After Mass, Msgr. Thomas F. Campion, director of the Apostolate to the Handicapped, and his “poster boys” Scott Peters of Chicago, Ill., right, and Jacob Hawkinson of Monroe, left, pose for a photo with the plaque presented to Campion by Tom Diehl, Tommy Bartlett show president. (Catholic Herald photo/Sue Klamer Barry) Click here for more photos of the Day in the Dells.

WISCONSIN DELLS -- The Apostolate to the Handicapped held its annual “Day in the Dells” on August 20 on the beautiful Tommy Bartlett grounds, where Mass was celebrated with many priests from the diocese participating, and which included a both humorous and touching homily by program icon Msgr. Thomas F. Campion. A picnic lunch was served between the Mass and the water ski show.

Prior to Mass, Tom Diehl, owner of Tommy Bartlett, presented Monsignor Campion with a plaque of commemoration for all the years of service to the Apostolate to the Handicapped and a special “thank you” for all the years he has brought the Apostolate Dells event to the Tommy Bartlett Water Ski Show. This is the 44th year that Monsignor Campion has brought his beloved handicapped and elderly participants to the Dells to enjoy a day of Christian fellowship and entertainment free of charge with their caretakers and families. Thirty-five of those years the Apostolate has been coming to Tommy Bartlett Water Ski Show.