Dear Parishioners,
Its time for Renewal! I am so excited that I have the opportunity to be assisting at my home parish to help us move forward with the Renewal. As I mentioned last weekend in my homily, everything needs to be on the table so we have a real understanding of how our church needs to respond. I ask you to pray for our parish and the work of the Renewal as we move forward. As a parish we have a lot of work to do to get our parish in a good position to move forward as a family. Please take note of all of the following:
1. Please pay attention to the daily Mass schedule. I will do my best to have daily Mass each week, but with my full time renewal schedule, I can’t guarantee that it will be consistent. I will update the schedule weekly until our family of parishes is able to establish a new Mass schedule.
2. Look for details, we are planning a Mardi Gras event on Tuesday, Feb. 21st (2023) in conjunction with daily Mass at our East Arcade site.
3. Ash Wednesday is fast approaching. We are making every effort to make sure all are welcome and able to attend Mass with distribution of Ashes. The schedule for Ash Wednesday (2023) is as follows: 8:30 am, Noon and 5:30 pm at the Arcade Worship site, and 7:30 pm at the East Arcade Worship Site. I want to encourage everyone to invite someone you know to begin their Lenten journey with us. This is an important time to develop and strengthen your relationship with Jesus.
4. From my conversations with people already, it is clear that not many people really know the state of our parish; how it is financially, spiritually, etc. Therefore, we will have a ‘State of the Parish Address’, on Thursday, February 23rd (2023) at 7 pm in the church at Arcade. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. I will share trends and important information on where the parish stands for the future.
5. We need to develop a Buildings and Grounds Committee for our parish. I am inviting anyone who may be interested in helping to make sure our buildings and grounds are in tip top shape as we prepare to move forward as a family of parishes. I would like to invite all interested on Tuesday, Feb 28 (2023) at 7:30 pm after the 7 pm daily Mass in East Arcade. We will meet in the rectory there.
In the midst of all of this, please take advantage of Eucharistic Adoration on Thursdays’ and Fridays’. The Church is warm, and ready for you to come and adore the Lord who is the one ultimately in charge of all that is going on.
Keep smiling 🙂
Fr. Bryan
Based on Fr. Bryan’s letter in the bulletin of February 12, 2023. Links added; year indication added “(2023)” for future viewers; emphasis added to worship site locations via underline.
