Pastor’s Column

THANK YOU TO OUR SEMINARIANS & SISTERS!

I am most grateful to our seminarians: Mr. Anthony Ike, Mr. Rodrigo Torres, and Mr. Sean Sontz, for their generous help at the camp and around the parish this year. Over the course of the next week and a half, they will be moving on to the rest of their summer duties. If you see them please do thank them for their service to the parish.

Also, we were joined this year once again by four sisters of Filiae Laboris Mariae (FLM): Sr. Mary Imelda, Sr. Agnes Mary, Sr. Maria Benedicta, and Sr. Sylvia. It is such a tremendous honor for our parish to have them travel so far to spend the week at Camp Immaculate Heart with our young ladies. Please keep them and their community in your prayers.

ADULT CATECHISM

This fall we will be starting up our adult catechism series again. Fr. Curtis will be teaching the class, which will generally be meeting on second and fourth Thursdays of the month from August until Easter (the only exceptions will be November and December, on account of Thanksgiving and Christmas). The classes meet at 7 pm, in the parish hall, and run about an hour and a half.

I encourage all parishioners to reach out to family members, friends, and co-workers that might be interested in learning about the Catholic faith. An excellent opener is: “Have you ever thought about becoming Catholic?” Or, “I’m going to be attending catechism classes at my parish, would you have any interest in joining me?” Depending on the response you get, you might assure the person that showing up for the classes – and even registering – does not represent any firm commitment towards becoming Catholic; it is normal for people to attend the classes even if they are merely curious about or investigating the faith.

Our first class is Thursday, August 10 at 7 pm. Those interested in registering or in the full schedule can contact me by e-mail at frcurtis@fssp.com.