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A Message from Our Pastor
Dear Parishioners,
Prayer is a key element of our spirituality and who we are as God's People. There are different forms and styles of prayer from contemplation to memorization. There are formal and informal. We can use words, silence, sounds, objects, etc. Is there any correct way or style to pray? No.
What then is important in our prayer? It is to have a familiarity with God. This we find in the first reading from Genesis. Abraham goes back and forth with God to save the good people of Sodom. Can you imagine yourself being Abraham and keep asking God what if there are only fifty good people? Forty-five good people? Forty good people? Finally, what if there are only ten good people? Abraham goes back-and-forth with God six times! Abraham truly had a familiarity with God and felt comfortable with God to speak with him on such personal terms.
Mass Time Changes...
Last year the Evangelization Ministry gave out a survey seeking your response in various areas of parish life. One area was seeking Mass time changes so we can better celebrate certain rituals and ceremonies and still have people in on time and avoid certain parking problems.
A strong suggestion from your response was making more time between the 9:00 and 10:30 Masses. Our parish Liturgy committee discussed this issue, made a proposal which was discussed and accepted by the Pastoral Staff and approved by our Parish Pastoral Council.
Thus, beginning Sunday, September 5th, the last two Masses on Sundays will be 10:45am and 12:15pm.
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