Margaret and I celebrated our wedding anniversary today by heading to St. Paul's Church in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. We attended Mass and then went to the annual Fall Dinner sponsored by the Council of Catholic Women. It was a wonderful turkey dinner with all the trimmings. I wish I had thought of taking a picture of the dessert table, but I was too busy searching for just the right piece of pie for me. Everything was excellent.
It still fascinates me to realize that I can now pretty much go to any church function throughout the whole state and visit with people I know. Pine Bluffs is only about 35 miles from my house. However, I was still surprised that I knew more than twenty people at the dinner. It was good food and good company.
Margaret and I took time to visit the shrine in Pine Bluffs while we were there. It was a pleasure to see some visitors from Missouri enjoying the shrine. I asked what part of Missouri they were from and I received a hesitant answer that simply stated, "about an hour west of St. Louis." I asked a follow-up question inquiring about the actual name of the town. They finally answered, "Warrenton." They were surprised when I told them I grew up in Old Monroe. It really is a small world at times.
Enjoy the pictures.
It still fascinates me to realize that I can now pretty much go to any church function throughout the whole state and visit with people I know. Pine Bluffs is only about 35 miles from my house. However, I was still surprised that I knew more than twenty people at the dinner. It was good food and good company.
Margaret and I took time to visit the shrine in Pine Bluffs while we were there. It was a pleasure to see some visitors from Missouri enjoying the shrine. I asked what part of Missouri they were from and I received a hesitant answer that simply stated, "about an hour west of St. Louis." I asked a follow-up question inquiring about the actual name of the town. They finally answered, "Warrenton." They were surprised when I told them I grew up in Old Monroe. It really is a small world at times.
Enjoy the pictures.
Stained glass window above the choir loft.
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