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| Dear Parish Family, On behalf of the priests, our deacon and sisters and the Parish staff, I want to promise you our prayers this Christmas Season and in the first months of the new millenium. I would also ask you to remember us in your prayers. This past year God has blessed our Parish community in many ways. There were: 114 baptisms, 113 first communicants, 72 confirmations, 13 adults received into the Church, 20 marriages, 61 parishioners were called home by God and are now part of our heavenly parish praying for all of us. It was also a wonderful year as hundreds of parishioners gave of their time and talents to parish events and parish charities - from the festival to making lunches for those with AIDS, from visiting the sick to teaching our Faith to the young. The list could go on and on. It was also a year of generosity, not only to the collections of the Parish but to the Annual Appeal for the Archdiocese, the special appeal for Tuition Assistance for children going to Catholic Schools and the special collections and gifts for the poor to list just a few. I tell other priests with real pride that our Parish gives well over 10% of its income to the needs of others. Thank you for making our Parish very special. Father Ring |
