Dear Parishioners,

This weekend Religious Education begins. We welcome back all the students and a big thank you to all of our volunteer catechists and all who help. We are looking forward to a good year. The theme for both the religious education and school this year is “Be strong and Courageous.” It’s a good theme for us all to reflect on especially in light of all the natural disasters that people have had to deal with lately. God gives us the inner strength to face challenges we wish we did not have to face.

Next Sunday evening begins the AGIFT series for adult education. Yours truly will kick off the opening night with a presentation on the history of the mass. We will hold some of the AGIFT sessions at St. Paul’s this year, but Sunday evening’s talk will be in our Chapel. I hope you can join us.

The Fall Festival is fast approaching. This will be our third annual festival. We are good at pulling it off in the rain, but we would like to try it one year in sunshine. Maybe this will be the year. Either way, it will be fun especially if you are there!

Congratulations to those who were Confirmed this Saturday. Be strong and courageous in your faith.

Fr. John