Pastor’s Letter 12.4.22

Pastor’s Letter 12.4.22

Dear Friends, Paul, in our second reading this Sunday, tells us that everything written in scripture in the past was written for our instruction, that by endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May St. Paul encourage you this Advent to...
Pastor’s Letter 11.27.22

Pastor’s Letter 11.27.22

Dear Friends, We begin our Advent season today. This year, we get four full weeks of Advent since Christmas falls on a Sunday. I suppose you could see it as having a little more time to buy your Christmas gifts for family and friends. However, I would encourage you to...
Pastor’s Letter 11.20.22

Pastor’s Letter 11.20.22

Dear Friends I recently received a beautiful reflection on how to live which was attributed to Pope Francis. I planned to use it for the bulletin letter prior to Thanksgiving. I admire Pope Francis greatly, but the passage attributed to him is not by him, but is the...
Pastor’s Letter 11.13.22

Pastor’s Letter 11.13.22

Dear Friends, You should have recently received a reminder letter in the mail from the Archdiocese concerning the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal. Our parish is about half way to the goal given to us. I am sure we will be able to make our goal if all of us contribute...
Pastor’s Letter 11.6.22

Pastor’s Letter 11.6.22

Dear Friends, As you have heard me frequently say, you do not need to be perfect to follow Jesus nor do we need to have everything in our lives in perfect order to be a disciple of Jesus. If we wait until our lives are perfect before becoming disciples of Jesus...
Pastor’s Letter 10.30.22

Pastor’s Letter 10.30.22

Dear Friends, There was news this past week concerning test scores in our nation’s public schools. They had fallen as a result of the inability to have regular classes and teaching during the pandemic. What was not included in the national reporting of the test...