| First Communion May 15, 2010 with Knights of Columbus in Attendance |
Last Day of PSR! Hurray!
AND Surprise!
A Spiritual Bouquet for Fr. Dave!
AND Surprise!
A Spiritual Bouquet for Fr. Dave!
| Kaitlin reading the Poem* and presenting the Led Zeppelin t-shirt (Gifts from OLLY) at Priests' Celebration in Marion |
*The Poem
Last week when you were spying
we were busy trying
to think of the things that you say and do
and put them together in a poem for you.
You try hard to not play favorites
but we all know it's true
OLLY is the group that means the most to you.
And though it's not exhaustive we think we've got enough
so here we go, To Father Dave, from every one of us:
“Father Young is very young,” according to Chris Bils,
“but age is not a problem here 'cause he's got all his 'skills.'”
"What", says Sammy, "are the "skills" it takes to be called 'Father?'"
Matthew says, "Let's list them all!" (Father would say, "Don't bother!")
"That," says Karl, "is the first of all the things I see;
he won't seek glory for himself. He has humility!"
"Well," says Michael, "he is humble. What else can we say?"
Abigail says quite serenely, "I think that he's okay."
Tiffany pipes up and says, "We know he loves the Lord!
Even when a Queen song sets him pounding on his dash board!"
“And,” Kaitlin says, “we won’t forget the biggest of all drags,
when our Retreat was nearly ruined by the good friend he calls "Wags!"
Lara is inspired by all you do and say, and John’s impressed with how you use the songs of Coldplay!
"He brought back the altar bells," says Server Sara Lansing.
"Yes, that's true," says Lindsi Woods, "but who's this Mister Ying-Ling?"
Joey tells us, "Don't forget to mention his dog Bear!"
and Ben reminds us we should tell you that we know you care!
And in a fit of foolishness, Deb and Ann, I swear, suggested that from here on out, we call you our Care Bear.
From Andrew came, “Oh, brother!”
Jack rolled his eyes and said,
“You call him sweet and cuddly
but he rocks out with Led!”
(Is it true that you think that a really fun night is cheese whiz and Dew and Napoleon Dynamite?)
There’s not much to do out here in the boonies so we understand why you like watching Goonies!
"Sloth love Chunk" and One-eyed Willy, "Hey you guys" it's all too silly!
But saving us all from utter disaster,
is that fact that we all think you’re one awesome Pastor!
Here at the end of this terrible rhyme
we all agree that now is the time
to tell you quite plainly
what we meant from the start
what we want you to know
from the bottom of our hearts:
Father, we love you
and you are the sweetest;
we tell all our friends
that you are the neatest.
Thank you sincerely
for answering God's call
to become a priest
and Father to us all.
Not always easy and not always fun
we really hope
that when all's said and done,
that you will look back
and remember quite clearly
that your people in Ada
all loved you quite dearly!
You deserve a break
from your toil for a bit
(we hope there won’t be
a “pile” to spoil it)
so roll out your hammock
and grab a good book
and take our advice
"Get a parishioner to cook!"
Last week when you were spying
we were busy trying
to think of the things that you say and do
and put them together in a poem for you.
You try hard to not play favorites
but we all know it's true
OLLY is the group that means the most to you.
And though it's not exhaustive we think we've got enough
so here we go, To Father Dave, from every one of us:
“Father Young is very young,” according to Chris Bils,
“but age is not a problem here 'cause he's got all his 'skills.'”
"What", says Sammy, "are the "skills" it takes to be called 'Father?'"
Matthew says, "Let's list them all!" (Father would say, "Don't bother!")
"That," says Karl, "is the first of all the things I see;
he won't seek glory for himself. He has humility!"
"Well," says Michael, "he is humble. What else can we say?"
Abigail says quite serenely, "I think that he's okay."
Tiffany pipes up and says, "We know he loves the Lord!
Even when a Queen song sets him pounding on his dash board!"
“And,” Kaitlin says, “we won’t forget the biggest of all drags,
when our Retreat was nearly ruined by the good friend he calls "Wags!"
Lara is inspired by all you do and say, and John’s impressed with how you use the songs of Coldplay!
"He brought back the altar bells," says Server Sara Lansing.
"Yes, that's true," says Lindsi Woods, "but who's this Mister Ying-Ling?"
Joey tells us, "Don't forget to mention his dog Bear!"
and Ben reminds us we should tell you that we know you care!
And in a fit of foolishness, Deb and Ann, I swear, suggested that from here on out, we call you our Care Bear.
From Andrew came, “Oh, brother!”
Jack rolled his eyes and said,
“You call him sweet and cuddly
but he rocks out with Led!”
(Is it true that you think that a really fun night is cheese whiz and Dew and Napoleon Dynamite?)
There’s not much to do out here in the boonies so we understand why you like watching Goonies!
"Sloth love Chunk" and One-eyed Willy, "Hey you guys" it's all too silly!
But saving us all from utter disaster,
is that fact that we all think you’re one awesome Pastor!
Here at the end of this terrible rhyme
we all agree that now is the time
to tell you quite plainly
what we meant from the start
what we want you to know
from the bottom of our hearts:
Father, we love you
and you are the sweetest;
we tell all our friends
that you are the neatest.
Thank you sincerely
for answering God's call
to become a priest
and Father to us all.
Not always easy and not always fun
we really hope
that when all's said and done,
that you will look back
and remember quite clearly
that your people in Ada
all loved you quite dearly!
You deserve a break
from your toil for a bit
(we hope there won’t be
a “pile” to spoil it)
so roll out your hammock
and grab a good book
and take our advice
"Get a parishioner to cook!"