Dear Parishioners,

I want to express my thanks to those who attended our Holy Week services in such great numbers. Your presence is a sign of your devotion to Jesus Christ.

This was also the first Holy Week for our new Holy Father, Pope Francis. He continues to give all of us many examples of goodness, humility, and tender pastoral love for the family of God.

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Dear Parishioners,

Since the announcement by Pope Benedict XVI, that he would resign the office of Bishop of Rome on the 28th of February, people everywhere have awaited the election of a new pope. On March 13 the wait ended. With a feel of spring in the air, after a long winter, we welcomed our new Holy Father, Pope Francis. The name Francis recalls St. Francis Xavier, and St. Francis of Assisi.

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Dear Parishioners,

As we celebrate the Father’s gift of love, in the birth of his son Jesus, we are filled with wonder and praise. This gift of love fills the empty places that are in our hearts.

This past year, with its joys and sorrows, its hopes and disappointments, and the many personal hurts that are part of everyday life, has prepared us to accept this love, that St. John, in the prologue of his gospel calls, “grace in place of grace.”

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Advent is the time of year when the church invites us to go into the wilderness to prepare a highway for our God.

Like Abraham, we are called to leave the security of everything we know and journey into uncharted territory.We do this with the promise that God will be with us on our adventure, and we know that what we experience along the way depends on our choices and on our relationship with him. In this journey into the wilderness, we can learn about life in a way that would not be possible if we did not venture forth.

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Dear Parishioners,

Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed a Year of Faithbeginning October 11, 2012, and concluding on November 24, 2013, the feast of Christ the King.

The start of this Year of Faith coincides with the anniversaries of three great events that have marked the life of our Church: the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the 20th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the 80th anniversary of St. Peter’s Parish on October 3, 2013.

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Dear Parishioners,

During the season of Lent we entered into the mystery of Christ’s suffering and death. Through prayer, fasting, and alms giving we resisted the same temptations that Satan put before Jesus during his forty days in the desert. With the help of God’s grace we did our best to become better people; more loving, more patient, more forgiving, less greedy, less jealous, and more like Jesus in dealing with others. While we may have fallen short on our journey to Easter, we would do well to remember that Jesus fell three times under the weight of his cross. 

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