Dear Parishioners, 

Peace and all good things to you!

Our unique and very challenging Lenten journey has now brought us to the holiest week of the year.  A week in which Catholics and Christians throughout the world remember and celebrate the events that brought us the saving gift of salvation through the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus.

It goes without saying that we as a parish community are deeply disappointed that we will not be able to celebrate the beautiful liturgies together in our Church that are part of these sacred days.  But yet their deepest meaning for all of us are still intact and certainly can be part of our prayer in our “domestic churches.”

We begin with Palm Sunday... Read More

As I write this letter, it is March 25th – the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord; the day the angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her she was to be the Mother of God. The gospel reading for this feast tells us Mary was greatly troubled at what was said to her. But the angel continued: “Do not be afraid, Mary for the power of God’s love and care will over-shadow you.”

I suspect that many of us are feeling the same way that Mary did; overwhelmed, questioning, fearful. We need to hear the same reassurance that God is with us and will help us.

How quickly the events... Read More