Dear Fellow Parishioners, While we were the final stretch of the Advent Season, from December 23rd into the Christmas Season until December 31st; there was a great deal of behind the scenes work provided to our parish from our Chancery office to make sure we had a signed contract with TeamSolar for our Solar panel contract. Thanks to the efforts of Fr. Richard Reidy, Peter Dawson (contract lawyer), Peter Dunbeck (Environmental Stewardship Coordinator), and Bishop McManus we have a contract in place. Once the panels are up and running this will provide more than $140,000.00 of income to our parish over a 20-year period.
Dear Fellow Parishioners, Merry Christmas to you all! I know some people are thinking, “enough already!” and that is because we forget that the Christmas Season begins Christmas Eve December 24th. However, being bombarded with Christmas decorations and “Holiday Muzak” in the grocery stores and department stores, and homes in our neighborhoods since Halloween, we forget when this Season actually is.
Happy Christmas Season Everyone! We gather together on the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord. Originally this feast was always on January 6th, the Twelfth Day of Christmas. However, it is now celebrated the Sunday after the Feast of the Holy Family.
Happy Christmas Season everyone! Yes, I want everyone to remember that Christmas is a Season and not just a day; and there are lots of Christmas blessings that flow during this wonderful time of the year. Hopefully you have unwrapped the most important of our Christmas gifts, a new and wonderful relationship and understanding of the central importance of Jesus Christ in your life!
Dear Fellow Parishioners, Dear Fellow Parishioners, A Merry Christmas to you all! And this will certainly be a Merry Christmas when we have done our Spiritual (inner) shopping this Advent Season. Isn’t it wonderful to realize that the four weeks before Christmas are about preparing for a relationship and not an event? It takes all the pressure off when we are reminded that Christ was born over 2000 years ago but can be born anew in our hearts if we make room for him there.