In the week of March 11, after x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, biopsies and many blood draws, I received word that I have cancer. I am beginning to work with radiation and oncology as well as compassionate care. I don’t know much else.
Now, the important stuff:
For forty-six years, I have been privileged to be an active member of our parish and also play a role in the civic life of the West Side.
For this I am so grateful. You have allowed me to be with you at some of the most intimate moments in life. You have been an occasion of grace for me.
I have been fortunate to have young people as part of my daily life, elementary and high school students. They are the best of what is to come. I cherish them.
The most important gift has been the ability to celebrate the Eucharist and preach. This is at the center of life for me. The Eucharist has marked my life tens of thousands of times in the past fifty-six years.
For all of this, and so much more, I am grateful.
If you want to connect with me, you can send me a note via snail mail to the parish office:
Stephen Adrian
490 Hall Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
I have not regained my voice, so telephone does not work.
Stephen the Silent
Don Green says
Good work well done my friend. Your voice may be silenced but the words will still be evident in the lived experience of those you affected.