Friday, June 13, 2014 Usually on our mission trips, Fridays are light with the afternoon off so that the team could relax or to buy gifts for their family and friends before returning home. However, this was not be the case. It would be a fun [...]
Thursday, June 12, 2014 We began the day, as usual, at 6:30 a.m. with worshiping God, giving thanks to Him for His wonderful blessings of the past day and looking forward to His guidance and strength for yet another day of hard but rewarding work. The [...]
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Today, we celebrated the Feast of St. Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr, during the Eucharist in the courtyard of the hotel. Barnabas (Son of Encouragement) and Paul were companions on several missionary trips until a dispute ensued between the two of them as [...]
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 The day started with the Eucharist at 6:30 a.m. Father Jon Robbins was the celebrant while I gave a reflection to the team. Sonia Blake read the first lesson while Linda Schlepp-Gray and Rose Skeete led the psalm and the Prayers of [...]
Today, Monday, June 9, was our first day of missionary work. The Eucharist took place outside of the hotel under a small pavilion. It is a beautiful setting in the center of the hotel campus. The hotel staff at Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza has been [...]
With a wake call at 6:00 a.m., our day started with preparation for Mass at St. John’s Cathedral, the oldest church in Central America. Before leaving the hotel, we had a wonderful breakfast in the bar area of the hotel. The Rev. Lynda Moguel, presided at [...]
As I arrived at Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church, Pembroke Pines, Florida, just after 6:00 a.m., I was a profound moment to see the missionaries gathered in their beautiful yellow polo shirts and black slacks for their inaugural mission trip to Belize. The team included six (6) missionaries [...]
Since returning from vacation, it has been back to the old drawing board. On Sunday, August 14, as usual, I celebrated two masses in the morning. It was wonderful to see and be with our parish family again. In spite of the fun we had on [...]