Trip to Thailand
and United States

July-August, 2009

1 August 2009 (Saturday)

This day started off with a meeting in Louisville and ended up with mass in Springfield, Kentucky.
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz was installed as the Archbishop of Louisville in 2007 but Charlie never had a chance to meet him until today. In their meeting Archbishop Kurtz said that Charlie could continue to work with Maryknoll in Cambodia.
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz
In the afternoon Charlie drove to Springfield, Kentucky where Fr. Pepper Elliott is pastor of St. Dominic Church. After the mass they ate at a Mexican restaurant with Erica, a young woman from Louisville who is joining the Maryknoll Lay Missioners in September.
Fr. Pepper Elliott, Charlie Dittmeier, Erica
Fr. Elliott has a large Hispanic population in his parish and has learned to dress accordingly. He has his choice of sombreros for various occasions.
Fr. Elliotts sombreros