asked me to offering a blessing during the grand opening–which I did. Then I got my picture taken with….is it “Mr. Pretzel”?
Every October the Board of Directors of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners meets at MKLM headquarters in Ossining, New York. Here is an account of the trip to New York and meetings and then on to Louisville for a visit with the family.