Dear Parishioners:

I am super excited with Leo XIV’s election as our Pope.  He appears to be a welcoming person, who wants each of us to have a personal relationship with our God.   Although our daily routine of living might change over the summer months, remember one constant -- your relationship with the Lord and His love for you.  Sunday morning still remains the most important part of the week.  There can be no vacation from the celebration of the Eucharist.  Each Sunday, no matter what the season, we are invited to gather as the family of God to prayerfully and publicly profess our faith and to be nourished by God’s Word and by the Body and Blood of our Lord.

During these summer months let us all try and make some time to enter into conversation with our Lord through prayer.  Read the scriptures, go to a bookstore and purchase a book on our faith, participate in Eucharistic Adoration, pray a Rosary as a family, attend one of our daily liturgies.  All of these activities are opportunities to spend time with the Lord.

Easter Blessings!

Msgr. John Shamleffer

Our Annual Catholic Appeal continues, so far we have still not heard from many of our parishioners.  Please consider making a pledge to this appeal, which aids the neediest in our archdiocese.  If you have any questions about the appeal please contact me.