Pastor's Reflection
Catching Up
Dear Friends,
Here we are at the Third Sunday of Lent with just three more weeks until Palm Sunday! I hope and pray that you are making use of our additional social media efforts and other Lenten initiatives this Lent. Although we are not yet fully back to being able to gather as we did before, there is so much on the various Internet platforms to assist us in our spiritual journey through this Lent. Remember, Lent is about activity, intentional activity, in the areas of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. The intentionality is meant to help us focus our consciousness on Jesus and His redeeming Sacrifice for us, so that we can receive the fulness of His grace. Our Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter this year will certainly be more normal than last.
God's GPS
Dear Friends,
As I write this column, it is the day after yet another snowstorm. I have lost count of how many, but it seems that Mother Nature is trying to make up for the past four or five years of relatively mild winters we enjoyed. This has been a huge hit to the parish budget, and the school budget, as you can image. So far, the cost has reached $49,176 and winter is not yet over. We have a huge parking lot and extensive sidewalks. Fortunately, our contractor, DiGinto Landscaping, has been right on top of each snow/winter event. The one Sunday morning storm was the weekend of the Food and Baby Collections. They managed to keep everything safe and manageable in very trying conditions.
