To the Community:
I would like to thank all the people of Old Forge, Inlet and Raquette Lake for the warm welcome that I received a year ago upon my arrival and the emotional support for my upcoming departure.
It is hard to believe that I have to pack again after so short a period of time but there is a need in our Diocese that the Bishop has asked me to fill and so it is with heavy heart and much trepidation that I head to my next assignment.
The connections that I made this year will be remembered for years to come. From those I met in the early hours of the morning working out in the school’s nautilus room to those on the spinning bikes.
From those that I met on the golf course to the group I shared breakfast with after morning mass.
All those wonderful meals and desserts—especially the gelato that made the working out such a necessity.
Finally let me not forget to mention the kindred spirit of the Niccolls Memorial Church and their wonderful Pastor. We shared our faith, hopes and joys and were there to support each other in this journey of life.
The list can go on and on from snowmobiling to cross country skiing which helped the winter to pass by, not necessarily quickly but definitely enjoyably.
Without a doubt there was a lot of different things within this short year, I can only imagine what else would have made the list had there been more time.
As I prepare to move to Ticonderoga please know that you will all be in my prayers and remembered fondly. Maybe somewhere down the road I may have to good fortune to return back to this wonderful community,
Thank You and God Bless!
Father Kevin McEwan
