Dear Parish Family, It was a packed week with our staff retreat this past Tuesday and Wednesday. Friends allowed us to use their cottage on Pleasant Lake, and there we worked on team unity and better communication, as well the pastoral vision for the parish we discussed with interested parishioners last Thursday. Then on Thursday … Continued
Dear Parish Family, With this past Ash Wednesday and today’s First Sunday of Lent, we have begun this holy season of repentance and conversion. We open up our lives to God’s transforming work, and it takes an active denial of the things that get in the way of receiving God’s grace and power. Not denying … Continued
Ash Wednesday has come and passed, with over 500 in attendance for Mass throughout the day, many of us were able to wear our “ashtag”, or as Father Chas mentioned in his homily, our “pricetag” which shows our infinite value as Sons and Daughters of God. For parishioners that could not come to Mass, many … Continued
Dear Parish Family, Can you believe we already begin the Lenten Season next week?! Ash Wednesday is February 10. As you ponder “what to give up,” may each of us focus on sacrificing those things in our lives that get in the way of deepening our relationship with Jesus our Lord and taking advantage of … Continued
Dear Parish Family, We had a joint pastoral council and finance council meeting last week on January 12 to discuss a few things that pertained to both groups. There was unanimous agreement on going ahead with plans to hire an architect who can give us more accurate cost estimates and a better scope of what … Continued