Dear Friends,
I hope our students, families, teachers and staff had a wonderful and refreshing fall break! We are well into fall and the weather will soon be changing. I look forward to the changing of the seasons but I wish winter did not last so long. I wonder how much snow we will get this winter?
I am excited to announce that we have over 15 new friends in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults who will be joining our parishes by Baptism and Full Communion at the Easter Vigil this spring. If you or you know someone who is interested in joining us, please call the parish office and register online at our website as soon as possible. The cutoff date for joining this year's OCIA will be November 4th.
This month is “Respect Life Month” and I offer you this beautiful prayer from Pope Leo.
“Forgive us Lord, when we fall into indifference or the culture of discard, when we fail to see in others a being worthy of love.
Give us a new heart, always ready to choose life, and generous hands that protect it through concrete actions. Make your Church a living witness to the Gospel of life, an open home where every life is celebrated, were no one feels unwanted, and where dignity is always honored and protected.
Lord Jesus, may we love life as You love it; with tenderness, fidelity, and self-giving. May we proclaim, in word and actions, that every human life is worth the total gift of ourselves. Amen.”
Peace and Blessings,
Father Chris
I hope our students, families, teachers and staff had a wonderful and refreshing fall break! We are well into fall and the weather will soon be changing. I look forward to the changing of the seasons but I wish winter did not last so long. I wonder how much snow we will get this winter?
I am excited to announce that we have over 15 new friends in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults who will be joining our parishes by Baptism and Full Communion at the Easter Vigil this spring. If you or you know someone who is interested in joining us, please call the parish office and register online at our website as soon as possible. The cutoff date for joining this year's OCIA will be November 4th.
This month is “Respect Life Month” and I offer you this beautiful prayer from Pope Leo.
“Forgive us Lord, when we fall into indifference or the culture of discard, when we fail to see in others a being worthy of love.
Give us a new heart, always ready to choose life, and generous hands that protect it through concrete actions. Make your Church a living witness to the Gospel of life, an open home where every life is celebrated, were no one feels unwanted, and where dignity is always honored and protected.
Lord Jesus, may we love life as You love it; with tenderness, fidelity, and self-giving. May we proclaim, in word and actions, that every human life is worth the total gift of ourselves. Amen.”
Peace and Blessings,
Father Chris
