Sunday began with a knock on my door at 7:30 a.m. by our new human alarm clock, Alicia Campbell. Actually, she is Barbadian-born, just like yours truly. I guess last year’s alarm clock, Bibi Achaibar, decided not to get a new battery. It was a [...]
I am sure many of you are wondering what is happening with us in the Dominican Republic – Have we arrived safely? Are things going well? Are we doing well? The answers to these questions are “Yes!” although, a few of us are a bit under the weather. But we are [...]
Today, Holy Sacrament’s missionaries are busily doing last-minute preparation for their mission trips to Jamaica and the Dominican Republic tomorrow morning. The teams have prepared for this week-long mission since the beginning of the year by engaging in a number of planning meetings, fund-raising events, receiving financial support from family members, [...]
I first met John Charles Bettmann in December 2000 through an email he had sent to me when I resided in Barbados. He had learned about my call to St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, O’Fallon, Illinois, and wanted to congratulate and extend a warm welcome to me. I [...]
Day 5: Friday As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end.” When we sailed from Great Stirrup Cay, the evening before, we had to start getting ourselves back into the mould of being back into the real world. We would have [...]
Day 4: Thursday Thursday was the laziest of all the days for me. The ship anchored off Great Stirrup Cay, which is a private island owned by the Norwegian Cruise Line. As early as 8:30 a.m., passengers started boarding ferries to go across to the island [...]
Day 3: Wednesday Wednesday began as another lazy day for me with breakfast at 10:30 a.m. The ship had docked into the port in Nassau, Bahamas. We met Father James and Eli on Deck 11 and decided that we would go into [...]
Day 2: Tuesday One of the features of this cruise for me was that it was “freestyle cruising.” This gave me the wonderful opportunity to be lazy and to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted – like sleeping late, watching television and reading a book. My wife enjoyed [...]
Day 1: Monday The day began with the knowledge that by the end of the day, Judith and I would be on a few days break. After taking our children to school, giving my brother last-minute instructions and completed packing, Judith and I drove to Port Miami to [...]
Writing sermons and conducting worship services are the hallmarks of Holy Week for a priest. This year, I zealously wrote twelve (12) sermons which were preached on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Day – what a feat! The sermons were prepared for the following services: […]