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| Dear Parishioners: This week Sister Columba Galvin returns to Ireland to take up a new ministry of retreat work and, after many years of service in the United States, to be close to her family. Sister has served St. Robert’s well for the past eight years as Principal of our school and then as Pastoral Associate. She helped all of us grow in our Faith. I know that Sister will continue to remember us in her prayers and she would appreciate your prayers for her in her new assignment. I am happy to announce that Mr. Patrick Kelly is joining our Parish staff as coordinator of Liturgical Ministries. Pat is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a major in music. He has done graduate work at St. Patrick’s Seminary and at Stanford University. He has worked in various liturgical and youth ministry positions at St. Anthony’s and St. John’s Parishes in San Francisco and at All Souls Parish in South San Francisco. Welcome to St Robert’s, Patrick. Our Parish is also blessed by Mr. Kevin Carey taking on a full-time position in the Parish. Kevin is a graduate of our school, of Serra and of the University of San Francisco. He will be a full time teacher in the school (for the past few years, he has taught Spanish on a part time basis) and he will work on our Youth Ministry Team. I want to thank the Parish Council for their encouragement and support in this decision to make a major commitment to Liturgical ministry and to the youth of our Parish. Work on the back wall of the Sanctuary will begin (hopefully) on July 6th. The project will take approximately six weeks. Several of the windows have already been "spoken for" (a donaton of $2,500 is requested) but a few are available if you are interested. It is also possible to make a donation in memory of a loved one for the construction project itself - this donation can be any amount. Other major projects this summer is the sealing of asphalt of the parking lot (this will help increase the longevity of the tar), remodeling of the children’s bathrooms at the school (long overdue), and the construction of a new entrance to the former chapel at the convent so that this meeting area can be more assessable without interfering with the privacy of the sisters. Thank you for your generosity that makes these projects possible. As we begin a new fiscal year, I would ask you to please reconsider your weekly donation to the Parish and see if you can make a greater sacrifice to keep up the good work of the Parish. In the near future, a full financial statement of the past fiscal year will be made available to you. Sincerely, |
