It was with great emotion, sadness, celebration and tearful memories that we said good-bye to Father Theo, (who will become pastor of Shepherd of the Valley Catholic Church in Central Point), Deanna V. who is retiring after 20+ years of service to our parish and Barb P., whose countless hours of service over many years will be missed greatly. It was a bright sunny day of celebration as we congratulated Deanna and Barb on their retirement decisions and showered them with memories, gifts, entertainment and prayer to honor their devotion to our little church, our faith and our Lord.

We all gave Father Theo a prayerful send off as he begins a new assignment in Southern Oregon. There were lots of tears and happy memories of his time with us and we pray for his continued success with his new church. He will be greatly missed!   However, it was agreed that this was not the last time he would see or hear from us.