Happy St. Paddy’s Day from Athenry! It’s been a full on week here with lots of good craic and a Paddy’s Day parade to top it all off. With Alex finally feeling better this week we were able to enjoy a team day and celebrate the belated 21st birthday of our very own, Veronica.
Early Saturday morning, our team met up with Fr. Charlie, loaded into the van and headed out for a fun filled day in Inishbofin, a beautiful island off the coast of Connemara. After about a two hour drive on the infamous Irish roads, we caught the ferry in Cleggan and off we went to Inishbofin. While the other passengers may have found the ferry ride to be dull and monotonous ride, we of course enjoyed every minute of it taking pictures at the bow. With such great weather how could we not?
Once we arrived on the island, we headed off to Mass with Fr. Chaz. After Mass, we quickly ate some lunch and then out we went to explore the island. We began walking with no particular direction in mind, but God of course had plans for us. After trekking through the countryside for a bit and taking some up close and personal pictures of the baby lambs and their mamas, we stumbled upon this awesome beach.
While Veronica and I rolled up our jeans and played in the water, the rest of the team spent some time gathering up sea shells and enjoying the sunshine. Once we all had our fun, we decided that it would be fitting with Alex finally joining us to take some sweet team pictures on the beach. After returning to Athenry that evening, we surprised Veronica a belated birthday cake and then took her out for a customary birthday pint at the local pub.
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God blessed us with such a wonderful team day, it probably ranks up there in one of my favorite days in Ireland. God is so good and I am so thankful for the opportunity to bond with my team and Alex. But here we are back in the office, working hard on our upcoming LifeNight, and running out of time in the office. So I better go, but until next time I hope you enjoy your St. Paddy’s Day and may God continue to bless you. Peace.
Nicole
Athenry Parish Team
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