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After much planning and study, we have finally set upon an exterior design of our new church. It will be built according to a “Neoclassical” style.

This Tuesday we will go to the bishop and his Execute Diocesan committee to review our project t build new church building and to determine a start date for construction.

I want to express my gratitude to our volunteer catechists for their willingness to say “yes” in response to the need of forming our children.

I think we can learn from Martha and Mary. We cannot just do without listening, as that would be mere busyness. We need both. Let us take the opportunity to listen to the Lord and be active and productive in this world.

“Teach us to pray” are the words which the disciples use as they ask Jesus to help them enter into a deeper friendship with God the Father. The disciples witnessed how Jesus would regularly seek out quiet places to pray and renew his relationship with his Father. To pray is essential for any human being.

This weekend we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ - commonly known as “Corpus Christi”. The Feast of Corpus Christi al- lows us to focus on the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

This weekend we celebrate Father’s Day. This annual commemoration gives us the opportunity to honor fatherhood and to demonstrate the love we have for our dads – both living and dead.

This Last Friday we celebrated the baccalaureate Mass where we recognized and honored all of our graduates. It was a celebration filled with joy where we offered our prayers to God that their futures would be blessed with wisdom and grace. Our young people are the future. It is important that we invoke God’s blessings upon them.

All these years I have really enjoyed my ministry and I am so thankful to God for finding so many great people who have supported my vocation and helped me to continue leading the Church of God. Today, I have nothing else but gratitude to all of you for your love,

Jesus is always present and waiting to provide us with a meal. This is no ordinary meal, however. Instead, it is a meal which gives us eternal life.

During this Easter season, we have been celebrating not only the resurrection of Jesus Christ but also great liturgies associated with Easter such as First Holy Communions and Confirmations. When people come into full communion with the Church it brings a significant amount of happiness to our parish. It reflects the power of the Holy Spirit present among us making us more lively, active and hopeful.

This weekend is called Divine Mercy Sunday. This cel-ebration is ordinarily held on the Sunday following the Resurrection of Jesus. This devotion comes to us from a nun by the name of Maria Faustina Kowalska

There has been a significant amount of activity taking place in our community over the course of these past weeks. First, the Parish Mission on the Mercy of God helped lead 100-150 people each day to learn more about the compassion of the Lord. In addition to this spiritual work, we also witnessed temporal work with the sale of the Cashmere property. Our journey toward building our new Church building steadily continues on.

To be able to experience the mercy of God is a great blessing. To know we are forgiven brings us great peace. Our challenge is to share that mercy with others. We become channels of His mercy and share forgiveness with our brothers and sisters – allowing them to experience the peace that we have.

The time has come for our Parish Mission.  As a family of faith we are called to gather together to pray, to study, and to learn about our mercful Father. Lent gives us a great opportunity for this kind of quiet reflection in the presence of God with hearts and minds that are focused. Jesus assures us our merciful Father is always waiting for us, much like a merciful father welcomes his prodigal sons and daughters.

On the First Sunday of Lent, these individuals are sent to the cathedral for the “Rite of Election.” At this celebration the bishop elects them, catechumens and candidates, to receive their sacraments on the Easter Vigil. This year we have four catechumens for whom I ask you to pray.

We are privileged as Catholics to have this holy season of Lent where whereby we walk along the journey of Jesus to Calvary. Prayer, fasting and almsgiving become the central acts of our lives during this time.

Through prayer, fasting, and the giving of alms, we share in the passion of the Lord. Self-imposed sacrifice gives the opportunity to deepen our faith and lead us to a greater sense of peace.

I want to extend my profound gratitude to all those who participated in the cocktail, dinner, and dance celebration. It was a wonderful opportunity for fellowship whereby everyone truly seemed to enjoy the party.