tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919249352761386087.post108443417474305883..comments2023-03-22T11:46:43.759-04:00Comments on August Legacy: Wilfrid - Brother and PriestCraig Siulinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16791633844406998266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919249352761386087.post-56166769817132155842009-12-05T15:14:17.215-05:002009-12-05T15:14:17.215-05:00Uncle Wilfrid was at M&P's house one time ...Uncle Wilfrid was at M&P's house one time that I remember...sitting in the green chair that was in the middle of the living room. He & Pepere were talking. I remember noticing his priest's collar and thinking he must be a very important person and also that because he was a priest, I should be on my best behavior! I'm sure I met him more than once over my early years. The only other tidbit of info I have about U.Wilfrid is that he gave my mother a couple of "religious artifacts" and I remember my mother saying, he got them in Europe somewhere. One is a heavy brass pail-type thing that had religious carvings on the outside and supposedly was used to carry Holy Water. The other is a heavy brass bell also with religious carvings that was supposedly used to ring at "communion time". I'll bet my mother would have known more about these two items....I asked Memere about them once, but she had no recollection them or of Uncle Wilfrid giving them to her.Diane Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919249352761386087.post-22985390695645025212009-11-26T15:27:08.544-05:002009-11-26T15:27:08.544-05:00Uncle Wilfrid must have been four or five years ol...Uncle Wilfrid must have been four or five years old when his mother died; I don't know who took care of him then. After completing his primary education he was placed in a Canadian secondary school after which he was transfered to a seminary in Belgium to study for the priesthood. He was ordained there and returned to the states where he was assigned to his first parish at Holy Cross in So. Portland, Maine. His first assignment as Paster was in Ashland, Maine. He went from there to Berwick then to Waterville. He retired from there to serve as Chaplain to the Brothers at Alfred Maine.Roland Albertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919249352761386087.post-81506760735271981682009-11-21T13:19:29.347-05:002009-11-21T13:19:29.347-05:00I recall comments about Fr. Albert who would often...I recall comments about Fr. Albert who would often drive his car and at the same time conduct--with one hand-- an orchestral piece emanating from his car radio . It was something he did which resulted in humorous comments by his admirers. I recall that he handled the humor well. The other item that comes to mind about him is that I have his personal pen with his name engraved on it. Aunt Bernie gave it to me in view of my calligraphy bent. It's housed with many of my other pens. I never used it. If any family member would like to have it, let me know.Phil Gagnonnoreply@blogger.com