This is Freddie Bonilla, a Seminarian from Columbia, he just finished his time in service to the parish St Mary's Star of the Sea.  What a privilege to have been present the day he was introduced to the parish and to again see him on the day he is saying goodbye. He played a tune on a flute, the tune and the flute are both from his area of Columbia. Freddie is now in Idaho serving in a hospital.

Fr. Ken Samson will be leaving too, the end of June, probably around the same time we leave Astoria. I first heard him speak on the feast of Immaculate Conception when we came up here to see the boat build as it was just starting.  I don't know why but to me it seemed at the time, like this was one of the first homilies to this parish.  He spoke of Mary as the Queen Mother, we as the bride of Christ owed it to our "mother in Law" to get to know her.

Every step of the way, in building the boat has been in Gods hands, I never really could wrap my head around the outcome, but now it is really very close.  Last Summer we were sure we would be out of here by September or maybe October that was 2012 it didn't happen.  Now it is May 2013... David took over full responsibility for the project finish when Johns business fell apart over the Christmas holiday.  David and Brad,  Mark, Russel and Dennis, have been the support and sustainer's for the boat paart of the project, the spiritual part of the journey has been supported by Father Ken and The Holy Spirit.