Summer Travels BY BISHOP NEAL J. BUCKON
MCCW LEADERSHIP DURING IN-PERSON MEETING IN TAMPA. FRONT ROW: L-R MADELINE STOCKMAN, ELEANOR GENTILINI, ERIN VELASCO, KIM MILLER, BISHOP NEAL BUCKON, ALY TUGAOEN, REBECCA LOCKHART, MUFFY PATTERSON BACK ROW: L-R JOAN LAPORE, DENISE HUMMEL, JAMIE SIMPSON-SMITH, PATTI RAMOS, PAULA MOYER, BERNADETTE KOVALSICK, KRISTEN FOSS.
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t the beginning of summer, I journeyed to Tampa, FL, to join the reconstituted Executive Board of the Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW) Worldwide. Mrs. Kim Miller, the President, discerned to remain in office, as did Mrs. Aly Tugaoen, the board member responsible for planning the biennial Forum. They met with 12 other board members primarily to discuss new business and prepare for the next Forum in Tampa during the Octave of Easter, 21-24 April 2022. The celebration of Mass at beautiful Sacred Heart Church and dining at the classic Columbian Restaurant in historic Ybor City were excursions the Board enjoyed from the Hilton Hotel in Tampa’s banking district, the Forum’s site. CH (COL) Eric Albertson, USA, is assigned to a Command
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