Louisville con't....

I only have a few minutes to post something quick. The Mass last evening was celebrated at the Cathedral of the Assumption which is a couple of blocks from the Hotel (how about that, we share a similar named cathedral). Bishop Gettlefinger (who is referred to as "Padre" was the celebrant. Padre is the episcopal liason the NCCS. The Regional meeting was informative as we were introduced to some of the new regional leadership and some "previews" of what is to be presented this week were presented.

Today began with breakfast on the restaurant on the top of the hotel. The restaurant revolves so you have a continually changing view of Louisville during your meal. I took some pictures, but don't have a cord to the camera I used. I was planning on taking pictures with my cell phone, but left the charger back home--and here isn't a cell phone store nearby. oh, well.

This afternoon was the first General Session and the topic was the NCCS self study. If you go to www.nccs-bsa.org you will find posted the report and a summary report. This is phase one of the study. Phase 2 will begin after the meeting and will look at internal structures.

The meeting was spent addressing some of the recommendations presented in the report. There will be further work and discussions tomorrow. Any type of process like this is very demanding and at times tense. It was a good meeting and there was some progress, but it was a long and tiring afternoon.

Right now, we are headed to the Cathedral for a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Kurtz of the Archdiocese of Louisville, followed by a relaxing evening of southern hospitality.

More to come...

By the way, some news for you: the Region I conference will be held on October 4 at Camp Carpenter in Manchester New Hampshire. We were notified with the date late Monday night. Details will be coming in a couple of months. Art and I want to see if we can implement some of the recommendations for these regional events that were based on diocesan feedback.