All Angels bids farewell to snowbirds

About 70 congregants gathered for an end-of-season barbecue April 12.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 8:36 p.m. April 12, 2018
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On April 12, the sun set on another season for All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church.

About 70 congregants gathered at Bay Isles Beach Club for a sunset barbecue catered by Mr. Bones BBQ.

The farewell comes a few months before the Rev. David Danner and his wife Wafa move to Toronto in August.

Before digging into the buffet, Danner blessed the food. But he couldn’t wrap up before being asked what some might consider an inevitable question.

“Will you be a snowbird one day?” A congregant asked.

Danner laughed before explaining he couldn’t answer that right now.

 

Jinx and Hank Kochan
Jinx and Hank Kochan
Dave and BJ Bishop and Bill Smith
Dave and BJ Bishop and Bill Smith
Fred Emrich, Paul and Sandy Wood and Ed Rogers
Fred Emrich, Paul and Sandy Wood and Ed Rogers
Daphne Walker, Heidi Thomas, Marge Stapleton, Carolyn Judd and Gay Bowles
Daphne Walker, Heidi Thomas, Marge Stapleton, Carolyn Judd and Gay Bowles
Anne and Warren Roberts
Anne and Warren Roberts
Diana Emrich, Elenor Maxheim, Pat Anderson and Jane Perin
Diana Emrich, Elenor Maxheim, Pat Anderson and Jane Perin
The Rev. David and Wafa Danner
The Rev. David and Wafa Danner
CJ and Katzy Hager and Pam Toft
CJ and Katzy Hager and Pam Toft
Carol and Bob Erker
Carol and Bob Erker
Don and Lou Getz
Don and Lou Getz
Elyse Rogers and Carol and Justus Doehecke
Elyse Rogers and Carol and Justus Doehecke
Jerry Bowles, Marilyn Watsey and Fred Wilson
Jerry Bowles, Marilyn Watsey and Fred Wilson

 

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