Dear Parishioners, We are pilgrims of hope. What that means is no matter what the sins or obstacles of the past or present, there is always a future, there is always hope. And that future is bright and good because we trust in a good and loving God. St. Thomas said, “if an angel should come from God to tell us: ‘God no longer loves you; hence do not confide in him,’ we must not believe him...”

I received the sacraments of baptism, first communion, and confirmation on April 19, 1992. I was 27 years old. Prior to joining my RCIA cohort, I had no religious background. My parents didn’t take my brother and I to church. My parents reasoned that my brother and I could choose for ourselves when we were grown. When my dad died in my senior year of high school, I really wished they would have made a different decision.

Dear Parishioners, I am happy to announce that the first phase of our Restoring Beauty project has now been fully funded with the help of another very generous donation from an anonymous donor. We have now reached our Phase 1 goal of $391,000 in pledges and donations since we kicked off fundraising only four months ago.