Gulf Pine Catholic

Gulf Pine Catholic • May 4, 2018 4 Family, friends turn out to honor Vietnamese sisters celebrating significant milestones At left, on Sunday, April 22, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Long Beach, Sister Cecilia Nguyen, CCSS, (with microphone) celebrated the 25th Anniversary of her Profession of Vows and Sister Mary Nguyen, CCSS, who is pictured kneeling next to Sister Cecilia, celebrated in thanksgiving her Profession of Final Vows. A bilingual Mass of Thanksgiving was followed by a reception in the Community Center. At right, the sisters pose with the priests who were present for their celebration. Front, l-r, are Sister Mary, Father Joseph Liem Trung Tran, OP, main celebrant and homilist, who was the former Provincial Superior of the Vietnamese Dominican Friars based in Calgary, Canada and presently serves as Pastor of Holy Martyrs of Vietnam Church in Arlington, VA; Sister Cecilia and her cousin, Deacon Vuong Nguyen. Middle: Father James Smith, Deacon Buddy VanCourt, Father Joseph Diep Ngoc Tran, founder and Superior General of the Congregation Messengers of Fatima based in St. Clair, MO; Father Truong Trinh and Deacon Bill Vrazel. Back: Father Cuddy O’Connell, Father Dominic Phan and Father Joseph Uko. Photos/Terry Dickson