Thank you to all that have come to be with me on Saturday and Sunday, last week, in Guapimirim and, at the church service, in Teresopolis. At the last minute I decided, and managed, to get to England for Paul's funeral service over there, which was really special, just how Paul would have liked it! There are so many who made this possible and my deepest thanks go to all of you, including Father Mark, who did not know Paul, but did a fantastic job in celebrating Paul's life and his connection to God. Surprisingly, Paul's ashes have been released already and, hoping that everything will go smoothly, I will be returning his remains with me tomorrow, when I return to Brasil. I will start arranging for the ceremony of spreading the ashes somewhere in Angra, but have no time set for this. I will keep you posted.
Obrigado a todos que estiveram comigo no sabado e domingo passado, em Guapimirim, e na missa em Teresopolis. De ultima hora eu decidi, e consegui, ir para a Inglaterra para o funeral do Paul, que foi muito especial, do jeitinho que o Paul teria gostado! Tem tanta gente que fez tudo isso acontecer e minha profunda gratidao vai para todos, inclusive o Father Mark (celebrante da missa) que, apesar de nao conhecer o Paul, conseguiu, de maneira maravilhosa, celebrar a vida de Paul e sua conexao com Deus. Para minha surpresa, as cinzas de Paul ja foram liberadas e, na esperanca de tudo dar certo, estarei levando-as comigo amanha, quando volto ao Brasil. Estarei organizando a cerimonia do espalhar das cinzas em algum lugar de Angra, mas nao tenho uma data ainda. Lhes manterei informados.

