I can’t believe we are in the middle of July already! As you might know, one of my favorite July saints is St. Junipero Serra—a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order who helped to found missions in California. He also lived by a motto I strive to live by in my life…. “Always Forward, Never Back.” This is hard to do, but necessary to strive for. We need to learn from yesterday, let go of yesterday and embrace today and the days ahead. Today is a gift from God that cannot be darkened by yesterday’s misfortunes. Let’s look forward with delight in what God has in store for us! As we look ahead to the next couple of months, please mark your calendars for community events that will bring us together in Christ…
Mass on the Water – Tudor House
July 28 at 11:00 a.m.
Bring your family and enjoy time together in prayer while taking in the beauty of the waterfront! Pack some picnic items with you to enjoy afterward!
Outdoor Eucharistic Adoration with Praise and Worship
August 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Come and bring your family, along with some chairs. We will praise our God behind the Memorare Center. Jesus will be near the 14th Station of the Cross. Lift up your voices and your hearts!
Parish Picnic!
September 8 from 12:00-4:00 p.m.
On the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary come celebrate our parish and share in faith, fun and fellowship. As always, we need you to make it a success. Without your presence, there is no community! We’ll close with Mass at 4:00 p.m.
Thank you for marking your calendars for these opportunities to build up community life within the parish. If you have any ideas the Lord has placed on your heart to help foster and build up community life, let me know and I will be happy to pray, discern and make it happen with you and God’s help for the good and vibrancy of our parish life!
Onward we go!
Fr. Jeremy