It’s Official! We officially have so many blessings! Congratulations to Deacon Tom Tierney, his wife Debbie and his daughters Catherine and Sarah on his Ordination last Saturday. What a blessing Deacon Tom is to our faith community and what an incredible accomplishment!
Congratulations to all graduates of 2019; high school graduates, undergrads and those who have completed their graduate and post-graduate studies. It always seems interesting to me that at graduation we celebrate the end of something, yet the ceremony is referred to as a COMMENCEMENT ceremony.
So… graduation is NOT the end of something as much as it is the beginning of something new… something wonderful, exciting and fresh! On behalf of our parish family, we celebrate all our graduate’s accomplishments to this point but also all the OPPORTUNITIES before them to become and accomplish great things.
As Fr. Bill mentioned in his bulletin letter last week, on Sunday September 15th, Sacred Heart will be hosting a Dynamic Catholic Event entitled, “Finding Your Greatness.” The presenter will be Jonathan Fanning, who is a seasoned dynamic speaker. We are privileged to be the first parish in the diocese of Worcester to host Dynamic Catholic and the event will inspire us to develop a close relationship with God.
Tickets are $25.00 per person and may be purchased through our website
https://sacredhearthopedale.org/find-your-greatness or by calling the parish office. Because we are the hosting parish, we will have half-priced tickets ($12.50) for a limited time. You may purchase your half-priced tickets on the weekend of June 15th and 16th. After June 16th, all tickets will be full price. This event will fulfill the 7th/8th grade module for Revelation. If your 7th or 8th grader needs to complete the Revelation Module, consider attending this event and purchase a half-price ticket before June 16th!
For all our graduates – past and present – I’ll leave you this week with an Irish Prayer:
May God give you...
For every storm, a rainbow,
For every tear, a smile,
For every care, a promise,
And a blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends,
A faithful friend to share,
For every sigh, a sweet song,
And an answer for each prayer.