lake katherine, parishioners celebrate mass at st. nicholas of myra ten years after katrina gutted their church and carried off their pastor. he said that this was his house and he had to take care of his people. and he would point to the statue. this was his people. and he wouldn t leave. reporter: as the storm roared ashore, friends and relatives tell us they could not get through to father red for his updates on how high the water was rising on the steps. they discovered why when they found the place looking like this. i saw his car on the other side of the roadway and that s when i knew he didn t leave. his car wasn t much of a car, but he loved that car. if the car was here, he didn t leave. reporter: his wallet was nearby along with some of his videotapes which are still scattered about, but they never did find him. he s around here somewhere. i don t think he s too far. where at, we don t know.