Over 600 people from throughout the diocese attended an evening prayer service and farewell reception for Archbishop-designate George Lucas July 16 at Christ the King Church and Parish Center. Msgr. Carl Kemme, moderator of the curia, and Msgr. David Lantz, director of the Office for the Diaconate and CTK pastor, joined Archbishop Lucas to lead the prayer service, with numerous other priests in the diocese joining the assembly for the service.
Parishes throughout the diocese sent dozens of cookies to serve at the farewell reception, where members of the curia served as hosts and hostesses. Long lines formed, with people patiently waiting their turns to share a few words with their departing bishop, who the Holy Father has named Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha.
Earlier that evening Archbishop Lucas joined priests from the diocese for dinner.
