Thanks for all the cards and gifts. You have been too kind. But most of all, I need to thank you for allowing me into your lives despite being a New Englander. Some of you are shouldering massive burdens that you shared with me. Gratefully, there are also marvelous examples of faith here too. With that strength, you have moved our parishes forward. We have achieved much by spreading responsibility for ministries and creating new ones. Sadly, priests come and go. But this is your Catholic community. You can chart its direction and its success. Peace!