Oct 21, 2014
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Archbishop Thomas Wenski gets his Roman collar and pectoral cross out of his motorcycle as Father Gerald Morris, pastor of San Pablo Parish in Marathon, looks on. On a beautiful Saturday morning, the archbishop traveled by Harley-Davidson to the second Synod listening session the first in English which was held in the Keys. "I knew if I came to the Keys in jeans no one would be scandalized," he said.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski greets a participant at the Florida Keys synod listening session at San Pablo Church in Marathon.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski chats with moderator Barbara Eckert of the Catholic Leadership Institute before the start of the synod listening session in San Pablo, Marathon.
Participants at the listening session in San Pablo sing a hymn to begin the session.
Father Gerald Morris, pastor of San Pablo in Marathon, leads participants in song at the start of the second synod listening session, the first English-language one.
Participants at the listening session in San Pablo sing a hymn to begin the session.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski begins the second synod listening session, held at San Pablo in Marathon, with a prayer and a parable.
Barbara Eckert of the Catholic Leadership Institute moderates the second listening session for the archdiocesan synod, held in San Pablo Church in Marathon.
Synod Coordinator Jacqueline Debs, left, and Synod Director Rosemarie Banich confer during the listening session in San Pablo, Marathon.
Linda Luizza of St. Peter Church in Big Pine Key speaks during the second synod listening session, held at San Pablo in Marathon.
Marianne Benvenuti of San Pablo Church in Marathon speaks during the second synod listening session, held in her parish.
Wearing jeans and Harley-Davidson riding shoes after riding to the Keys in his motorcycle, Archbishop Thomas Wenski listens to participants in the Florida Keys synod listening session. "I knew if I came to the Keys in jeans no one would be scandalized," he said.
Wearing jeans and Harley-Davidson riding shoes after riding to the Keys in his motorcycle, Archbishop Thomas Wenski listens to participants in the Florida Keys synod listening session. "I knew if I came to the Keys in jeans no one would be scandalized," he said.
Marianne Benvenuti of San Pablo Church in Marathon speaks during the second synod listening session, held in her parish.
A participant makes his views known to the archbishop during the synod listening session held at San Pablo in Marathon.
Wearing jeans and Harley-Davidson riding shoes after riding to the Keys in his motorcycle, Archbishop Thomas Wenski listens to participants in the Florida Keys synod listening session. "I knew if I came to the Keys in jeans no one would be scandalized," he said.
Father Gerald Morris, pastor of San Pablo in Marathon, listens to participants at the second synod listening session, the first English-language one.
Synod feedback forms sit on the pews of San Pablo Church in Marathon.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski greets participants at the Florida Keys synod listening session at San Pablo Church in Marathon.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski greets a participant at the Florida Keys synod listening session at San Pablo Church in Marathon.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski chats with moderator Barbara Eckert of the Catholic Leadership Institute before the start of the synod listening session in San Pablo, Marathon.
Participants at the listening session in San Pablo sing a hymn to begin the session.
Father Gerald Morris, pastor of San Pablo in Marathon, leads participants in song at the start of the second synod listening session, the first English-language one.
Participants at the listening session in San Pablo sing a hymn to begin the session.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski begins the second synod listening session, held at San Pablo in Marathon, with a prayer and a parable.
Barbara Eckert of the Catholic Leadership Institute moderates the second listening session for the archdiocesan synod, held in San Pablo Church in Marathon.
Synod Coordinator Jacqueline Debs, left, and Synod Director Rosemarie Banich confer during the listening session in San Pablo, Marathon.
Linda Luizza of St. Peter Church in Big Pine Key speaks during the second synod listening session, held at San Pablo in Marathon.
Marianne Benvenuti of San Pablo Church in Marathon speaks during the second synod listening session, held in her parish.
Wearing jeans and Harley-Davidson riding shoes after riding to the Keys in his motorcycle, Archbishop Thomas Wenski listens to participants in the Florida Keys synod listening session. "I knew if I came to the Keys in jeans no one would be scandalized," he said.
Wearing jeans and Harley-Davidson riding shoes after riding to the Keys in his motorcycle, Archbishop Thomas Wenski listens to participants in the Florida Keys synod listening session. "I knew if I came to the Keys in jeans no one would be scandalized," he said.
Marianne Benvenuti of San Pablo Church in Marathon speaks during the second synod listening session, held in her parish.
A participant makes his views known to the archbishop during the synod listening session held at San Pablo in Marathon.
Wearing jeans and Harley-Davidson riding shoes after riding to the Keys in his motorcycle, Archbishop Thomas Wenski listens to participants in the Florida Keys synod listening session. "I knew if I came to the Keys in jeans no one would be scandalized," he said.
Father Gerald Morris, pastor of San Pablo in Marathon, listens to participants at the second synod listening session, the first English-language one.
Synod feedback forms sit on the pews of San Pablo Church in Marathon.
Archbishop Thomas Wenski greets participants at the Florida Keys synod listening session at San Pablo Church in Marathon.
