Jubilee Jubilee 2000 Design Competition Winners and Finalists A look back, and to the future . . . Things that should have been done yesterday, or things that have been neglected for some time now. And, in returning to some semblance of normality, I feel the same way I feel after any really good party is over, or the week after a wonderful Christmas celebration.
Emotions are mixed and interwoven.
The most obvious feeling is one of relief and gratitude. Granted, not all of them were huge affairs, but many were new or had a different focus than before. Bishop D'Arcy and others with contacts outside our diocese are quick to say that no other diocese in the country had as comprehensive a Jubilee celebration as we had since we began in December 1998 with the Jubilee calendars. The diocese and parishes came together like never before folks cannot be thanked enough for this amazing sense of teamwork and generosity. Closely aligned with the feeling of relief is a gratifying feeling of satisfaction.