A Message from your Pastor

Dear Parishioners,

I'm sure you have heard on the news that Sunday, August 15, is the day that our obligation to come to Mass resumes. As always, advanced age, sickness and emergencies are legitimate, non-sinful excuses for missing Mass. Hopefully, the force of the pandemic will not resume and put us back into restrictions.

Again, many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make VBS such a great experience. Each year I find myself learning something from VBS. This year, I was deeply touched by how attentively the kids of different ages listened to the Bible stories. One could feel the energy of them "taking it in." I saw and noticed how comfortable they were, relaxed, eager for more and so I realize how much they really do want God and want to know His love. We, Parish and Parents, owe them that. Catholic School or Religious Education is the starter, but they need to come to Mass, pray at home and have religious books and stores to read at home.   All of us, together, need to provide them an atmosphere to support their interest in God.

At a recent finance council meeting, a very practical idea was brought forward. It is this: that we need to do a better job synchronizing and controlling the various fund raisers of the parish. It seems sometimes, that you are getting hit up far too much and too close together. So, any parish organization doing fund-raising has to get their project on a parish calendar in order to better monitor these efforts (all of which are very important, by the way). Janet Smith will be the coordinator of the fund-raising. Permission is still and always required. Call Janet at the parish office.

Fr. Bob