2nd Sunday of Lent
Published on 16 February 2008 •
The Transfiguration of Jesus
“Good and gracious God, as we remember the Transfiguration, we ask for the gift of faith and trust in You. Be the light of our lives, our hope when life is difficult. Help us to see Your face in each person we meet, Your will in each task set before us, and Your grace in each moment of every day. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.”
Dear Friends in Christ,
Last Sunday we had the “Enrollment of Names” into the Book of the Elect. These are the Catechumens and Candidates who will be receiving the Easter Sacraments. After the enrollment occurred here in the Parish they went to the Cathedral to be presented to the Bishop. Our Catechumens this year are Teresa Andresen, Susan Johnson, and Van Heath. Our Candidate is Nick Lundsford. Please keep them all in your prayers during this time of Lent as they complete their preparation for Easter.
On Ash Wednesday our collection at Mass was for SACA. You donated almost a thousand dollars. As Pastor and Board member of SACA, I want to thank all of you for your generosity. It was a great Lenten gift to those in our community in need.
June 29th is the feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Pope Benedict has declared that beginning on this feast the Church will celebrate the bi-millennium of St. Paul, and it will last for one year. I want our Parish to take this seriously because we are under the Patronage of St. Paul. I see three things happening for us during this bi-millennium year. First, Paul is the great Evangelizer and I want us to put special emphasis on Evangelization. Some of us are already meeting with the Paulist Center in Portland to plan a program. Secondly, I want us to celebrate who we are as a Parish. I hope we can have several events in our parish this year to facilitate this, including a Parish Mission, Fiesta, dinners and entertainment. Thirdly, we are doing Long Range Planning and my hope is that during our Celebration Year we can begin to implement and move forward on this. I think all of this can be both exciting and spiritually renewing for us. I am in the process of setting up committees for both Evangelization and the bi-millennium celebration. If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please let me know. I will keep all of you informed as we move closer to this year long celebration.
Blessings to all, Fr. William
Standing in the Need of Prayer:
“Lord Jesus, pour your blessings over these,
our parish family most in need: Kory and Kaden , Patty , Peggy & Jerry,
Fred, Harry, Hugo,
Hanna, Charles, Mamie, Charlotte, Chuck, Margaret,
Tony, Maria, Anna, Mary, Joani, Betty, and Kenny.