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| Dear Parishioners, Summer is drawing to an end and, as a result, Parish life comes back to full life. First, I would like to thank all those who worked so hard during the summer months on maintaining and improving the Parish plant - there are beautiful new floors in the kindergarten classroom and the meeting room in the convent, a new janitorial closet in the hall, countless improvements in the electrical system in the school and convent, a new handrail for easier access to the ambo (pulpit) and metal support bars in the bathrooms of the Church, new lockers and "cubby holes" for the younger grades in the school, the flag pole in the school yard has been fixed and a new door for the library has been installed. The big project was the painting of the hall so that it will look beautiful for the 50th anniversary celebration Sept. 11th. I am sure that I forgot other projects accomplished by the generous gifts of talent and time of parishioners. Thank you one and all. Thank you also to those who have worked so hard on the Parish Picnic, the 50th anniversary celebration, RENEW, the major campaign drive for the Archdiocese schools and other projects that continued through the summer months. It shows that Parishes might slow down during the summer but they don’t die. This past Sunday at the 5:30 p.m. Mass we gave special recognition to Ben and Lisa Baldonado for their contribution the past several years to the Junior High and High School students of our Parish. They gave countless hours to helping the youth learn more about their Faith, to serve the needy of the community and to share a good time with each other. Their dedication has been an inspiration to me and to all of us. They are not moving. They felt it was time for them to participate in other ministries of the Parish. We need now adults to come forward who would be willing to work with the youth of the Parish, especially in regards to small group discussions in regard to areas of interest to teens, to help with service projects and to help arrange social events. Please contact me if you would be willing to help. Father Taheny will be the priest mentor to the youth programs. Your generosity to the special collection for the people of Turkey shows the great compassion that is a sign of our Parish vitality. At this time, we are forwarding $4,398.00 to the Archdiocese to send immediately to viable programs for the people who are suffering. If you did not have a chance to make a contribution, send it to the Parish Office and we will forward it. Thank you Sincerely, |
