12/16/22 - Friday Forget-Me-Nots by Jim Silcott

Dear Our Lady of Peace Family,

On the first day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Our great pastor, Father Dooley.

On the second day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great pastor, Father Dooley.

On the third day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Three cooks in the kitchen [with no stove!]

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great Pastor, Father Dooley.

On the fourth day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great Pastor, Father Dooley.

On the fifth day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

OUR NEW Gym!

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great Pastor, Father Dooley.

On the sixth day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Six months ramp a building,

OUR NEW GYM!

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great pastor, Father Dooley.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true God gave to me

Two eighty-seven years of teaching [on our faculty]

Six months ramp a building,

OUR NEW GYM!

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great pastor, Father Dooley.

On the eighth day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

800 parishioners praying,

Two eighty-seven years of teaching,

Six months ramp a building,

OUR NEW GYM!

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great pastor, Father Dooley.

On the ninth day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Nine tutors teaching,

800 parishioners praying,

Two eighty-seven years of teaching,

Six months ramp a building,

OUR NEW GYM!

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two Hundred chrome books,

And our Great pastor, Father Dooley.

On the tenth day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Ten thousand forms a leaping [off my desk]

Nine tutors teaching,

800 parishioners praying,

Two eighty-seven years of teaching,

Six months ramp a building,

OUR NEW GYM!

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great pastor, Father Dooley.

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Eleven thousand days of learning [Since 1946]

Ten thousand forms a leaping,

Nine tutors teaching,

800 parishioners praying,

Two eighty-seven years of teaching,

Six months ramp a building,

OUR NEW GYM!

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great pastor, Father Dooley.

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true God gave to me,

Twelve full months of loving,

Eleven Thousand days of learning,

Ten thousand forms a leaping,

Nine tutors teaching,

800 parishioners praying,

Two eighty-seven years of teaching,

Six months ramp a building,

OUR NEW GYM!

Four Franciscan sisters,

Three cooks in the kitchen,

Two hundred chrome books,

And our great Pastor, Father Dooley.

And our great nurse, the healing Mrs. C.

And our fix it lady, handy Mrs. B.

And our parish staff who works across the street.

And our office lady, good ole’ Mrs. G!

And all the families of our great place OLP!

Jim Silcott