Weekend Masses

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, You realize summer is over when the first two rounds of Family Centered Faith Formation and the first youth group meeting are over and confirmation is the next big event. We are grateful for all who make our Religious education programs possible. This year the number for confirmation is around forty and Bishop Siegel will be with us. Over the last few years we have been trying to focus on Service as the theme for our confirmation and trying to remind them that faith is something we live ever day . When the deacon tells us to go at the end of Mass he is challenging us to put our faith into action in our lives. James@:14-26. As we celebrate and rejoice with them on their Confirmation day we pray that they will become true witnesses of what it means to be Christian in today’s world. The Journey continues, Fr Karl  

Dear Brothers and Sisters, In the midst of disaster we often see the worst and the best of humanity. The inhumanity of the attacks on 9/11 are contrasted by the bravery of the police and services in the struggle to get people to safety. Men and women risked and lost their lives to save others. They will not be forgotten. Across the Caribbean and in the mainland USA once again we have seen courage and the love of neighbor in action. There have been powerful pictures of men and women of all races and creeds reaching out to their fellow human beings, carrying them to safety. Very often these images are forgot- ten after the storm or the event, but they are the images we need to share and to emphasize, because they remind us of our common humanity and the need to pull together in good times and bad. Love your neighbor and who is my neighbor has been answered and shown by brave men and women in their actions in recent events. Let us build on their example. Thank you for being a caring community and for your generosity in the second collection to help Catholic Charities in their support of hurricane victims. The Journey Continues, Fr Karl