When this bulletin is distributed, we will be in the midst of the first couple of days of our garage sale. I’ve only been here two years, but it has been quite a change in perspective, having the sale at the parish campus, seeing the many long hours of work, day and night, that went into setting it up, right outside my windows. Lots of people have given of their time for this event, but the two people spearheading it have been Theresa Brandt and Neal Thompson — if you see the

One of my favorite teaching documents given to the Church by a Pope is Christifideles Laici, promulgated by John Paul II in 1988. It’s all about the vocation of the “lay faithful,” that is, all the baptized who are not in holy orders or religious life. I review it every so often, but it came to mind again recently, possibly because I’m concerned that there is a spirit of discouragement at large today. This is only anecdotal, but I’ve heard more than once lately from people st

I am excited to share with you good news on several fronts! First, I received our ACA “progress report” last week: our goal was $41,584; our Challenge goal was $54,373; and this parish has given $63,932 to date! When I first saw the message, I genuinely believed I must be reading it wrong. That is really impressive, especially in a year when it has probably been harder for many to be as generous as they’d like. Such a robust response shows our support for the wider church aro