He sent some pictures of his church after the storm:
When he returns, Fr. Jon will be collecting donations to help get his flock back on their feet. Check back here for details.
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
St. Rosalie after Katrina
Father Jon Parks, pastor of St. Rosalie in Gretna (across the Mississippi from the French Quarter) and the man who presided over Jennifer and Tom's wedding, is currently here in NY at the Salesian headquarters. He hopes to be back in NOLA to say mass on Monday.
He sent some pictures of his church after the storm:
When he returns, Fr. Jon will be collecting donations to help get his flock back on their feet. Check back here for details.
He sent some pictures of his church after the storm:
When he returns, Fr. Jon will be collecting donations to help get his flock back on their feet. Check back here for details.
Saturday, September 3, 2005
News from New Orleans
Jen and Tom's good friend Fr. Jon Parks is a resident of New Orleans. There has been a lot of concern for him and it turns out he is alive and well...
Dear Salesians, family, and friends....
Pray for all the parishoners at St. Rosalie in Harvey and the Salesians from our priests,brothers and sisters and all who are displaced because of Hurricane Katrina.
Yesterday Fr.Jim Curran and I left via Baton Rouge--Fr. Jim is in New York and I am with friends in Tampa. The other Salesians from Marrero and Harvey are at Mary Help of Christians Schoool in Tampa while the Salesian Sisters are going to move to their respective Mother Houses in Texas and New York.
I received a phone call from the Gretna Police (where my mom's house is) and they said power and water are restored. There is some electricity back in Marrero and in Westwego, but the lawlessness continues in all areas of the cities and until that ends then no one can go back.
My family is fine, my sister, brother in law, niece and grand nephew are on their way to Virginia, and won't arrive for another day or so.. the travel is slow, my brother in law is quite sick.
I received a call that Mr. Lenny Thibodeaux died, the father of Jeremy Thibodeaux. He reamined in Marrero and expired from a heart attach. Have been playing phone tag with many people in the south, as cell phones allow...things are bad but are getting better slowly.
The Salesians count on your prayers for all of the victims, and for our ministries.
If anyone cares to help, a fund will be set up at St. Rosalie's to help the kids in the area upon our return, pray God soon. Until then pray for all of us and know of my prayers.
My cell phone is off and on since I have a LA area code.. ugh...
May God Bless each one of you.... Fr. Jon Parks
It is great to know he is well and our prayers are with Jon and his family.
Dear Salesians, family, and friends....
Pray for all the parishoners at St. Rosalie in Harvey and the Salesians from our priests,brothers and sisters and all who are displaced because of Hurricane Katrina.
Yesterday Fr.Jim Curran and I left via Baton Rouge--Fr. Jim is in New York and I am with friends in Tampa. The other Salesians from Marrero and Harvey are at Mary Help of Christians Schoool in Tampa while the Salesian Sisters are going to move to their respective Mother Houses in Texas and New York.
I received a phone call from the Gretna Police (where my mom's house is) and they said power and water are restored. There is some electricity back in Marrero and in Westwego, but the lawlessness continues in all areas of the cities and until that ends then no one can go back.
My family is fine, my sister, brother in law, niece and grand nephew are on their way to Virginia, and won't arrive for another day or so.. the travel is slow, my brother in law is quite sick.
I received a call that Mr. Lenny Thibodeaux died, the father of Jeremy Thibodeaux. He reamined in Marrero and expired from a heart attach. Have been playing phone tag with many people in the south, as cell phones allow...things are bad but are getting better slowly.
The Salesians count on your prayers for all of the victims, and for our ministries.
If anyone cares to help, a fund will be set up at St. Rosalie's to help the kids in the area upon our return, pray God soon. Until then pray for all of us and know of my prayers.
My cell phone is off and on since I have a LA area code.. ugh...
May God Bless each one of you.... Fr. Jon Parks
It is great to know he is well and our prayers are with Jon and his family.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Sunday, August 21, 2005
LBI
Apparently, Long Beach Island is the place to vacation when you live in NYC. At least that is the impression Tom has gotten over the years. You see, he is new to east coast vacations (as an adult) and never got to experience the Jersey Shore. Thanks to Greg and Lisa, Tom and Jennifer have had a couple of wonderful visits to the shore.
This year, Greg and Lisa's daughter Sophie showed everyone how to enjoy the beach...
This year, Greg and Lisa's daughter Sophie showed everyone how to enjoy the beach...
Friday, August 12, 2005
There are no shrimps
Anyone who really knows Jennifer has seen her react to a menu which offers "shrimps". She will become righteously irate and exclaim that there are no shrimps. "It is one shrimp or 50 shrimp." She will simmilarly react to "deers".
Imagine her indignation when visiting the Museum of Natural History and she sees this:
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be anything on the web to backup Jennifer's spelling claims. As horrible as it may sound, "shrimps" does seem to be an accepted plural. Arghh.
Imagine her indignation when visiting the Museum of Natural History and she sees this:
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be anything on the web to backup Jennifer's spelling claims. As horrible as it may sound, "shrimps" does seem to be an accepted plural. Arghh.
Saturday, July 30, 2005
King Family Reunion 2005
Bob and Pat King once again staged a family reunion at their Mantoloking retreat on the Jersey Shore.
Jen and Tom arrived a day early to take in some golf with Bobby and Danielle King...but neither Danielle nor Jennifer could seem to make it out of bed for the 8am tee time. Tom and Bobby had a grand time with some fellow duffers, one of whom was a first timer.
After the golf, it was time for the beach. This year there was a little more sun than on previous occasions. The highlight for Tom was when Pat and Bob came around with weiners. Yum.
After the beach, there was a catered affair back at the house. After a few drinks, Kathy got up the nerve to take a ride on cousin Bobby Burke's Harley.
A good time was had by all.
Jen and Tom arrived a day early to take in some golf with Bobby and Danielle King...but neither Danielle nor Jennifer could seem to make it out of bed for the 8am tee time. Tom and Bobby had a grand time with some fellow duffers, one of whom was a first timer.
After the golf, it was time for the beach. This year there was a little more sun than on previous occasions. The highlight for Tom was when Pat and Bob came around with weiners. Yum.
After the beach, there was a catered affair back at the house. After a few drinks, Kathy got up the nerve to take a ride on cousin Bobby Burke's Harley.
A good time was had by all.
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Kimberly and Jesse get married!
Jennifer's cousin Kimberly Burke got married to her childhood friend, Jesse. Kimberly and Jesse were neighbors at the Jersey Shore and rediscovered each other years later.
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