Trip to Italy
and United States

June-July, 2008

13 July 2008 (Sunday)
Day 26

Immaculate Conception church, Ft. Smith, Arkansas Immaculate Conception church with the white rectory across the street. A large school building belonging to the parish is visible behind the rectory.
Old convent building Across the street from the rectory and behind the church is an old convent building where several offices were located. It was damaged by a freak hail storm that broke windows and shredded roofs and dented cars.




Staff at Immaculate Conception Some of the ministers at Immaculate Conception Church after the Sunday evening Life Teen mass: Deacon Greg Pair and his wife, and two musicians from the youth music group.
Isobel in sacristy The first person Charlie met at Immaculate Conception was Isobel who is one of the pillars of the parish and of the community. She has been responsible for maintaining the sacristy and other duties for more than twenty years. She graciously took Charlie home after the last mass on Sunday to feed him.