My in-laws have recently celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Unfortunately Bill and I were unable to attend the celebrations since we are so very far from home. Warren and Teena Maki were married on September 5, 1959 in Upper Michigan, USA. To commemorate the occasion, they returned to the church where they made their original vows, St. Peter’s by the Sea, Episcopal Church in Eagle Harbor, Michigan. 
On Sunday afternoon, September 6, family and friends joined Teena and Warren for a liturgy of Renewal of Vows and Eucharist. The Rev. Manuel Padilla officiated with Nancy Auer of Christ Church, Calumet serving as Eucharistic Minister. Daughter, Jeanelle Maki, read the lessons and the Rev. Peg Padilla worked the CD player so there was 
music.
Teena (Mello) grew up in Eagle Harbor, and when she married Warren there in 1959, theirs was the first wedding performed at St. Peter's. St. Peter's is a summer chapel only, and the service this Sunday afternoon was the last in the chapel for this year.
I really respect this amazing couple for their love for their family, friends and their faith in each other. I hope that they have many more years of joy and laughter. I know that there are days that they look at each other and think, “What the hell was I thinking?” but at the end of the day they are there for each other.
God grant them many years. God grant them many years. God grant them, God grant them many years.
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