COMMUNITY NEWS FOR March 1

Dear Friends,

You cannot but have noticed that the parish is thriving. We have lots of new people every weekend joining us for the celebration of the Eucharist, there are babies everywhere (the future sounds of the Church) and we always have ‘visitors’ testing the temperature of the water, whether ‘to stay or not to stay?’  Along with this influx of new life, we have those who are now facing the vagaries of aging – knee and hip replacements, the challenges of a slower pace of life, downsizing and the like. As a result of what are the normal cycles of life, some who volunteer in our various ministries are no longer able to do so. 

One ministry that is particularly in need of volunteers is the monthly Saturday evening Hospitality Event after the 4:00pm Mass. For example, this Saturday, February 28, is the first time we will not have anything after the evening Mass because we don’t have enough volunteers (we would get by with four) to set up on Saturday morning for that evening - plating cheese, snacks, and decorating the tables. Sunday morning breakfast is thriving thanks to the Men’s Group. Now that the Sunday evening Mass has grown so much, at least double what it used to be, we will have something simple (wine and cheese) after Mass so we can meet and get to know each other better. 

As always, if you wish to volunteer, you must be a registered parishioner and have completed the Safe Environment (child and vulnerable adult protection program) and passed the background check mandated by the archdiocese. If you have done none of these, you have almost a month to do so before the next possible Saturday Evening Hospitality Event on March 28 after the Palm Sunday Vigil Mass.

Take care and God bless,

Fr. Niall

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