Dear Fellow Parishioners, Our Pastoral Planning Team (PPT) had our monthly Zoom meeting on Monday evening 23 January. We had a lively exchange regarding revisioning Parish Life Night. Last week I reported to you on what Parish Life Night looked like in the pre-covid days of our gathering. Detailed observations were shared on where we are now as a parish, sort of “post-covid” if there is such a thing; and the needs we have as a parish as we move forward. Most of us agreed that we really need to build relationships in order to be the Catholic Community of Sacred Heart. We have many new families attending Mass regularly and we need to build and solidify relationships as a faith community. It was suggested that our work is to build relationships spiritually, socially, toward service and support. The work of reorganizing as a parish and a community takes the wisdom of many, not just the 14 members of the PPT. At our next zoom meeting, 27 February, we are going to discuss how we might go about the business of restructuring and reorganizing to build community in these four areas. If you have wisdom that you would like to share with the PPT please let the office know of your interest and we will be happy to send the Zoom link to you. In the meantime, mark your calendar for a fundraising concert to be held on Sunday 25 March at 2:00 P.M. The Narragansett Bay Chorus will be assisting us in raising seed money for our new heating system. Stay tuned for more details. Fr. Bill