FATHER'S TWO-CENTS WORTH

                                                                                                                                                           

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OF YOU, AND YOURS!  May you find new peace and happiness in the  joy of the Risen Lord!  I want to thank all of you who tried to make this Lent the best one of your lives by your good Lenten resolutions.  I also wish to thank all who came to Holy Week services this past week, and prayed with us.  Jesus came to save us from our sins so that we could rise with Him now and at the end of our lives.  May this be your peace and consolation!

 

I also want to thank all who have given their support to the Catholic Services and Mission Appeal.  I hope that those who gave last year will continue to support this worthy cause.  We have not heard from many so far, and hope that they will be as generous this year, if not more, than they were last year.  At the present time, more have increased their gift than those who “down-sized”, and circumstances can affect both sides of that problem.  However, I, and the CSMA, thank all who have come through with their support and commitment to those who need these services.  God will bless you for your sacrifices and support.

 

As I write this week’s comments (Wednesday), I am anticipating your generosity toward the collection for the Holy Land, and to the poor of our diocese.  I also appreciate all that you have done and given to the parish over the past year, and many years.  You have made many improvements possible.  You have also made possible the mission of our church in Mascoutah—to be the presence of Christ in our community.  Thank you!

 

We have obtained new light pendants (the inner lighting fixture) for our chandeliers in church.  The heat from the bulbs has in many cases “fried” the wiring and made it dangerous in the clusters.  A company in St. Louis, who makes chandeliers, was gracious enough to make new ones for me without having to buy the whole lighting fixture.  That is why we have not been keeping up with replacement bulbs the past few weeks, since we will set up scaffolding and do the job completely this coming week.  So for you who come to week-day Mass, you may see a “scaffold tower” in church a couple of days as we replace these “guts” of the fixtures.

 

It is hard to believe that there is only one more week in March, and a third of the year is already past.  First Communion is in two weeks, and then it is one thing after another.  We need to be reminded of our stewardship toward our parish in time, talent and treasure.  We will challenge that as we prepare for the parish picnic, and for all of the other events that will evolve over the next few months.  Let us all pray that we can be the best person that God wants us to be.

 

As we enter this new Easter Season, Let us all have the mind of Christ to be what God the Father wants us to be, and to be the love and forgiveness of Jesus, His Son!  A Blessed and Happy Easter to all of you!

   

 

REMINDER

There will be NO PSR on Easter Sunday, March 23rd.