Published on 19 July 2008 •
Dear Friends in Christ,
Last week many of you had your pictures taken for our next Pictorial Directory. The timing was not the best because some people were on vacation or work prevented some of you from participating. I want to give special thanks to Mary Fogarty and Annie for heading up this project. It is a great way […]
Published on 21 May 2008 •
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Dear Friends in Christ, Last Sunday we celebrated Pentecost,the sending of the Holy Spirit, and the beginning of the Church. I found myself late Sunday afternoon sitting in the Church after a very full weekend and giving thanks to God for the gift of the Spirit and for the working of […]
Published on 11 April 2008 •
Abundant Life in Christ
Dear Parishioners, Well, I am going to take a turn writing a letter to you today. Usually you have a letter from Fr. William, but he took a couple of days off for this week and is down at the beach. I said “good for him” he doesn’t do such things […]
Published on 9 April 2008 •
Third Sunday of Easter
Hope in the Resurrection
Dear Friends in Christ, I am planning on leaving after Masses this weekend to go to the beach. Someone offered to let me use their beach house and I am going to make use of it for two days. I know that I need to get away and clear […]
Published on 30 March 2008 •
Second Sunday
of
Easter
The Community of Believers
HAPPY EASTER!!
Yes, we are in the midst of the 50 days of Easter, and may the Peace of the Risen Christ be with you!
Fr. Joe, Br. Thomas, and I all fought the flu during Holy Week but we made it through without mishap. I want to thank all those […]
Published on 23 March 2008 •
Easter
Sunday
“The Resurrection
of the Lord”
CHRIST IS RISEN!
CHRIST INDEED IS RISEN, ALLELUIA!
HAPPY EASTER!The Resurrection of Jesus is the central act of our faith. And the promise of Resurrection for us is at the heart of our Christian Life. We rejoice with those who received the Easter Sacraments this year: Susan Johnson, Teresa Andresen, Van Heath and […]
Published on 16 March 2008 •
Palm Sunday
“The Lord’s Passion”
Dear Friends in Christ,
Last weekend 30 of our Youth and about 10 on the Leadership Team were on retreat. I spent a few hours with them on Saturday evening. During that time they had an hour of adoration, and an opportunity to make use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. I found […]
Published on 24 February 2008 •
“Living Water”
Dear Friends in Christ, The past few weeks our Spanish Mass has been totally packed. Many new families have registered. I don’t know what is behind all this. I know that our Religious Education program in Spanish is overflowing and we have had to get more teachers. We have been […]
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 […]
Published on 9 February 2008 •
“Sin and Grace”
Dear Friends in Christ, Lent has begun! The Small Faith Sharing Groups are now meeting. I was in two this past week and enjoyed them very much. This Sunday we have the Rite of Enrollment for our Catechumens, who later will go to the Cathedral to join others in the Archdiocese as they enter […]
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