Sunday

The reason for moving the Skeeter Hunt this year - yesterday was spent at a retirement celebration for our Pastor, Fr. John Alvarado, who has been our Pastor for the last 23 years at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in South Plainfield, NJ. Fr. John is four years my senior, making him 70 years old. He required and underwent quadruple bypass surgery this past January. Thanks be to God, the surgery and recovery have been a success and he is doing extremely well. The responsibilities of Pastorship of close to 2,000 families have taken their toll over the years, and he once again asked to be allowed to retire and this time our Bishop decided that it was time and in Fr. John's best interest.

We were able to have a photo taken as we were leaving the event - myself, Fr. John, my son Joseph, my wife Marianne.

23 years is a long time to be at any one place these days. I will always be thankful to Fr. John for having enough confidence and faith in me and my abilities to allow me to serve in various Parish ministries. I wish him many happy years of retirement, good health and peace - and above all a lot less stress!

72 de Larry W2LJ

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