Today was spent visiting the parish. I become pastor of St. Edward Parish in Newark, CA on August 1st. I interviewed two applicants for the music job, visited the school and spent some time speaking with the principal, and then had dinner with the current pastor and with the provincial.



Congratulations, Father! The church building looks nice outside - appropriately Californian in that Spanish way. Inside it looks very 1950s. Architecturally generic but sufficient for the practice of the Catholic religion after you get there. ˇVaya con Dios!