15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Parishioners,

    During the next few weeks, we will be celebrating the sacraments of initiation.  We will try to make the celebrations as meaningful as possible, but we must try to pray together as safely as we can.

    Recent medical studies have shown that children are not at a high risk for serious illness if they are generally healthy and are infected.  Others, on the other hand, become more vulnerable as we get older.  Those 65 and older are especially at risk and need to be vigilant.   I know that grandparents, aunts and uncles, and others would like to see their loved ones receive sacraments, but it would seem prudent to watch from afar. 

We will try to livestream the various sacramental celebrations that are coming up in the next few weeks.  We are slowly getting to the point where we are getting a good quality picture and sound.  Mike Maynard has been like a bulldog with his efforts provide a quality broadcast.  Please thank him. He has spent numerous hours working to get this right.

I would recommend that guests for First Communion and Confirmation be limited to those who live in the household of the child. We will try to ensure that households remain at a physical distance from each other.  With the virus becoming ever more contagious in our area, that would seem like the prudent thing to do.

May Our Lady and All the Angels and Saints watch over you today.

Fr. Mark