Pastor’s Letter 12.6.20

Pastor’s Letter 12.6.20

Dear Friends, What does the Pope do when bishops, priests and lay Catholics stop coming to Rome to visit? What does he do when he gets caught up on all those delayed phone calls and emails? What does he do when he is finished with appointing bishops and cardinals? If...
Pastor’s letter 11.29.20

Pastor’s letter 11.29.20

Dear Friends, We enter the Advent Season. A time of longing, a walking in darkness, a time filled with the hope of the return of our Savior, a time of quiet, long winter nights, a time when one little light can pierce the gloom… Are you familiar with Emily Dickinson’s...
Pastor’s Letter 11.22.20

Pastor’s Letter 11.22.20

Dear Friends, Who would have thought when we spent Easter in a “covid-safe” mode that we would still be doing the same thing at Thanksgiving and Christmas? Our normal times of gathering with family and friends have been limited by a greater good to keep our loved ones...
Pastor’s Letter 11.15.20

Pastor’s Letter 11.15.20

Dear Friends, This week I found myself a bit uninspired to write a letter or a reflection for you. Maybe it is because of the unresolved place that the recent election left our country, maybe it is the increasing cases of Covid-19, maybe it is the falling leaves and...
Pastor’s Letter 11.8.20

Pastor’s Letter 11.8.20

Dear Friends, This past week, our parish ministerial team was listening in on a church conference dealing with digitalmedia. One of the speakers expressed how essential it is that churches today speak with their membersabout the importance of a person’s core identity....
Pastor’s Letter 11.1.20

Pastor’s Letter 11.1.20

Dear Friends, This Sunday, we celebrate the feast of All Saints and Monday, on the commemoration of All Souls, we pause to pray for our loved ones who have died. There may be a bit of God’s grace working in the timing of these two feasts arriving a few days before the...