I got an update on Fr. Young:
Visit My Mail Stamp! Yes, poor Father Young....please pray for him. He will be undergoing surgery on his knee Friday morning at 7:00 AM. He will be out of commission for at least a month. Father Soos has assured me that we will have a priest here this weekend and for Christmas as scheduled. This could be just about any priest, but if I read into his comments correctly......I can say with some confidence that he's leaning towards sending Father Thomas A. Scott to us for Christmas.....: )
Father Young tore a tendon on his knee cap and this is the same thing he did to the other knee last year. (What are the chances of that? 20,000 to 1? I told him he should buy a lottery ticket) However this time the knee cap and tendon is all kinda staying in the same area and not moving up or down his leg. His last surgery required an 18 inch incision and this one will only be a small incision. Last year they put him in a cast and kept him in it for six weeks. This time they will keep him in bed and put a machine on his leg to keep it moving. Last time scar tissue built up because of the cast and he needed a second operation to remove the scarring. He was out of commission for three months. This time he will probably be up and around within a month. You can just feel the frustration in his voice. I know you all feel for him as I do.
If you want to send a Get Well card you can address it to...
Father John Young
c/o St. Mary Assumption Roman Catholic Church
1126 Dolman St.
St. Louis, Mo 63104