Saturday, 17 September 2022

[More to come about a busy Saturday.]
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Saturday, 17 September 2022
[More to come about a busy Saturday.]
Today was a loose day with three really important elements: visiting Fr. Tom Dunleavy, a lunch meeting with Ted Miles, and dinner at the NYC office of Maryknoll with Br. Tim Riable.
A wooden statue of Mary in the entrance way of the Sisters’ chapel.
Today was a day for visiting people around the larger Maryknoll campus, on the grounds of the priests and brothers, then the sisters, and then the lay missioners.
The main seminary building occupants have just endured two weeks of Covid restrictions after a surge of infections. Those restrictions were lifted three days ago but one returning Maryknoll priest tested positive and is isolated in his room.
Today was mostly a series of meetings as part of my process of “checking out” from the Maryknoll Society of priests and brothers.
One of the Maryknoll Lay Missioners team who was at the Walsh Building when I arrived was Pat Norberto.
This evening I ate dinner with Adel O’Regan, a good friend from her days as a Maryknoll Lay Missioner in Cambodia.
Today was my first full day at Maryknoll, New York and I started reconnecting with people here.
It’s 9:47 PM Sunday night in Phnom Penh and I’m heading to the airport to go to Maryknoll, New York. I arrive there Monday afternoon. The posts here may be a bit erratic for the next day or so.
Today was the official Deaf Day celebrations and a large number of deaf people from several provinces came together at the DDP office in Phnom Penh for a full day of activities.
Today the staff and students dressed in the outfits and uniforms they wear when playing sports.